Applied Materials, Inc. creates and commercializes the Nanomanufacturing TechnologyTM that helps produce virtually every semiconductor chip and liquid crystal flat panel display in the world.
Today, Applied is focused on translating the expertise to deliver unprecedented technology and scale to solar energy production - dramatically driving down the cost of solar panel manufacturing.  After only two years in the market, Applied was named the number one PV equipment supplier, a testament to our unique heritage, advanced technology solutions and ability to exceed customer expectations.

The SMA Solar Technology AG, with its headquarters in Niestetal, Germany, and with eight international subsidiaries, develops and sells solar inverters, central components of every solar power system. The SMA Group has approximately 2,500 employees currently (including temporary workers) and generated approximately 680 million euros in sales in 2008.
The company is the only manufacturer in the world to supply state-of-the-art solar inverters for both grid-connected and stand-alone solar installations – regardless of the type of solar module or the plant capacity.

Founded in 1999, Q-Cells SE is today the world's biggest manufacturer of mono- and multicrystalline solar cells with a total power of 570 Megawatt peak (MWp). 250 scientists and engineers at Q-Cells are working on further developing the technology in order to attain the company's objective of rapidly and permanently reducing the cost of photovoltaic and making the technology affordable and competitive. As well as core business activities, since mid-2008 several Q-Cells SE subsidiaries have been producing photovoltaic modules on the basis of various thin-film technologies. Q-Cells SE is building a production plant in Malaysia, has branches in Hong Kong, China and Japan.

BTU Simon Schneider Göckel, partnership of lawyers / tax advicers / auditors. The firm is specialized in corporate law, financing, transaction business, qualified tax advice and accounts, particulary in the renewable energy industry with more than 7 years national and international experience.

ersol Solar Energy AG, subsidiary of the Bosch Group, produces and markets high-quality, silicon-based photovoltaic products. The ersol Group focuses on crystalline technologies, as well as thin-films.

IBC SOLAR, a leading global photovoltaic specialist with subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the USA, supplies the global market with high-performance systems of every magnitude. More than 60,000 turnkey photovoltaic systems have been delivered until today.