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SoloPower Expands Team With Two Photovoltaic Industry Veterans
VP of Product Development Arthur Rudin and GM of Sales Robert Muhn Collectively Bring 60
Years of Renewable Energy Experience to SoloPower
San Jose, Calif. – October 22, 2009 -- SoloPower, a California-based manufacturer of thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced two strategic additions to its team: Arthur Rudin, Vice President of Product Development and Robert Muhn, General Manager of Sales.
“Arthur and Robert both will play instrumental roles as SoloPower nears high volume manufacturing and commercialization in 2010,” said Interim CEO, Lou DiNardo. “Arthur possesses product technical expertise and Robert is a proven success in developing global solar markets. We’re excited to have them join the SoloPower team.”
Mr. Rudin will draw on his 30 years of photovoltaic industry experience to guide the next wave of SoloPower’s Copper-Indium-Gallium-Selenide (CIGS) product development. Before joining SoloPower, Mr. Rudin served as Vice President of Product Development and Systems Engineering at Solar Integrated Technologies, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices; Director of Engineering at the Solar Energy Solutions Group of SHARP Electronics Corporation; and started his career at Shell Solar Industries (formerly Siemens Solar and ARCO Solar). Throughout his career, he has been involved in standards development for the photovoltaic industry through his involvement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He has held positions with the National Electric Code committee at Sandia National Laboratory, the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners, SolarTech Committee, and the PV Assistance Center Board. Mr. Rudin earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and attended Arizona State University, where he received a certificate of achievement in direct energy conversion.
Mr. Muhn joins SoloPower from Kyocera Solar, where he was responsible for the company’s sales to the grid-connected, off-grid industrial and rural electrification markets in the Americas and Australia. Prior to Kyocera Solar, Mr. Muhn worked at AstroPower where he implemented a global sales strategy and co-managed a manufacturing and sales joint venture with Atersa in Spain. He also worked for Siemens Solar / ARCO Solar where he delivered several new products to market and oversaw the company’s Latin America business operations. Mr. Muhn served as a subcontractor to Sandia National Labs and the U.S. Department of Energy, developing programs focused on productive uses of renewable energies in developing countries. He earned a BS in Engineering from the University of Colorado and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
About SoloPower SoloPower, Inc. aims to transform energy economics with its unique thin-film photovoltaics (PV) technology. The company’s mission is to mass produce low-cost, high-efficiency PV modules that offer a viable alternative to electricity produced using traditional fossil fuels. SoloPower devices are fabricated on copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) materials using a proprietary electrochemical process. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley at 5981 Optical Court, San Jose, California 95138. For more information on SoloPower, please visit the company on the Internet at www.SoloPower.com.