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" Evergreen Solar Signs New Sales Contract with IBC SOLAR of $1.2 Billion Ticker Symbol: U:ESLR
MARLBORO, Mass. -- (Business Wire) --
Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR), a manufacturer of solar
power panels with its proprietary, low-cost String Ribbon(TM) wafer
technology, announced it has signed a new long-term sales contract
valued at approximately $1.2 billion with German-based IBC SOLAR AG.
This contract extends through 2013 and brings the company's total
contractual backlog to nearly $3 billion with 5 customers.
¶ "We are very pleased to begin this significant long term
relationship with IBC SOLAR, the largest PV distributor in the world",
said Richard M. Feldt, Evergreen Solar's chairman, president and chief
executive officer. "This contract represents the single largest
contract in the history of our company and is one of the largest
contracts ever between a panel manufacturer and a distributor."
¶ The solar panels for these take-or-pay contracts will be
manufactured at the Company's new 160 MW facility in Devens,
Massachusetts, which opened in June, and at the Company's next
factory, which is expected to open in 2010. To date, the Company has
contracted approximately 70 percent of Devens expected capacity
through 2010 and all of Devens capacity in 2011 through 2013.
¶ "Quality comes first at IBC SOLAR", said Udo Mohrstedt, President
and CEO of IBC SOLAR. "Our aim is to make the use of solar energy easy
and competitive for our customers. Evergreen's solar panels are one of
the highest quality products in the industry. By adding Evergreen to
our product portfolio, we can meet the growing demand of our
customers."
¶ About IBC SOLAR
¶ IBC SOLAR was founded in 1982 and since then has been active
exclusively in the photovoltaics sector. The IBC SOLAR group and its
subsidiaries in Europe and Asia provide markets worldwide with high
performance photovoltaic systems of all sizes, from house roofs to
major solar projects. To date, IBC SOLAR has installed more than 350
Megawatts (MWp) of photovoltaic power at more than 50000 solar energy
facilities around the world. For more information about the company,
please visit www.ibc-solar.com.
¶ About Evergreen Solar, Inc.
¶ Evergreen Solar, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets solar
power products using proprietary, low-cost manufacturing technologies.
The Company's patented wafer technology, known as String Ribbon, uses
significantly less polysilicon than conventional processes.
Evergreen's products provide reliable and environmentally clean
electric power for residential and commercial applications globally.
For more information about the Company, please visit
www.evergreensolar.com.
¶ Evergreen Solar(R) is a registered trademark and String Ribbon(TM)
is a trademark of Evergreen Solar, Inc.
¶ Safe Harbor Statement
¶ This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of federal securities laws. Evergreen Solar cautions you that
any statements contained in this press release that are not strictly
historical statements constitute forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those
related to: the start-up and future production capacity of the
company's Devens manufacturing facility; the opening of its next
factory in 2010, the company's ability to protect the intellectual
property incorporated in String Ribbon and other proprietary
technologies; and the ultimate value of the customer contracts given
changing market dynamics and governmental subsidy and incentive
programs, currency fluctuations and related contractual pricing
parameters. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Such risks and
uncertainties are identified in the company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission - including the company's Annual
and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the SEC
(copies of which may be obtained at the SEC's website at:
http://www.sec.gov) - could impact the forward-looking statements
contained in this press release. Readers should not place undue
reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date they are made. Evergreen Solar disclaims any obligation to
publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in
company expectations, or in events, conditions or circumstances on
which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the
likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements. Contacts:
Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Michael El-Hillow, 508-357-2221 x 7244
Chief Financial Officer
investors@evergreensolar.com
or
IBC SOLAR AG
Katja Letsch, +49 (0) 9573-9224-730
Project Manager Marketing / PR
katja.letsch@ibc-solar.de
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