Rich, This mailing list is probably not the best place for stock analysis.
-S > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Murray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 9:13 PM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: [FRIAM] Conergy Group CGY.DE, Santa Fe > office,Frankfurt Stock Exchange, huge partner in > NanoSolar,now a bargain at 14.16 Euros? Rich Murray > 2008.05.25 2008.06.04 > > Conergy Group CGY.DE, Santa Fe office, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, huge > partner in NanoSolar, now a bargain at 14.16 Euros? Rich > Murray 2008.05.25 > 2008.06.04 > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rmforall/message/77 for full text > > ! ? In mutual service, Rich Murray > > Rich Murray Room For All 1943 Otowi Road Santa Fe, NM 87505 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 505-501-2298 > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rmforall/ > > > http://www.conergy.us/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-267/236_read-8849/ > > News > Conergy Introduces SolarGiant Ground-Mount Array in North America > 12 March 2008 > > Cost-effective and flexible solution, proven through extensive use in > commercial, agricultural and utility scale PV installations throughout > Europe > > Denver, Colorado, March 12, 2008 -- Conergy introduced its > SolarGiant NA > ground-mounted PV array structure. Designed expressly for the > North American > market and intended for use in commercial through > utility-scale PV projects, > the SolarGiant NA provides a particularly flexible and > cost-effective PV > mounting solution. > > Key to the SolarGiant's cost-effectiveness is module installation and > grounding. The SolarGiant uses a high-strength, proprietary > rail system that > allows modules to be simply slid into place, dramatically decreasing > installation time. The SolarGiant's unique, proprietary Electriwedge > grounding system, developed in cooperation with Wiley Electronics LLC > quickly locks the modules in place and provides electrical continuity > throughout the array. > > "We're excited about the SolarGiant NA and the unique features and > advantages it brings to the commercial PV market," said Don > Massa, Mounting > Systems Product Manager for Conergy. "We recognize that labor > costs make up > a large portion of project's cost and the SolarGiant helps installers > minimize that cost component while providing a structurally robust and > esthetically pleasing product." > > The fixed-tilt SolarGiant can be field-set for tilt angles > from 15° to 35°. > It can be mounted conventionally on or in caissons but was designed > primarily for surface mounting on simple concrete footers. > The SolarGiant's > simplified structure has been carefully designed to reduce > the number of > labor- and cost-intensive mounting points while still allowing it to > withstand wind loads up to 120mph. A Conergy SolarGiant White Paper is > available for download. > > Images: > > 3D Schematic > > Field Installation > About Conergy > > Conergy AG is one of the world's largest companies 100% dedicated to > renewable energy with an array of premium manufactured > products and over > 70,000 solar systems installed worldwide. > > Listed since 2005 on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the group pursues a > global growth strategy: it produces, installs and plans solar > systems for > its customers in more than 20 countries. > > The Conergy Group is now represented by branch offices on > four continents. > > In the US, Conergy is a manufacturer and distributor of > premium quality > solar electric, solar thermal, solar water pumping, and wind > power solutions > to a national network of authorized dealers. > > For additional information: > Don Massa > Product Manager - Conergy Mounting Systems > 2480 W. 26th Ave., Ste. 26-B > Denver, CO 80211 USA > 720-305-0716 (direct) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.conergy.us/desktopdefault.aspx > > Conergy, Inc. > Phone: 505 473-3800 > Fax: 505 473-3830 > Toll Free: 888 396-6611 (USA) > > Santa Fe office: > 1730 Camino Carlos Rey, Suite 103 > Santa Fe, NM 87507 > > Albuquerque office: > 7007 Wyoming Blvd NE, Building C > Albuquerque, NM 87109 > > > http://www.nanosolar.com/cache/edn.htm > > News and New Products > A solar panel on every building > Claiming to be the first solar manufacturer capable of > profitably selling > solar panels that generate at as little as $0.99/W, Nanosolar > has shipped > its initial product after 5 years of development. > By John F. Mason, Contributing Editor -- Electronic Business, > 1/21/2008 > > After 5 years of product development, Palo Alto, Calif.-based > Nanosolar Inc > has shipped its first product. The lucky winner was a local > power plant > installation in Eastern Germany -- lucky because the > company's products are > sold out till 2009. > > Nanosolar's products boast an impressive list of the world's > firsts. R. > Martin Roscheisen, the company's CEO, recently announced the > first printed > thin-film solar cell in a commercial panel product, the > Nanosolar Utility > Panel; the first thin-film solar cell with a low-cost back-contact > capability; the lowest-cost solar panel, which would make > Nanosolar the > first solar manufacturer capable of profitably selling solar > panels that > generate at as little as $0.99/W; and the highest-current > thin-film solar > panel, delivering 5 times the current of any other thin-film > panel on the > market. > > One of the commercial panels will remain at Nanosolar for > exhibit; another > will go to the Tech Museum in San Jose; and a third was to be > auctioned off > on eBay, "which dropped the auction when they learned we > planned to give the > proceeds to charity," Roscheisen said. > > In April, Nanosolar broke the news that it had spent $100 > million to build a > plant to produce sheets of solar cells equipped with an > absorber 100 times > thinner than that needed for a silicon wafer cell that would deliver a > similar performance and the durability of a cell. Its sheets, > which were > cost-efficient for widespread deployment, could be > mass-produced on a global > scale and would be available in many versatile forms. They > were bendable and > designed to be durable for decades. The technology is based > on the economics > of printing non-vacuum/solution-coated material. > > The Department of Energy recently boosted the company's funds > and prestige > by choosing it for the high-profile Solar America Initiative > along with > SunPower, First Solar, and General Electric. > > "Following its sale to Germany, Nanosolar has a credible path toward > shipping $10 billion worth of high-ops-margin products to commercial > customers with a simple and predictable sales model," said Roscheisen > (pictured). "Even if we make this goal, the company would > still only have a > single-digit market-penetration percentage. So there will be > attractive > returns for long-term investors of all types and sizes. We > are also sold out > until 2009." > > Nanosolar maintains a worldwide network of partners for development, > manufacturing, and distribution. In August 2006, Nanosolar > and the Conergy > Group in Hamburg, Germany, signed a long-term agreement to develop > large-scale photovoltaic systems with a proprietary design to tightly > interconnect its panels on a variety of surfaces. Conergy's > knowledge and > expertise in the development and integration of > state-of-the-art components > and Nanosolar's experience in the design of solar cells and > panels based on > thin-film device technology will make Nanosolar's dream come > true: "a solar > panel on every building." > > On December 18, 2007, Nanosolar and Germany's Beck Energy, an > integrator of > large-scale solar power systems, announced having won a > highly competitive > public selection process for a solar power plant owned by one > of the largest > waste management companies in Eastern Germany. > > The project will employ the Nanosolar Utility Panel in > combination with > systems technology and services from Beck Energy. The initial > size of the > plant is 1 million watts, an amount sufficient to power > approximately 400 > homes. The Nanosolar Utility Panel is Nanosolar's first > product as part of > its award-winning PowerSheet product line and the company's > solution for > building solar power plants at the outskirts of urban centers. > > "This is the first time that a solar electricity cell and > panel have been > designed entirely and specifically for utility-scale power > generation," > Roscheisen said. "It will set the standard for green power > generation at > utility scale." > > Solar-electric power plants have advantages over solar-thermal plants, > coal-fired, and other conventional plants, as they are more > economical and > can be built in a variety of sizes and fit into places not > intended for > energy-producing plants, Nanosolar boasts. > > The company is preparing to offer solar electricity products to volume > business customers including the Nanosolar PowerSheet, a A-100 cell > technology delivered in an industry-standard package that > ensures premium > lifetime and full compatibility with existing mounting and > installation > practices; Nanosolar SolarPly, its flagship > building-integrated product that > acts as a solar-electric "carpet" for integration with > commercial roofing > membranes; and Nanosolar Utiliscale, a product specifically > designed for > large-scale, ground-mounted plant installations. > > The United States is number 1 in the world's potential for > solar growth. > With a newly installed total power of around 105 megawatts in > 2005, the US > market constitutes the 3rd largest for photovoltaics. Around > 75% of these > systems have been installed in California. According to a > number of studies, > the US photovoltaics market will grow to an annual installed > capacity of > between 300 to 400 megawatt peak by 2010. Conergy, through > its partnership > with Nanosolar, intends to substantially expand in North America. > > In Europe, Conergy is ahead of the game. With an expected > revenue of more > than $1.13 billion (800 million euros) in 2007 and 1,300 > employees, Conergy > is the largest solar company in Europe, and is also an international > supplier for wind and bioenergy companies. Conergy has branches on 5 > continents with plans to expand into North and South America, the > Mediterranean, Asia, and Australia. > > In the US, Conergy distributes solar products to its branches > from Santa Fe, > N.M. > > >From its affiliate SunTechnics Energy Systems Inc in > Sacramento, Calif., it > sells and installs renewable energy systems; and via Voltwerk > LLC in New > York it develops and finances large solar, wind, and > bioenergy projects. > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conergy > [ more at initial URL..... ] > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org