aleo solar AG today announced that it will be attending the Solar 2011 exhibition and participate in the accompanying National Solar Conference, in Raleigh, North Carolina, from Tuesday 17 May to Saturday 21 May 2011. Now in its 40th year, the National Solar Conference is the longest-running educational event for solar energy professionals in the USA. aleo solar will be presenting its current product range at Solar 2011, including the aleo S_18, the avim A_18 and the aleo S_77 modules.
aleo solar’s aleo S_18 module has recently passed the salt spray test. On 8 April 2011, aleo solar AG was granted the certificate by the Swiss certification body SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA. The salt spray test is a completely voluntary quality test. Certification from this independent body is based on IEC 61701:1995 / DIN EN 61701:2000-8 and confirms the premium quality of aleo modules even under adverse environmental and weather conditions, such as the salt-laden air found in coastal regions. The aleo S_18 module from aleo solar AG passed the most stringent version of the test (level 6) with a test period of 1,280 hours. In doing so, the module surpassed the requirements stipulated in the US standard UL1703. Solar modules can be damaged by salty rain or salt-laden humidity not just in coastal areas but also at inland locations. Dried salt remnants can be reactivated by rain or humidity.
“The US photovoltaic market has great potential,” says Norbert Schlesinger, Chief Sales Officer of aleo solar AG. “We expect market volume to increase substantially in the medium term.” aleo solar already has its our own sales company in the USA – aleo solar North America Inc.
The Company
aleo solar AG produces and distributes premium solar modules and systems for the international photovoltaic market. Since 2009, the Bosch Group has owned a majority of aleo solar AG (DE000A0JM634), which was originally founded in 2001 and has been listed on the stock exchange since 2006. As a premium manufacturer with 906 employees, aleo solar maintains a strong global presence with subsidiaries active in all important photovoltaic markets. Its main plant in Prenzlau, Germany and two additional plants in Spain and China provide the aleo solar group with an annual production capacity of 250 megawatts, which will be increased to 390 MW by the end of 2011. In 2010, the company’s turnover amounted to € 553,5 million.
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