EANS-News: Von Roll Holding AG / Order from Bechtel for the delivery of transformers for world´s largest solar thermal power plant project

- Contract volume of around CHF 5 million
- Delivery of power
transformers for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility

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Subtitle: - Contract volume of around CHF 5 million - Delivery of
power transformers for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility

Au / Wädenswil (euro adhoc) - 18 April 2011 - Von Roll Holding AG,
one of Switzerland's longest established industrial companies, has
received a large order of several power transformers from US-based
Bechtel. Von Roll´s power transformers will be applied for the
prestigious Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility in California,
USA. The project involves manufacturing and delivery of several 12
MVA and 150 MVA power transformers. The first transformers will be
delivered in the second half of 2011. Bechtel provides engineering,
procurement and construction services for the Ivanpah solar facility.
Privately owned with headquarters in San Francisco, the company has
offices around the world and around 50,000 employees. In 2009, it had
revenues of USD 30.8 billion. In addition to energy, Bechtel´s
diverse portfolio encompasses transportation, communications, mining,
oil and gas, and government services. The Ivanpah Solar Electric
Generating Facility is the world´s largest solar-thermal power plant
project currently under construction. The solar facility is located
in the Mojave desert in California, 40 miles southwest of Las Vegas,
USA. It will double the amount of commercial solar thermal
electricity produced in the USA today. The power produced by Ivanpah,
370 MW of clean renewable energy, will be able to generate
electricity for more than 140,000 homes, displacing around 400,000
tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. Construction of the
complex, consisting of three separate solar thermal plants, has
started in October 2010. The first plant is planned to be connected
to the electrical grid in mid-2012. Matthias Oppermann, CEO of Von
Roll Holding AG: "We are very proud to provide our power transformers
for the world´s largest solar thermal power plant Ivanpah and thus
make a contribution to the supply of green energy in the United
States."

About Von Roll Holding AG: As one of Switzerland´s longest
established industrial companies, Von Roll focuses on products and
systems for power generation, transmission and distribution. Von Roll
is the global market leader in insulation products, systems and
services and is represented in 19 countries with around 3,000
employees at 30 sites.

This press release is based on information currently available.
Unforeseeable risks and influences may lead to discrepancies with
statements portrayed here. Furthermore, rounding differences may lead
to discrepancies in the reported figures.

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Susanne Berger
Corporate Communications
T: +41 44 204 3034, F: +41 44 204 3039, E: press@vonroll.com

Branche: Misc. Industrials
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WKN: 324535
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