MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Solar
EnerTech Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOEN) (the "Company") today announced that
TUV Rheinland ("TUV") has issued its important Safety Class II Certification
to the Company's PV modules, which enables the Company to sell its products to
a wider spectrum of customers primarily based in Europe.
The TUV Rheinland Group is a leading provider of technical services
worldwide. Founded in 1872 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany, the Group's
mission and guiding principle is to achieve sustained development of safety
and quality in order to meet the challenges arising from the interaction
between man, technology and the environment. Product certifications are
issued to manufacturers whose products meet TUV's safety and quality tests.
TUV employees also monitor the manufacturer's production facilities at regular
intervals and check whether manufactured products correspond with samples
tested by TUV to ensure that certified products continue to meet their
certification requirements.
"We are pleased that our PV products have received the certificate of
compliance with TUV's specific standards," commented Leo Young, Chief
Executive Officer of Solar EnerTech. "This certification offers our current
and potential buyers with increased confidence during their purchasing process,
as it provides an independent validation of the quality and safety of our
module products. The TUV certification will allow us to increase our market
share in Europe as we continue to deliver state-of-the-art, high quality
products."
Solar Enertech's TUV certificate is available via TUV's official website
at: http://www.tuvdotcom.com . Solar Enertech's certification number is:
0000025709.
About Solar EnerTech Corp.
Solar EnerTech is a photovoltaic ("PV") solar energy cell manufacturing
enterprise incorporated in the United States with its corporate office in
Menlo Park, California. The Company has established a sophisticated 63,000
square foot manufacturing plant located in China, in Shanghai's Jinqiao Modern
Technology Park. Currently, the Company is capable of producing 50MW of solar
cells from its existing production lines.
Solar EnerTech has also established a Joint R&D Lab at Shanghai University
to develop higher efficiency cells and to put the results of that research to
use in its manufacturing processes. Led by one of the industry's top
scientists, the Company expects its R&D program to help bring Solar EnerTech
to the forefront of advanced solar technology research and production.
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Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements
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undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Solar EnerTech Corp.