Solar Growth

Q-Cells SE of Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany, a photovoltaic company that provides solar power plants, modules and cells, and !%ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.%! of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, a provider of custom turnkey manufacturing solutions, have established a joint venture for the development of large-scale renewable energy projects in Ontario. The companies each hold a 50 percent interest in the project development company Ontario Solar PV Fields Inc. Photowatt Ontario, a solar systems manufacturer, will supply the domestic content modules. The projects represent approximately 10 percent of the 650 MW of ground-mounted solar projects awarded throughout the province and are expected to begin construction in 2011.