SunPower to Dedicate 330 Megawatt (per year) Solar Cell Plant (Philippines)

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SunPower Corporation today announced the inauguration of its second solar cell fabrication facility, known as cell Fab 2, in the Philippines. The dedication of cell Fab 2 will take place on July 30, 2007 at the new plant, located in Batangas, south of Manila.

President Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines and The Honorable Raphael P. M. Lotilla, secretary of energy, will be on hand to help inaugurate the facility which has been recognized by the International Energy Agency for its superior energy-efficient design.

The new manufacturing facility is approximately 43,000 square meters (nearly 463,000, square feet), twice as large as the company's cell Fab 1, and will exclusively manufacture SunPower's second-generation solar cells, known as Gen 2. Cell Fab 2 will have a nameplate annual capacity rating of 330 megawatts. The building will house 10 solar cell production lines when fully online. Cell Fab 2 was designed with environmental sustainability in mind.

The building was engineered with a variety of energy efficient features that will help increase operations efficiency and cut energy costs. These features include:

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