PARIS, Oct. 18, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR), a majority-owned
subsidiary of Total SA, announced today that it will supply 291
megawatts of its high-efficiency solar panels to projects awarded
in the second round of France's
CRE tender process, which includes ground mount, carport and roof
top projects in continental France
and storage and self-consumption in the country's ZNI
(non-interconnected zones).
"With these awards, the total capacity of SunPower® solar panels
supplied to ground, carport and rooftop, and ZNI projects awarded
in this year's first and second round tender process is 505
megawatts, more than any other solar panel brand," said SunPower
Executive Vice President Peter
Aschenbrenner. "SunPower solar panels deliver
cost-competitive power and proven long-term reliability, and we are
proud to play a significant role in serving France's goals for clean, renewable solar
power."
Compared to conventional panels, E-Series solar panels produce
30 percent more energy in the same space over the first 25 years.
SunPower's direct current E-Series solar panels, as well as its
X-Series solar panels, are Cradle to Cradle
Certified™ Silver. SunPower is the only solar panel
manufacturer in the world to achieve this designation, which
demonstrates a product's quality based on rankings in five
categories: material health, material reutilization, renewable
energy use, water stewardship, and social fairness.
About SunPower
As one of the world's most innovative
and sustainable energy companies, SunPower Corporation
(NASDAQ:SPWR) provides a diverse group of customers with complete
solar solutions and services. Residential customers, businesses,
governments, schools and utilities around the globe rely on
SunPower's more than 30 years of proven experience. From the first
flip of the switch, SunPower delivers maximum value and superb
performance throughout the long life of every solar system.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, SunPower has dedicated,
customer-focused employees
in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North
and South America. For more information about how SunPower is
changing the way our world is powered, visit www.sunpower.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not
limited to, statements regarding project plans, timeline, projected
energy output and future product performance. These forward-looking
statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations, and
beliefs and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that may
cause results, performance, or achievement to materially differ
from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to: regulatory changes and
the availability of economic incentives promoting use of solar
energy, challenges inherent in constructing and maintaining certain
of our large projects, and fluctuations or declines in the
performance of our solar panels and other products and solutions. A
detailed discussion of these factors and other risks that affect
our business is included in filings we make with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) from time to time, including our most
recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, particularly under the
heading "Risk Factors." Copies of these filings are available
online from the SEC or on the SEC Filings section of our Investor
Relations website at investors.sunpowercorp.com. All
forward-looking statements in this press release are based on
information currently available to us, and we assume no obligation
to update these forward-looking statements in light of new
information or future events.
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