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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