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SunEdison Starts Construction on Photovoltaic Power Plants in Spain



    SunEdison, a leading global solar energy services provider, has
    started construction on seven megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV)
    solar power plants in Spain with joint venture partners Sunergy and
    Blue-Green Capital. The four ground-mount solar power systems will be
    completed by the third quarter of 2008.

    SunEdison provides equipment supply, financing, design and
    construction oversight, while Blue-Green-Capital and Sunergy provide
    local project development services.

    The expansion of SunEdison into Spain underscores the company´s
    ability to finance, build, operate and maintain utility-scale solar
    projects worldwide. In December 2007, SunEdison completed an 8.22MW,
    80-acre solar power system in Colorado to support substation loads for
    Xcel Energy. To date, SunEdison has over 52 MW of hands-on
    installation experience and over 31 MW currently under management.

    According to Christophe Lovenich, managing partner of Sunergy,
    "SunEdison has been an excellent joint venture partner with a strong
    global infrastructure for financing, building, operating and
    maintaining utility-scale PV systems. As this joint venture builds
    these projects in Spain, we can work well with existing infrastructure
    to make photovoltaic solar a significant part of the total energy
    solution. SunEdison has a deep commitment to utility standards and
    service, which assures that these and future solar plants will be
    well-serviced over a lifetime."

    Added Marc Ballandras, managing director of Blue-Green Capital,
    "SunEdison has proven expertise in sophisticated utility-scale project
    financing, key to our joint-venture. Furthermore, we have great faith
    in our SunEdison and its capabilities for ongoing cost reductions of
    solar installations, since they are a leader in a competitive US solar
    market. Cost management is essential for future projects in Europe, as
    subsidized tariffs get decreased and solar moves towards cost parity
    with conventional energies. We are excited about working with
    SunEdison as we help Spain meet its ambitious clean energy goals."

    "As a leading global solar energy services provider, our business
    model is predicated on finding and working with local partners,"
    stated Tom Rainwater, CEO of SunEdison. "We are excited to be working
    with local experts Blue-Green Capital and Sunergy on utility-scale
    projects in Spain. These joint ventures underscore our commitment to
    finding the best suppliers and partners at the local level to deliver
    utility-scale PV solar, and to hiring locally to work on these large
    capacity projects. SunEdison and our partners work very closely with
    local communities that will be home to these clean power plants."

    About SunEdison

    Sun Edison LLC is North America´s largest solar energy services
    provider and operates across a global marketplace. SunEdison provides
    solar-generated energy at or below current retail utility rates to a
    broad and diverse client base of commercial, municipal and utility
    customers. For more information about SunEdison, please visit
    www.sunedison.com

    About Blue Green Capital

    Blue-Green-Capital Ltd. is an independent project developer
    providing distributed solar power generation solutions in markets such
    as Spain, France and Greece. Blue-Green-Capital builds strong and
    equitable partnerships with municipalities, local engineering firms
    and professional sources of finance; so that clean energy becomes a
    central piece of the infrastructure for our partner communities. For
    more information, visit http://bg-capital.net/

    About Sunergy

    Sunergy is a Spanish development and EPC company, and currently
    has over 20 MW of PV ground-mounted and rooftop projects under
    development in Spain. Sunergy´s strength lies in developing strong
    relationships with communities and local administrations in order to
    maintain its strong growth trajectory, maximizing value for all
    parties involved in the development process.

    Note to Editors: There should be an umlaut over the "o" in
    "Lovenich" above.