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- Solar project at Goodyear Dunlop covers requirements of 1,800 households

Philippsburg - Philippsburg in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany) is not only the location for the state-of-the-art and extra-efficient Goodyear Dunlop logistics center for a pan-European distribution of tires. In addition, clean solar power is produced on site. PV julist and juwi recently finished construction of the world’s third largest roof top solar power plant on the rooftop of the tire stock in Philippsburg with an output of 7.4 MW and approx. 7.3 million kWh per year, covering the annual requirements of approximately 1,800 households. The power plant in Philippsburg is the largest rooftop solar power plant in Germany. General contractor (of PV julist) for the construction is juwi Solar GmbH, a subsidiary of the German juwi group from Wörrstadt (Rhineland-Palatine).

Usually, only free-field solar power plants produce such numbers: On a surface of approx. 87,000 square, 95,500 solar modules generate enough power to cover the energy requirements of a small town. In addition, approx. 5,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) are avoided every year. \"Every day, the sun provides approx. 170,000 terawatt hours of energy. That is approx. 2,850 times the energy required by people around the world. These incredible numbers demonstrate the sun’s potential. We are happy to be able to use this potential with the solar power plant in Philippsburg\", says Juliane Lindner, managing director PV julist.

The plant is equipped with thin-film modules produced by First Solar and was connected to the grid at the end of 2010. It is the largest rooftop solar power system so far for juwi as well as for PV julist. The plant in Philippsburg shows the huge potential that roof surfaces of industry and trade buildings have for renewable energy and climate protection.

\"Companies that use their buildings for energy production observe not only an improved image, but can create additional income. In addition, surfaces are used in an efficient and economic matter\", says Lars Falck, managing director juwi Solar.

\"The distribution center in Philippsburg is one of the world’s largest and state-of-the-art distribution centers for tires. Due to optimized production and logistical processes as well as the state-of-the-art building Philippsburg sets standards in sustainable production. With the installation of the largest rooftop solar power plant in Germany we continue our environmental management and contribute to a reduction of CO2 emissions\", says Eberhard Louis, Director Distribution & Operation EMEA, Goodyear Dunlop Europe. The logistics center in Philippsburg manages commodity flows to more than 120 countries. Requisition, procurement, storage, transport and money transfer are coordinated. Tires are delivered within 24 hours to customers in Germany as well as to customers in Western and Eastern Europe.


The PV julist GmbH & Co. KG

The PV julist is a subsidiary of julist, a start-up in the area of renewable energies. julist emanated from the construction company MATTIG & LINDNER, a traditional family-owned business in the fourth generation. The synergy of industrial construction and regenerative energies are a promising concept to combine experience and innovation. Within one year, julist has constructed solar power plants on rooftops in Riesa, Castrop-Rauxel and Eberswalde with an output of three, 5 MW.

The juwi group

juwi is one of the world’s leading companies in the field of renewable energies. Since 1996 the project development company has been designing, building, financing and operating plants that harness renewable energies. The juwi group was founded in 1996 by Matthias Willenbacher and Fred Jung. The CEOs transformed the company from a two-person operation focusing on wind farm project development into an internationally active group with more than. 1,000 employees and annual revenue of approx. 800 million euros. In addition to solar, wind and bio energy, juwi also specializes in hydropower as well as geothermal energy. To date, juwi has installed some 450 wind turbines producing a total output of over 700 megawatts, while in the solar sector; juwi has built more than 1,500 PV systems with a total capacity of over 700 megawatts. The group is headquartered in Germany and has subsidiaries in France, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, India, Great Britian, the United States and Costa Rica. Together with their highly motivated team, Willenbacher and Jung also share a common goal: an energy supply from purely regenerative sources - 100% dedication to 100% renewable energies.

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Germany GmbH

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Germany GmbH is part of Goodyear, a company active worldwide. In Germany, the company employs approx. 7,300 people. Goodyear has six production facilities and one center for Research & Development. The company coordinates logistical activities for all European countries. Goodyear, Dunlop, Fulda, Pneumant, Sava and Debica are part of the company’s portfolio. In addition, all European activities relating to initial equipment are coordinated from Philippsburg. The \"GD Handelssysteme GmbH\" (trading systems) offers services to a nationwide network of approx. 930 tire dealers.

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Philippsburg, January 7th 2011


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