ARISE Technologies PV Cell Plant Achieves Site Acceptance Test on Line 2

    WATERLOO, ON, July 9 /CNW/ - ARISE Technologies Corporation (TSX: APV and
Frankfurt: A3T), which is dedicated to becoming a leader in high-performance,
high quality, cost-effective solar technology, today announced that its
photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturing plant in Bischofswerda, Germany has
completed on schedule the Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) for Line 2.
    "We have produced more than 100,000 PV cells on Line 2 during the
commissioning and SAT process," said vice-president and general manager of
ARISE Technologies Germany, Sjouke Zijlstra. "Line 2 is designed to produce 2
and 3 busbar mono-crystalline PV cells. We expect that the PV cells produced
on Line 2 will achieve efficiencies of up to 18% once the line is fully
optimized. Current efficiencies of Line 2 are at our initial target of up to
17.0%.
    "We have started to ship cells to customers for evaluation. Once this is
successfully completed, ARISE expects to begin ramping up commercial
production at a rate that will satisfy the demand from our customers. The
experience that we gained in optimizing Line 1 over the last year and the
significant increase in our yield to above typical industry rates will no
doubt be helpful to us as we increase our output on Line 2," said Mr.
Zijlstra.
    "Our inline process uses significantly fewer production people and faster
cycle-time compared with the more typical batch process. The line was
delivered on-time and on-budget by our turnkey equipment supplier, OTB Solar
B.V. of Eindhoven, the Netherlands. We are very pleased with our progress on
both our Line 1 and now Line 2 operations, and congratulate all who
contributed to these achievements. It requires a high level of teamwork and
dedication to meet targets such as these in a relatively short timeframe," Mr.
Zijlstra said.
    "The combination of Line 1 and Line 2 provides us with the ability to
ship more than 80MW of PV cells per year," said ARISE's chairman and chief
executive officer, Vern Heinrichs. "We now have the flexibility to meet the
requirements of our customers with both high-quality multi-crystalline and
mono-crystalline products. We congratulate all of our ARISE Germany team, and
all our partners and suppliers."

    About ARISE Technologies

    ARISE Technologies Corporation, based in Waterloo, Ontario, is dedicated
to becoming a leader in high-performance, cost-effective solar technology. The
company operates through three divisions. The PV Cell Division manufactures PV
(photovoltaic) cells at its first manufacturing plant opened in April 2008 in
Bischofswerda, Germany. The division is developing proprietary technology with
a target of achieving a step-by-step progression to a high-efficiency level of
greater than 20 percent. The PV Silicon Division is using a proprietary method
to produce silicon at 7N+ high-purity (99.99999 percent) for PV applications,
based on a simplified chemical vapour deposition process. The division is
focusing on scaling up its process to provide ARISE with control over its
supply, costs, and quality. The PV Systems Division provides complete turnkey
PV solutions for solar farms and rooftop installations under the Ontario
Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program.
    The company's shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the
symbol APV and on the Frankfurt Open Market Exchange under the symbol A3T.
Additional information is available at www.arisetech.com and www.sedar.com.

    About OTB

    OTB Solar B.V. is a high tech supplier of solar cell production
technology. The Company's product portfolio currently consists of fully
automated in-line turnkey production solutions, high throughput PECVD modules
with a small footprint and a high accuracy screen printer. Besides this, OTB
Solar is developing novel Ink Jet Printing solutions towards market
introduction. OTB Solar builds on a 20 year long successful equipment
development track record.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    Certain statements in this news release may be considered to be
forward-looking. Such statements are based on management's current
expectations, estimations, and assumptions based on experience, trends, and
other factors that are subject to the significant risks and uncertainties
described in our regulatory filings. Please refer to these. Such risks and
uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, the effects of general
economic conditions, changing foreign exchange rates, actions by government
authorities, uncertainties associated with legal proceedings and negotiations,
industry supply levels, competitive pricing pressures and misjudgments in the
course of preparing forward-looking statements. ARISE assumes no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements.

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For further information: ARISE Technologies Corporation, 65 Northland
Road, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2V 1Y8, Dave Chornaby, Chief Financial
Officer, (519) 772-5732, Dave.Chornaby@arisetech.com, www.arisetech.com