SHANGHAI, Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SPI Energy Co.,
Ltd. ("SPI Energy" or the
"Company") (Nasdaq: SPI), a
global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solutions for business,
residential, government and utility customers and investors, began
trading today on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker
symbol "SPI". Chairman Xiaofeng
Peng, accompanied by members of SPI Energy's leadership
team, joined with employees, partners and investors to ring the
opening bell at Nasdaq MarketSite in New
York City to mark the occasion.
SPI Energy was founded in California in 2006 as a PV solution provider
specializing in solar power projects. It now maintains global
operations in five major markets including North America, Europe, China, Japan
and Australia. In January 2015, SPI Energy moved its operating
headquarters to Shanghai and began
its transition to a green energy Internet company with the launch
of Solarbao.com, an innovative e-commerce and investment platform.
SPI Energy's mission is to connect people to create a greener
world.
"We are excited to celebrate this milestone with our employees,
partners and investors as we embark on our next chapter together,"
said Xiaofeng Peng, Chairman of SPI
Energy. "Solarbao.com is transforming the way people participate in
the green economy and is helping to resolve environmental and air
quality issues in China. It is
creating a closed-loop solar energy ecosystem from power generation
and power storage to power efficiency management in a way that has
never been done before."
Click here to view SPI Energy's bell ringing at Nasdaq
and here to obtain a high-resolution photograph of the Market
Open.
About SPI Energy Co., Ltd.
SPI Energy Co., Ltd. is a global provider of photovoltaic (PV)
solutions for business, residential, government and utility
customers and investors. SPI Energy focuses on the downstream PV
market including the development, financing, installation,
operation and sale of utility-scale and residential solar power
projects in China, Japan, Europe
and North America. The Company
operates an innovative online energy e-commerce and investment
platform, www.solarbao.com, which enables individual and
institutional investors to purchase innovative PV-based investment
and other products; as well as www.solartao.com, a B2B e-commerce
platform offering a range of PV products for both upstream and
downstream suppliers and customers. The Company has its operating
headquarters in Shanghai and
maintains global operations in Asia, Europe,
North America and Australia.
For additional information visit: www.spisolar.com,
www.solarbao.com or www.solartao.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains certain "forward-looking statements."
These statements are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks
and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially. All forward-looking statements included in this release
are based upon information available to the Company as of the date
of this release, which may change, and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
except as may be required under applicable securities law.
Contact:
Philip Lisio
Email: phil@thefootegroup.com
China cell: +86 135 0116 6560
Amy Liu
US cell: (800) 548 8767
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