United Solar Ovonic LLC - Alternative Energy - Deals and Alliances Profile

Summary

United Solar Ovonic, LLC (Uni-Solar) manufactures and sells integrated and commercial rooftop photovoltaic laminates. The company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., a technology leader in renewable energy. The company engages in the manufacturing and selling of integrated and commercial rooftop photovoltaic laminates. It manufactures and markets thin-film solar laminates, thin film solar electric modules and OEM laminates for homes, businesses, government and industries. The company was formerly known as Bekaert ECD Solar Systems LLC. It has manufacturing facilities in Auburn Hills and Greenville, Michigan; and Tijuana, Mexico. United Solar is headquartered in Michigan, the US.

United Solar Ovonic LLC - Alternative Energy - Deals and Alliances Profile provides you an in-depth data and trend analysis of the company’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and financings. The report provides detailed information on M&A, Equity/Debt Offerings, Private Equity, Venture Financing and Partnership transactions registered by the company over a five year period. The report portrays detailed comparative data on the number of deals and their value subdivided by deal types, markets, and regions, besides highlighting the companys major recent financial deals.

Data presented in this report was derived from Company’s proprietary in-house Alternative Energy eTrack deals database and primary and secondary research.

Scope

- Financial Deals - Analysis of the company’s financial deals including M&A, Equity/Debt Offerings, Private Equity, Venture Financing and Partnerships.
- Deals by Year - Chart and table displaying information on the number of deals and value reported by the company by year, for a five year period.
- Deals by Type - Chart and table depicting information on the number of deals and value reported by the company by type such as M&A, Equity/Debt Offering etc.
- Deals by Region - Chart and table presenting information on the number of deals and value reported by the company by region for North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and South and Central America.
- Deals by Sector - Chart and table showing information on the number of deals and value reported by the company, by sector.
- Major Recent Deals - Information on the companys major recent financial deals. Each such deal has a brief summary, deal type, deal rationale, deal financials and Target Company’s key financial metrics and ratios.
- Business Description - A brief description of the company’s operations.
- Key Employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Important Locations and Subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Key Competitors – A list of key competitors of the company.
- Key Recent Developments – A brief on recent news about the company.


Reasons to Buy

Get detailed information on the company’s financial deals that enable you to understand the company’s expansion/divestiture and fund requirements.
- The profile analyzes the company’s financial deals by region, by year, by business segments and by type, for a five year period.

Understand the company’s business segments’ expansion / divesture strategy
- Deals are presented from the company’s core business segments’ perspective to help you understand its corporate strategy

Access detailed information about the company’s recent financial deals that enables you to understand the key deals which have shaped the company
- Major recent deals are presented in detail, which provides information on each deal’s brief summary, deal type, deal rationale, deal financials and Target Company’s key financial metrics and ratios.

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- The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.

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- Recent developments in the company presented in the profile help you track important events.

Gain key insights into the company for academic or business research.
- Key elements such as break up of deals by categories and information on detailed major deals are incorporated in the profile to assist your academic or business research needs.

List of Tables 4
List of Figures 4
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals By Year, 2005 to YTD 2011 5
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy Deals By Type, 2005 to YTD 2011 6
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals By Region, 2005 to YTD 2011 7
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals By Sector, 2005 to YTD 2011 8
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals Summary, 2005 to YTD 2011 9
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deal Details 10
Partnerships 10
United Solar Ovonic Form Joint Venture With Tianjin Jinneng Investment Company 10
Solar Integrated Technologies Partners With United Solar Ovonic 11
United Solar Forms Partnership With Conergy 12
United Solar Ovonic LLC - Key Competitors 13
Key Employees 13
Locations And Subsidiaries 14
Head Office 14
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 14
Recent Developments 15
New Contracts 15
Oct 18, 2011: United Solar Supplies Solar Cells To GP Solar Under New Open Solar Initiative 15
Aug 25, 2011: Gehrlicher Ecoluz Solar Receives Contract To Install 403kWp Solar Power System On Roof Of Pituacu Stadium In Brazil 15
May 09, 2011: United Solar Announces Order From JSW Green Energy In India 15
Nov 18, 2010: United Solar To Supply 6MW Of UNI-SOLAR Photovoltaics For Winch Energys Solar Projects In Puglia, Italy 16
Sep 30, 2010: United Solar Signs Agreement With NJRCEV To Supply 870kW Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System In New Jersey, US 16
Sep 22, 2010: United Solar Signs Agreement With NJRHS To Power New Residential Solar Roof Pilot Program In New Jersey, US 17
Jul 21, 2010: United Solar Will Supply New Jersey Resources And Adler Development With Around 3.9MW Installation Of Solar Laminates 17
Dec 14, 2009: ECD Signs Agreement With Endesa To Install 3 MWp PV Laminates On Rooftops Of Two Coca-Cola Company Buildings In Seville, Spain 18
Jul 08, 2008: ECD To Install 12 MW System On GMs Assembly Plant In Figueruelas, Spain 18
Feb 19, 2008: United Solar Signs Agreement With ITOCHU To Supply PV Laminates For Large-Scale Rooftop Applications 19
Oct 05, 2007: United Solar Signs Supply Agreement With Enfinity 19
Sep 14, 2007: United Solar To Install Solar Panels For GM Facility 19
May 07, 2007: United Solar Receives Two Orders From Unimetal 19
Mar 15, 2007: United Solar Receives $9.1 Million Contract From AFRL 20
Jan 10, 2007: United Solar Supplies Photovoltaic Laminates To TurtleEnergy 20
Operations Updates 21
Dec 07, 2011: United Solar And Baker Renewable Energy Complete 2.6 MW Solar System For Boeing 21
Oct 06, 2011: United Solar Powers Landfill Solar Cover At Hickory Ridge Solid Waste Landfill In Georgia 21
Sep 20, 2011: United Solar Powers Residential Solar Installation In Chatsworth, California 21
Sep 12, 2011: United Solar Powers Solar PV System On South American Soccer Stadium In Salvador da Bahia, Brazil 22
Aug 18, 2011: United Solar Provides Solar Energy System For SmartStreet Solar Installation 22
Aug 11, 2011: Toys R Us Completes 5.38 MW Rooftop Solar Power System At Its Distribution Center In Flanders, New Jersey 23
Aug 04, 2011: United Solar Completes SolarShare WaterView Project In Greater Toronto Area, Canada 23
Jul 12, 2011: United Solar Reaches 16.3% Efficiency With Nano-Crystalline Technology 24
May 24, 2011: United Solar Announces Opening Ceremony At New Manufacturing Facility In Ontario, Canada 24
Apr 21, 2011: UNI-SOLAR Photovoltaics Installed On Eurocopter Logistics Center In France 24
Apr 07, 2011: United Solar And AGT Complete 807kW Solar Power System At South Country School District In New York 25
Apr 04, 2011: United Solar Powers Solar Power Plant In City Of Nice, France 25
Feb 21, 2011: United Solar Completes 1.05 MW Solar Power System At Washoe County School District In Nevada 26
Jan 31, 2011: United Solar Announces NREL Measurement Of 12% Efficient Thin-Film Silicon Cell 26
Jan 21, 2011: Solar Integrated Installs PV Modules For Coca-Cola In Italy 27
Jan 06, 2011: United Solar Installs UNI-SOLAR Brand Photovoltaics On Royal Caribbeans Allure Of The Seas Cruise Ship 27
Oct 07, 2010: United Solar Announces Completion Of Solar Installation On Rooftop Of Sisley In Paris 27
Sep 21, 2010: Centrosolar Realizes New PV System At Perfetti Van Melle In Istanbul, Turkey 28
Aug 30, 2010: Solar Integrated Installs 198kWp SolarRoof Membrane On Rooftop Of Diesel Headquarters In Breganze, Italy 28
Aug 23, 2010: United Solar, Inovateus Solar Announce 80kW Installation Of BIPV Product At Ameridian 28
Aug 12, 2010: United Solar Installs BIPV Product At Junior Achievement In Florida 29
Aug 04, 2010: United Solar To Install PowerTilt Solar Roof System At Daimler Truck And Bus North America – Bus Factory In Canada 29
Jul 28, 2010: United Solar Announces Installation Of PowerTilt System On German DIY Retail Store 30
Jul 14, 2010: United Solars UNI-SOLAR Photovoltaic Rooftop Products To Be Used On School In Kentucky 30
May 17, 2010: ProLogis Launches New Rooftop PV Test Site In Denver, Colorado 30
Feb 09, 2010: Uni-Solar Laminates Features On Mario Botta-Designed Building In Italy 31
Feb 03, 2010: United Solar Announces Contribution For 4 MW BIPV Installation In Italy 31
Dec 14, 2009: United Solar Standardizes On Proficy Software For Photovoltaic Module Manufacturing Capabilities 31
May 07, 2009: United Solar Announces Temporary Shutdown Of Operations At Auburn Hills And Greenville In US 32
Aug 31, 2007: United Solar Installs Solar PV For Alcoa Building 33
Strategy and Business Planning 33
Apr 14, 2011: United Solar To Establish Its Thin-Film Solar Laminates Manufacturing Facility In Ontario, Canada 33
Apr 22, 2010: United Solar Ovonic, ContourGlobal To Co-Develop Rooftop Solar Installations In Italy 34
Nov 09, 2009: ECD And MP2 Capital Announce Plans To Develop Rooftop Solar Projects In Ontario, Canada 34
May 11, 2009: ECD, Enfinity Plan To Co-Develop Rooftop Solar Installations Throughout US And In Europe 35
May 12, 2008: SIT Signs Supply And Cooperation Agreement With USO For UNI-SOLAR PV Laminates 35
Other Significant Developments 35
Oct 13, 2011: United Solar To Exhibit Its Products At Solar Power International 2011 35
Jun 07, 2011: United Solar To Exhibit At Intersolar Europe In Munich, Germany 36
Mar 22, 2011: United Solar Receives Patent For Proprietary Nano-Crystalline Technology 36
Oct 12, 2010: United Solar To Launch Products At Solar Power International 2010 36
Jan 21, 2010: United Solar Receives $13 Million Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit From Stimulus Program 37
Oct 27, 2009: ECD And United Solar Introduces Uni-Solar Powertilt Solar Rooftop System 37
Jul 30, 2009: US House Approves $1.5 Million For United Solar Ovonic To Develop PV Rooftop Systems For DOD Buildings 37
Apr 23, 2009: FATA Automation Delivers Solar Panel Lamination Lines To United Solar 38
Oct 31, 2008: United Solar To Receive $10 Million For Solar-Cell Manufacturing Plant 38
Jul 01, 2008: CENTROSOLAR Secures Long-Term Supply Agreement With UNI-SOLAR For Thin-Film Solar Cells 38
Dec 10, 2007: United Solar Signs Agreement With SunEdison To Supply Solar Laminates 38
Sep 17, 2007: EDF Energies Signs Contract For Photovoltaic Modules With United Solar 38
Jul 24, 2007: United Solar Signs Three Year Distribution Agreement 39
Appendix 40
Methodology 40
About Company 40
Contact Us 40
Disclaimer 40

List of Tables

United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Key Facts 1
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals By Year, 2005 to YTD 2011 1
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals By Region, 2005 to YTD 2011 1
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals By Sector, 2005 to YTD 2011 1
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals Summary, 2005 to YTD 2011 1
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy Deals By Type, 2005 to YTD 2011 6
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals By Region, 2005 to YTD 2011 7
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Deals By Sector, 2005 to YTD 2011 8
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals Summary, 2005 to YTD 2011 9
United Solar Ovonic Form Joint Venture With Tianjin Jinneng Investment Company 10
Solar Integrated Technologies Partners With United Solar Ovonic 11
United Solar Forms Partnership With Conergy 12
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Key Competitors 13
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Key Employees 13
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Other Locations 14
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Subsidiaries 14

List of Figures

United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals by Type, 2005 to YTD 2011 1
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals By Year, 2005 to YTD 2011 5
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals by Type, 2005 to YTD 2011 6
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals By Region, 2005 to YTD 2011 7
United Solar Ovonic LLC, Alternative Energy, Deals by Sector, 2005 to YTD 2011 8

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