Online auction for failed Helianthos pilot plant

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Bidding for the real estate, patents and facility inventory of failed Dutch thin-film PV cell manufacturer Nuon Helianthos BV, will begin on April 16. The company announced that the pilot plant, located in Arnhem, would be closed last year after failing to reach commercial production due to lack of investment.

Registration and viewing for the auction begun on April 3 and will comprise of three days of bidding, April 16, 17 and May 2. Modern production machines will be included in the online auction hosted by industrial auctioneer Troostwijk Veilingen. Revenue from the sale is expected to reach several million Euros.

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