SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SunPower
Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), today announced that it has delivered 12,000
high-efficiency SunPower™ E19 / 320 solar panels to La Compagnie du
Vent, a subsidiary of French utility giant GDF SUEZ Group.
Estimated for completion in the summer of 2012, the
3.8-megawatt dc (MW) power plant will be La Compagnie du Vent's
largest ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) installation to date. The
solar power plant is expected to generate approximately 6,270,000
kilowatt-hours of power each year, which represents the electricity
consumption of approximately 3,500 persons and, according to RTE
2011, carbon offset of approximately 5,000 tons per year.
"SunPower is delighted to partner with La Compagnie du Vent to
provide them our high-efficiency solar panels, the most reliable on
the market today," said Howard
Wenger, SunPower president, regions. "We are confident that,
with SunPower's proven performance, La Compagnie du Vent will
experience exceptional energy output and achieve robust return on
investment over the 25-year minimum life of the solar panels."
"La Compagnie du Vent, GDF SUEZ Group has followed SunPower and
its unrivalled high efficiency PV technology for the past several
years," said Gilles Leandro, La
Compagnie du Vent's PV development director. "We are impressed with
the company's highest efficiency solar panels, which maximize
capacity on space-constrained areas; a key driver for our choice of
this PV technology."
French pioneer of wind energy, La Compagnie du Vent, is
considered a major player in renewable energy due to its
diversification in the production of solar electricity.
Today, wind farms and PV power plants in operation and under
construction by La Compagnie du Vent represent a total of
approximately 280 MW dc.
About SunPower
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) designs, manufactures and delivers
the highest efficiency, highest reliability solar panels and
systems available today. Residential, business, government
and utility customers rely on the company's quarter century of
experience and guaranteed performance to provide maximum return on
investment throughout the life of the solar system.
Headquartered in San Jose,
Calif., SunPower has offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. For more information, visit
www.sunpowercorp.com.
SOURCE SunPower Corp.