function ebStdBanner0_DoFSCommand(command,args){try{command = command.replace(/FSCommand:/ig,"");if((command.toLowerCase()=="ebinteraction") || (command.toLowerCase()=="ebclickthrough"))gEbStdBanners[0].handleInteraction();}catch(e){}}function ebIsFlashExtInterfaceExist(){return true;}  As excitement mounts over the ongoing World Cup in Johannesburg, more than 2,000 residents formerly without access to electricity can plug into the soccer competition at 36 solar-operated television viewing points that SolarWorld has installed in remote African villages. The solar manufacturer's Sun-TV project enables more fans in Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa to participate in the mega-event taking place on their own continent. Long term, the stations also can present educational media - for instance, information about HIV. "Our Sun-TV viewing points show what you can do with solar technology," says Frank H. Asbeck, chairman and CEO of SolarWorld AG. "For many people in Africa, it is the first real opportunity to participate. For us in the industrialized world, clean solar energy from our own roofs will be a natural part of our overall energy supply in the future." The solar-operated facilities are located in village squares or integrated into facilities such as community centers or churches. SolarWorld's high-performance solar panels power the viewing points, which are equipped with DVD players. Each can receive sports, children's and educational programs via satellite. For more information about the Sun-TV project, go to www.solarworld.de/4612.html?L=1 About SolarWorld AG The SolarWorld AG Group (ISIN: DE0005108401) is a worldwide leader in offering brand-name, high-quality, crystalline solar-power technology. Its strength is its fully integrated solar production. From silicon as the raw material through wafers, cells and modules all the way to turn-key solar systems, including recycling, the group combines all stages of the solar value chain. The central business activity is selling quality modules into the wholesale trade and crystalline wafers to the international solar cell industry. Group headquarters are located in Bonn, Germany. Production sites are to be found in Germany, the United States and South Korea. The largest production facilities are operated by the group in Freiberg, Germany, and Hillsboro, Ore. Sustainability is the basis of the group strategy. Under the name Solar2World, the group supports care projects using off-grid solar power solutions in emerging economies and developing countries, exemplifying sustainable economic development. Worldwide, SolarWorld employs more than 2,700 people. Since 1999, SolarWorld AG has been quoted on the stock exchange on the technology index TecDAX, ÖkoDAX, Dow Jones STOXX 600, the international MSCI Index as well as in the sustainability indices DAXglobal Alternative Energy and NAI. 
Contacts: SolarWorld Industries America Inc.
Ben Santarris, Public affairs manager
Mobile: +1 503 927 9858
Office: +1 503 693 5189
ben.santarris@solarworld-usa.com
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