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| SunPower to inaugurate new facility in the Philippines SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, 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. 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. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |