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Who We Are

Suntech is a leading worldwide solar energy company, passionately committed to deliveringinnovative energy solutions. Through lasting partnerships with our customers, we will build abrighter and sustainable future.http://www.suntech-power.com/

Our product line has energy solutions that not only keep pace with global needs, but anticipatethem as well. Our commitment to design excellence has produced high-performance poly andmono crystalline modules that offer an exceptional array of features including stability, capacityand power-generating endurance over multiple applications. Customized building-integrated

photovoltaic options (BIPV) are gradually becoming an elegant and affordable choice for thoselooking to fuse style and energy-efficient design.

At Suntech, we see energy as a central environmental issue with implications for the entire world.Additionally, because we share in a need to address tomorrow's energy supply, we believe thatenergy should be affordable for everyone.

Across the globe, demand for energy is accelerating on a daily basis. While traditional fossil fuelscontinue to play a major role, the demand for alternative energy sources is outpacing the globalmarket. Clean, reusable and affordable solar power is increasingly being recognized worldwideas the leading alternative energy source for the 21st century. Suntech is one of the largest solarmodule manufacturers in the world and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: STP).

With 5 Production Sites at Wuxi, Luoyang, Qinghai Nagano, Japan, and Shanghai (underconstruction), we have 8,000 global employees.

What We Do

Suntech is one of the largest solar module providers worldwide, and has an established trackrecord of delivering consistently high quality solar solutions to our valued customers.

This is a diagram of the PV supply chain, highlighting where Suntech operates.


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Research & Development

Suntech's innovative R&D program is constantly driving improvements to increase solar

efficiencies and provide a sound crystalline technology road map. Innovation will continue to be amajor part of Suntech's strategy in continually delivering customers better products.

Clear road map to increase efficiencies to 20%. Consistency of Power output. Development of Thin Film Silicon PV Cell Technologies. Improving Encapsulation Technologies extending module life. Improving module power output.

World-Class Manufacturing Facilities

Suntech's strict production guidelines and highly trained staff guarantee the highest quality inmanufacturing, while our expansion program is ensuring we have the capacity to meet thegrowing demand for solar energy.

Suntech also has best-in-class testing facilities to ensure the stability and reliability of ourproducts.

Our use of manual labor means that our wafer breakage rate is


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Cooperation & Partnerships

Building strong, united efforts remains one of Suntech's core values. Through a spirit of

cooperation and mutual success we together strive to satisfy the world's growing demand foralternative energies.

Inspired by a visionary management and research team, dedicated staff, and a culture based onteamwork and integrity, Suntech is working daily to drive the solar energy industry forward.

World Class Quality

At Suntech, we make an extraordinary commitment to guaranteeing incomparable productquality. Extensive quality control has been an integral part of Suntechs culture since its beginningin 2001.

State-of-the-Art Quality Control Process

Suntech knows how important quality is to its customers and has implemented a tiered, multi-stepapproach to quality control that follows the production of its solar products from inception tocompletion. At Suntech every quality control officer is given ownership of individual productionprocesses to ensure responsible management, and Standard Operating Procedures are strictlyadhered to and a key focus of each supervisor. Our Quality control officers follow a quickresponse action plan for identifying and eradicating trouble hot spots, and director levelmanagement is notified of all quality/production issues. At each level of quality control there is aredundant series of inspections by multiple qualified QC professionals ensuring that each product

meets our stringent, internal expectations of quality. This quality control system was recognizedwhen Suntech became the first solar energy company to receive exemption from Chinese exportinspection. The export inspection exemption is Chinas highest honor awarded to companies thatdemonstrate exceptional internal product quality management and control.

Comprehensive and Dedicated Quality Team

Suntech has invested in a team of 700 quality control professionals who implement a thoroughinspection process that ensures Suntech products meet the most rigorous international qualitycontrol standards. Our passionate dedication to solar is revealed in this teams obsession withquality control.

Customer Service

Suntech's global service team provides technical specifications, installation guidance, trouble-shooting, and after sale service. Our commitment to customer satisfaction extends throughout thelife of any Suntech solar energy system. For service contact [email protected]

Certifications and Warranty

Suntechs products are tested and the quality certified by the most prominent international qualitytesting and certification bodies meeting or exceeding the highest international standards. Thisincludes UL, CE, TV, IEC 61215:1993 and ISO19001:2000, and all of our production processes


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are accredited with the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard. Suntech also backs allits solar modules with a 25 year warranty.

Breakthrough Solar Innovation

Led by Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntechs founder and one of the worlds leading scientists of solartechnology, our 240+ strong in-house R&D team works continuously to develop pioneeringsolutions that make solar energy more efficient and affordable while upholding our highinternational quality standards.

Pluto Technology

Suntechs breakthrough Pluto technology is in the first phase of commercialization and is alreadyachieving over 18% conversion efficiency on monocrystalline photovoltaic (PV) cells and close to17% conversion efficiency on polycrystalline PV cells in mass production, well aboveconventional screen-printed crystalline PV cells. Suntech anticipates ongoing enhancement of thePluto technology and targets to achieve 20% conversion efficiency on monocrystalline PV cellsand 18% on polycrystalline PV cells within the next 2 years.

Pluto technology delivers higher efficiency and power output without increasing the cost ofproduction. The powerful Pluto panels improve space utilization and minimize installation andother balance of system costs. Unique texturing technology, with lower reflectivity, ensures moresunlight can be absorbed throughout the day even without direct solar radiation. Suntechs patentpending Pluto technology can be applied to a variety of grades of silicon to suit multipleapplications and product types. Pluto products will be shipped with Suntechs standard 25 year

power output warranty.

The successful production of Pluto solar cells and panels is the result of years of world-classresearch and development and is a milestone achievement for Suntech. This breakthroughtechnology is integral to Suntechs strategy to drive towards grid parity and widespread globaladoption of solar energy solutions, remarked Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntechs Chairman and CEO.For customers, Pluto means greater efficiency and power output, equating to better utilization ofspace and lower installation costs.

Production Process Innovation

Through continuous evolution of Suntechs production processes, we are able to find lower cost

production methods while further enhancing product uniformity and quality. With the recentacquisition of KSL-Kuttler, a German company specializing in equipment automation in thePrinted Circuit Board industry, Suntech has been able to accelerate the innovation in this area.We foresee a transition to greater automation in PV cell and module production lines over thenext 12 to 18 months.

New Product Development

Suntechs new product team concentrates on the development of new product offerings and solarenergy solutions that match the needs of solar users both today and tomorrow. Aside from ourinternal team, we also work closely with other innovators in the industry to share expertise and


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accelerate the path from concept to market. Two companies that we are currently working withare DRI Companies/Lumeta and Akeena. In particular, we have worked with Akeena to co-develop and manufacture a solar module that integrates the racking and wiring into the frame.

This all black module has a sleek and highly aesthetic appearance and the integrated rackingreduces installation time and cost significantly. We have licensed this product from Akeena andare leveraging our international distribution network to sell this innovative new product in Europe,Japan and Australia.

New Materials

Another key focus of Suntechs R&D department is testing and evaluating new and improvedmaterials to utilize in our cell and module production. Our material science team constantlyresearches alternative materials such as upgraded metallurgical sil icon, EVA, glass and modulebacksheets that have the potential to enhance product quality and reduce the cost of solarenergy products.

Thin Film

Thin film is of increasing importance as Suntech builds our first 50MW production line. Dr. Shipersonally has 11 patents in thin film related solar technologies and a number of other membersof our R&D team have worked with him in the commercialization of thin film technology prior tostarting Suntech. We plan to leverage this in-house expertise to develop a range of differentiatedthin film offerings combined with best of class conversion efficiency. In particular, we believe thatthe flexibility of thin film solar technology is ideally suited to building integrated PV (BIPV)solutions and we intend to use our thin film expertise to strengthen our already impressive BIPVproduct line.

A Greener Future for Everyone

At Suntech, we envision a green future where everyone has access to clean, sustainable andreliable solar energy.

Inspiration

Suntech's founder and chairman, Dr. Zhengrong Shi, holds a bachelor's degree in opticalscience, a master's degree in laser physics and a PhD in electrical engineering. Decades ago, Dr.Shi recognized the detrimental environmental impact of mankinds reliance on fossil fuels, which

results in high levels of carbon dioxide emissions and contributes to global warming. Dr. Shi hasdedicated his career to searching for new and better ways to capture the suns energy togenerate electricity. During his distinguished career, Dr. Shi has been awarded 11 patents and isnow widely regarded as one of the world's pre-eminent photovoltaic scientists.

Passion

The passion starts with a world leading R&D department that focuses on pioneering the mostinnovative, cutting edge solar energy technology. This advanced technology is integrated intoSuntechs product line, which is the most comprehensive in the world. Our total obsession withquality ensures that Suntech products meet the most rigorous international quality standards.


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Fulfilling our mission also means building strong relationships with people, businesses,organizations and governments equally passionate and committed to the power of solar energy.

Focus

We feel a deep responsibility for raising awareness of climate change issues and helping othersunderstand the role that solar energy can play in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and globalwarming. We are proud to be at the forefront of developing efficient, affordable, reliable and cleansolar energy solutions. Working together we can empower people to build a green future for theirfamilies and society at large. At Suntech, we believe in the power of solar energy. It is what wedo. It is all that we do!

Suntech MSK Solar Design LineTM Products

Suntech's MSK Solar Design LineTM of products offers superior aesthetics compared to standardPV modules and can be used to create buildings that are sustainable, functional and visuallystunning. MSK is the name of the Japanese specialist in Solar Design, with experience in solardating back to 1981, that Suntech acquired in 2006.

The majority of Suntech's MSK Solar Design LineTM products are Building Integrated Photovoltaic(BIPV) modules. These BIPV modules function, not as an add-on, but rather, as an integral partof the building skin. They can be used just like standard building materials, but with the addedvalue of generating electricity directly from sunlight. BIPV modules provide greatly improvedaesthetics and allow savings over traditional building materials and installation.

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Reasons to choose Suntech MSK Solar Design LineTM Products

Form

MSK Solar Design LineTM modules can be a striking and highly visible feature of a building or theycan blend seamlessly with the construction. See the Case Studies section for examples of MSKSolar Design LineTM installations. A remote display unit enables building users to see, in real time,how much energy is being produced and how much carbon is being saved - making a SuntechMSK Solar Design LineTM system a true talking point for building users.

Function

In the case of Suntech's building-integrated products, the module itself functions as a buildingmaterial providing the physical skin of the building, and offering shading, weatherproofing,thermal and acoustic protection. This cuts out the duplication of materials with standard solar

modules mounted on top of the existing building structure, saving material cost and reducingenvironmental impact.

Sustainability

Suntech MSK Solar Design LineTM modules make a building more sustainable while providingarchitects license to create a powerful environmental statement. A 3kW rooftop system canprovide all the electricity required by an energy efficient home. In addition to generating electricity,our thin-film glazing BIPV also dramatically reduces the heat that enters the building, reducing theenergy required for air-conditioning. In Suntech's experience, installing a PV system also leads toa 5-10% reduction in energy usage since occupants are keen not to waste their "own" solargenerated electricity. Solar energy systems are an excellent form of "green marketing" and in

many applications have an important educational function - heightening awareness ofenvironmental issues.

Economic Payback

Suntech MSK Solar Design LineTM systems not only protect the environment, but also savemoney in the long run. On average, around the world, sunlight delivers a barrel of oil of energy onevery square meter of land every year. At $145 a barrel, a 100m2 roof is receiving $14,500/yr ofenergy - a third of a million dollars over 25 years. With Suntech MSK Solar Design Line TMmodules, we can convert part of this raw energy directly into electricity. The electricity can beused on site or sold to the grid making a solar energy system the only type of building productthat will pay for itself over time. In many countries, government incentives are in place to reduce

the payback time. Since building-integrated modules displace traditional building materials, onlythe incremental additional cost of the PV modules needs to be considered.

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