LONDON, Ontario - On January 20, 2010, German Solar Corporation announced plans to locate a Branch office, assembly and distribution facility in London, Ontario to promote the development of Solar Arrays in Ontario. Their announcement represents a substantial initial capital investment, with employment expected to exceed 20 associates when fully operational early this year.
The 25,000 sq. ft. facility is located on Robins Hill Road (a Dancor property) and will elevate GSC's commitment to develop environmentally friendly Solar Arrays.
The German Solar Corporation is a renewable energy company focused on delivering innovative Solar solutions to both commercial and residential customers. The first phase of GSC's facility provides a base of operations to provide Solar Array development to customer's with a desire to participate in the provinces FIT program or to simply generate renewable energy. They offer residential solar packages through their affiliate companies from 1.8kWp to 10kWp and commercial and industrial customers with rooftop solutions from 100kWp to 600kWp+. As a turnkey Solar Array Solution Developer, they provide their customers with a variety of services, including:
Feasibility studies
Rooftop leasing program
FIT application
Relevant permitting approvals
Solar Equipment, with Domestic content
Construction
Final Connection
"German Solar Corporation's investment demonstrates strong confidence and commitment to our country and our community," says Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best. "Renewable technology is a strategic focus for the City of London, and we warmly welcome GSC to London and know they will be successful by establishing their operations in London."
Phil Scarfone, Vice President of Sales and spokes person for German Solar Corporation remarked "Our new facility already built in London, Ontario will be the catalyst for our goals to deliver world class Solar Array projects to Ontario. We are striving to be the benchmark of Solar companies producing top quality array products for our customers from our facility in London. We are confident that our Solar Array business will grow and be successful in Ontario with the continued strong support and cooperation from the City of London and the province of Ontario. We greatly appreciate the community's warm welcome to our company."
Peter White, President and CEO of the London Economic Development Corporation concurred with Mayor DeCicco-Best's thoughts, adding "at the 2009 Economic Summit, the city's investment in renewable technology received wide support from academia, government, business, and the community as a whole. It has been an absolute pleasure, and honour, for the LEDC team to work closely with German Solar Corporation. We value their confidence in London as a centre of excellence for this industry and look forward to continuing to work closely with them as this investment moves forward."
German Solar Corporation is already planning future expansions. Phase II, in approximately 24 months, will see the addition of a 50,000 square foot facility and the creation of another 40 jobs. This commitment will be an additional investment of capital.
GSC is a strategic partnership between German Energy Alternatives Inc., Kaco New Energy Group and Deutshe Solargesellschaft (DSG).
DSG is a solar development company with extensive experience in enhanced PV Solar array technology. They are Europe's largest manufacturer of Solar Parks. They are experts in the design and building of solar Arrays utilizing the highest quality workmanship and quality control from the Fraunhofer Institute. DSG constructed Solar parks in 2008 with an overall output of 6000 kWp.
German Energy Alternatives Inc. designed, built, own and operates a 40kWp PV System in Kingston, Ontario - one of the largest ground mounted tracking Solar arrays in Ontario. This project is used as a demonstration site and for real time monitoring of solar power production in Ontario since 2006.
Kaco New Energy Group is the second largest PV inverter manufacturer worldwide with 12 offices throughout the globe. They have 60 years of experience in power conditioning equipment, over 1900 MW of PV inverters produced and sold worldwide, and over $300 million in Group annual sales.
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Phil Scarfone
Vice President of Sales
German Solar Corporation
1-416-400-9557
pscarfone@germansolarcorp.ca
Lesley Cornelius
Director, Marketing & Communications
LEDC
519-661-5009
lcornelius@ledc.com
