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Q-Cells SE: Q-Cells enters Japanese residential photovoltaic market
27.04.2011 / 07:00
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Q-Cells enters Japanese residential photovoltaic market
- Q-Cells teams up with Japanese installers and forms innovative sales
network: Q-Cells Meister Club (QMC)
- QMC offers integrated residential photovoltaic solutions to Japanese
end costumers
Tokyo (JP) / Bitterfeld-Wolfen (GER), April 27, 2011 - Q-Cells SE, one of
the world's leading photovoltaics companies, is the first company of German
origin to enter the Japanese residential market with integrated
photovoltaic (PV) solutions. In order to ensure a successful market entry,
Q-Cells has founded the Q-Cells Meister Club (QMC), which is an innovative
sales network of selected local installers, offering residential PV
solutions with Q-Cells solar modules. The QMC delivers Japanese residential
end customers high quality solar systems kits for their roof-top
installations from a single source.
'The QMC was initiated before the earthquake hit Japan', says Nedim Cen,
CEO of Q-Cells SE. 'Yet, we believe that solar energy will be an important
resource and growing market for the Japanese energy supply. This is why
Q-Cells strengthens its presence in Japan with local partners and PV
solutions.'
Since January 2010, Q-Cells has been running an office in Tokyo, selling
its high quality products, comprising solar cells, multi crystalline solar
modules Q.PRO and Q.BASE and thin-film solar modules Q.SMART. With the
official start of QMC in early March, Q-Cells moves into offering complete
PV packages to residential end customers. The residential market makes up
for 90% of the overall photovoltaic market in Japan with a forecast volume
of 1 GWp in 2011. In March, Q-Cells installed its first residential system
of 9.87 KWp in Osaka, which can make up for an electricity supply of 10.594
kWh or a reduction of 3.300 kg CO2 emissions per year.
The QMC already counts 30 members, offering entire solar systems kits,
including solar modules, inverters, mounting systems, monitoring systems,
cables and other components. The members of the QMC benefit from
installation and sales trainings provided by Q-Cells with the overall aim,
to offer highly secure and best quality system kits and services to
Japanese customers. 'Our German Engineering solar modules match the quality
of the components of our selected local partners and meet the high quality
requirements of Japanese customers', said Steffen Studeny, Managing
Director of Q-Cells Japan. Q-Cells will put further effort in increasing
the number of members of the QMC throughout 2011.
Q-Cells was founded in 1999 and has since developed into one of the world's
leading photovoltaics companies. Built on the solid foundation of a solar
cell manufacturer, Q-Cells has widened its product portfolio and now also
provides solar modules and turnkey solar systems. As a pioneer in the
photovoltaic industry, Q-Cells sets benchmarks for efficiencies, aesthetics
and craftsmanship. The main advantages of Q-Cells solar modules are their
outstanding low-light behavior, their flex-resistant frame as well as their
resistance of high snow and wind loads up to 5.400 Pascal. This makes the
systems also suitable for snow areas and low irradiation regions in Japan.
About Q-Cells SE
The Q-Cells Group is one of the world's leading photovoltaics companies and
offers a wide range of photovoltaic solutions, from solar cells and modules
to solar power plants. Q-Cells's products are developed and manufactured at
its headquarters in Bitterfeld-Wolfen (Germany) and marketed via its global
sales network. It also has a second production plant in Malaysia. More than
200 scientists and engineers at Q-Cells are working to swiftly advance
solar technology and achieve Q-Cells' twin aims: driving down the costs of
photovoltaics quickly and permanently, and making solar power competitive.
The close links between R&D and production enable Q-Cells to rapidly
translate cutting-edge innovation into mass production - and underpin its
ambition to be at the forefront of photovoltaic technology. Q-Cells is
quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (QCE; ISIN DE0005558662) and also
listed on the TecDAX, the German technology index.
Contact information:
Q-Cells SE
OT Thalheim, Sonnenallee 17 - 21
06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany
www.q-cells.com
Corporate Communications:
Ina von Spies, Alberta Rohardt
TEL +49 (0)3494 - 6699 10121
presse(at)q-cells.com
Contact Japan:
Steffen Studeny
TEL +81 (0)3 5793 5888
S.Studeny(at)q-cells.com
Investor Relations:
Stefan Lissner
TEL +49 (0)3494 - 6699 10101
investor(at)q-cells.com
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Language: English
Company: Q-Cells SE
Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim
06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)3494 - 6699-0
Fax: +49 (0)3494 - 6699-199
E-mail: q-cells(at)q-cells.com
Internet: www.q-cells.com
ISIN: DE0005558662, Wandelanleihe 2012: DE000A0LMY64,
Wandelanleihe 2014: DE000A1AGZ06, Wandelanleihe 2015:
DE000A1E8HF6
WKN: 555866
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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