SunPower将会这将会给法国本土赌场集团物业提供额外的20兆瓦的太阳能光伏电池板，这个协议类似去年两家公司签订的15兆瓦的协议，这项协议将会使赌场集团没有充分利用的屋顶空间和停车场区域转换成为电厂来生产可再生电力和减少二氧化碳排放量。
SunPower公司将为赌场提供SunPower的E19系列太阳能电池板，它的效率将会增加19%或更多。 这些模块的功能更大，并有功能更强大的全背接触太阳能电池，这将会使每块电池多提供的3%的光照表面面积，通过减少为使用空间来提高空间面板效率。各电池板后都具有防反射涂层，能把非漫反射的角光捕捉起来，与传统的电池板相比每瓦特能产生更多的能量。
SunPower will supply an additional 20 megawatts of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic panels for solar power installations on French retailer Casino Group properties in mainland France. The agreement, which builds on a similar 15-megawatt agreement between the two companies last year, will enable Casino Group to turn under-utilized roof space and parking area into power plants to produce renewable electricity and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
"SunPower's proven high-efficiency technology delivers the highest energy density in space constrained areas. This permits us to maximize the amount of clean, renewable solar power that will be produced at our facilities, maximizing cost optimizations and environment benefits. The choice of SunPower reinforces our commitment to building-integrated solar systems which is today the best way to produce renewable energy by the valorization of non-utilized space."
"We are delighted to partner with Casino to further expand their use of solar power in France, increasing their total commitment to more than 35 megawatts. We are confident that, with SunPower's proven performance and reliability, Casino and GreenYellow will continue to achieve considerable return on investment over the 25-to-30-year lifetime of the solar panels," said Howard Wenger, president, utility and power plants, for SunPower.
SunPower will supply Casino with its SunPower E19 Series solar panels, which offer efficiency of 19 percent or greater. The modules feature larger, more powerful all-back contact solar cells that deliver three percent more surface area per cell, boosting panel efficiency by reducing unutilized space. The panels also have an anti-reflective coating that allow for more diffuse off-angle light to be captured, generating more energy per rated watt than a conventional solar panel.
The combined 35 megawatt agreement will result in solar power systems at 18 of the company's properties, on rooftops and parking lots. In-store monitoring displays at Casino's facilities with solar power systems will provide customers and employees with information on how much solar power is being generated on site. Casino Group includes 11,000 stores in 9 countries making it one of the largest French retail networks, and consists of more than 20 different brands of stores.
