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Hague Corp. Completes Merger with Solterra Renewable Technologies

Scottsdale, AZ--(BUSINESS WIRE) November 6, 2008 --Hague Corp (OTCBB: HGUE), a publicly traded resource exploration company, today announced it has completed the planned reorganization transaction with Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. (“Solterra”), whereby Solterra has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hague. Pursuant to the transaction, Hague cancelled 40,000,000 shares of stock previously owned by Gregory Chapman, President, CEO and director of Hague, and Hague issued 41,250,000 shares to the former shareholders of Solterra. In a contemporaneous transaction, Hague completed a financing and received gross proceeds of $1,500,000 and issued 3,525,000 shares of restricted common stock and convertible debentures in the face amount of $1,500,000.

Solterra is a start-up solar technology and quantum dot manufacturing firm which was founded by Stephen Squires. The company perceives an opportunity to acquire a significant amount of both quantum dot and solar photovoltaic market share by commercializing a low cost quantum dot processing technology and a low cost quantum dot based third generation photovoltaic technology/solar cell, pursuant to an exclusive license agreement with William Marsh Rice University (“Rice University”). The firm’s objective is to become the first bulk manufacturer of high quality tetrapod quantum dots and the first solar cell manufacturer to be able to offer a solar electricity solution that competes on a non-subsidized basis with the price of retail electricity in key markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

“Management believes that the manufacture of these thin film quantum dot solar cells can introduce a cost effective and disruptive technology that can help accelerate the conversion from a fossil fuel dependent energy infrastructure to one based on renewable, carbon-neutral energy sources,” said Stephen Squires, CEO of Solterra. “We believe that our proposed products can be part of the solution to greenhouse gases and global warming.”

In North America, where we use far more oil than anywhere else on Earth, the vast majority (71%) of electrical power generation is entirely dependent on fossil fuels - coal (52%), gas (16%), and oil (3%). The world’s natural gas is running out along with the oil, and the coal supply is not unlimited either. Nuclear energy contributes only one-fifth to the US power network, and 7% of power is hydroelectric. Only 2% of US electricity production is from renewable sources. As we continue burning up the world’s dwindling fossil energy sources, we simultaneously cause damage to the natural environment.

“Production of photovoltaics (PV) jumped to 3,800 megawatts worldwide in 2007, up an estimated 50 percent over 2006. At the end of the year, according to preliminary data, cumulative global production stood at 12,400 megawatts, enough to power 2.4 million U.S. homes,” said Greg Chapman, CEO of Hague. “This market is growing by an impressive average of 48 percent each year since 2002, PV production has been doubling every two years, meaning that we are now competing in the world’s fastest-growing energy source marketplace.”

In addition to photovoltaic applications, low cost high quality quantum dots are widely thought to be the enabling factor for a variety of other emerging technologies including high performance QD based lasers, color displays, solid state lighting, bio-imaging, quantum computers and solar/hydrogen generation.

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Solterra to Compete in $700 Million Quantum Dot Market

To Supply Cheaper, More Efficient Quantum Dots to Rapidly Growing Sector

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hague Corp. (“Hague”) (OTCBB: HGUE), a solar technology and quantum dot manufacturing company, today commented on recently released forecast for the Quantum Dot (“Solterra”) market where it competes.

A quantum dot is a semiconductor whose excitons are confined in all three spatial dimensions. As a result, they have properties that are between those of bulk semiconductors and those of discrete molecules.

Current and future applications of QDs impact a broad range of industrial markets. These include, for example, biology and biomedicine; computing and memory; electronics and displays; optoelectronic devices such as LEDs, lighting, and lasers; optical components used in telecommunications; and security applications such as covert identification tagging or biowarfare detection sensors.

According to a new report available at Electronics.ca Publications, the global market for QDs, which in 2008 is estimated to generate $28.6 million in revenues, is projected to grow over the next 5 years at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 90.7%, reaching over $700 million by 2013. Following the initially modest revenues generated by standalone colloidal QDs - primarily serving the life sciences, academic, and other industrial research and development (R&D) communities - within the next 2 years several product launches with colloidal or in situ QD underpinning will bolster market revenue considerably.

“We are beginning to see comparisons to the early semiconductor industry in terms of growth prospect,” said Stephen B. Squires, CEO and President of Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. Squires continued, “With the advances our scientists have made with this technology we are well positioned to dominate this industry over the next decade and take significant market share. While we are extremely encouraged by the latest market forecasts, we do believe this study underestimates the true size of the market.”

Solterra has concluded the worldwide exclusive license with William Marsh Rice University for intellectual property which includes the “Synthesis of Uniform Nanoparticle Shapes with High Selectivity.” The licensing agreement field of use covers the manufacture and sale of photovoltaic cells and the manufacture and sales of quantum dots for electronic and medical applications.

Rice University’s breakthrough discovery has been the highlight of numerous scientific journal articles and also gained the attention of mainstream news media. This new chemical method for making low cost, four-legged cadmium selenide quantum dots, which previous research has shown to be particularly effective at converting sunlight into electrical energy, knocks down a major barrier in developing quantum-dot-based photovoltaics as an alternative to the conventional, more expensive silicon-based solar cells.

Solterra is scheduled to begin scale up of this technology in December 2008 with commercial production anticipated to begin in the second half of 2009.

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Solterra Profile
The Market
Solar power is already in an explosive growth mode, but here Solterra we are singularly positioned to lead the development of truly cost- effecicient and sustainable solar technology as the first company to introduce a new dimension of cost reduction by replacing silicon wafer based solar modules with a low cost Quantum Dot based solar cell module.

Solterra's process does NOT require costly silicon rare earth minerals or slow, cumbersome vacuum processing or sputtering methods, thereby creating a new paradigm in the industry. Furthermore Solterra can produce its own high quality tetrapod quantum dots using a revolutionary patent pending process that results in cost savings up to 95% over the traditional quantum dot manufacturing process.

Low Cost Solar Cells
Using proprietary technology, Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. will utilize our robust IP portfolio in third generation photovoltaic materials and solar cell processing technology to produ ce the lowest priced solar power available today.

Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. will produce high volume hybrid solar cells using revolutionary low cost Quantum Dot synthesis technology and a proprietary conjugated polymer technology that can and will deliver unmatched efficiency and production economy.

Technology Breakthrough: Low Cost, High Effiency Cells
UN Environment ProgramQuantum dots are "mega-molecules" of semiconducting materials that are smaller than living cells. Q.D.’s interact with light in unique ways to give off different-colored light or to create electrons and holes, due partly to their tiny size, partly to their shape and partly to the material from which they are made. Using proprietary technologies, Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. will manufacture very low cost solar cells utilizing Q.D. Technology…(less than half the price of competition). Proprietary Q.D.’s are a primary ingredient in Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc.’s solar cells. "Our work knocks down a big barrier in developing quantum dot-based photovoltaics as an alternative to the conventional, more expensive, silicon-based solar cells," said co-author and principal investigator Michael Wong, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University. Dr. Wong explained that the way towards cheaper more efficient solar cells is to manufacture them using Quantum Dots.

Quantum Dot technology is by far the most efficient method of producing solar electricity but until recently the high cost of producing Q.D.’s made their use in Solar Panels prohibitive. Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. has changed that with a new proprietary Quantum Dot production technology. This new technology reduced the cost of Q.D. production by more than 90%. This new Q.D. production technique, developed by Dr. Wong of Rice University has been acquired by Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc.

By applying this proprietary low cost production technology to the manufacture of Q.D.’s and applying it to Solar Energy Cells, the cost of solar generated electricity is reduced to little more than grid price at today’s electricity price. Grid prices are expected to increase by more than 50% over the next five years. Based on the above: in five years, solar energy using the Solterra Quantum Dot Technology will be approximately half the cost of grid pricing...

Sunny Economic Forecast
UN Environment ProgramThe solar energy industry, which encompasses technology, research, manufacturing, training, and installation, has a direct impact on many facets of U.S. commerce. Since the 1970s, when the solar energy market was virtually nonexistent, the business of solar energy has seen 100-fold price decreases, which has led to the production of millions of watts per year and created a national market worth about $2 billion. The current U.S. solar industry employs some 20,000 men and women in high-value, high-tech jobs, representing about 300 companies, universities, and utilities (estimates based on Directory of the U.S. Photovoltaics Industry. 1996. Washington, DC: Solar Energy Industries Association [SEIA]). And by 2020, the industry is expected to grow toward a workforce of 150,000 ("Energy Alternatives and Jobs." 2000. Renewable Energy World, 3(6):November/December, pp. 26-32). Jobs associated with the solar energy industry are in engineering, science, management, architecture, construction, planning, education, sales, skilled labor, finance, and design.

The solar industry continues to grow steadily as costs for solar systems decline in the expanding markets for renewable energy. Since the late 1990s, the market for solar energy has grown at an annual rate of 20%. The solar industry estimates that growth rates above 25% annually are possible, resulting in a $27 billion market by 2020. With technological innovations lowering costs and increased market growth leading to new jobs and export opportunities, solar energy can become a major high-tech growth industry that contributes significantly to our economic growth and improves our trade balance.

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Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. Names Dr. Ghassen E. Jabbour as Chief Science Officer
Monday November 24, 2:38 am ET

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hague Corp. (OTCBB: HGUE - News), a solar technology and quantum dot manufacturing company, today announced the appointment of Dr. Ghassen E. Jabbour to the position of Chief Science Officer. In this new role, he will lead the development and characterization of Solterra’s thin film Quantum Dot solar cell products.

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Dr. Jabbour is the Director of Flexible and Organic Electronics Development at the Flexible Display Center (FDC) and a Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Arizona State University since 2006. He is also the Technical Advisory Board Leader on Optoelectronic Materials, Devices and Encapsulation at FDC. He has been selected to the Asahi Shimbun 100 New Leaders of the USA and has received the Presidential Award for Excellence from the Hariri Foundation in 1997. Dr. Jabbour's research experience encompasses flexible-roll-to-roll-electronics and displays, smart textile, moisture and oxygen barrier technology, transparent conductors, organic light emitting devices, organic and hybrid photovoltaics, organic memory storage, organic thin film transistors, combinatorial discovery of materials, nano and macro printed devices, micro and nanofabrication, biosensors, and quantum simulations of electronic materials. He has authored and co-authored over 300 publications and has edited several books and symposia proceedings involving organic photonics and electronics, and nanotechnology.

“We are extremely pleased to have someone as talented and accomplished as Dr. Jabbour join our team as CSO,” said Stephen Squires, President and CEO of Solterra. “Ghassen’s deep understanding of nanotechnology and photovoltaics will drive our future product development,” added Squires.

About Hague Corp./Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc.

Solterra is singularly positioned to lead the development of truly sustainable and cost-effective solar technology as the first company to introduce a new dimension of cost reduction by replacing silicon wafer-based solar cells with low-cost, highly efficient Quantum Dot-based solar cells.

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DALLAS, Dec. 22, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Pentony, President of Shareholder Vision, announced today that ShareholderVision.com has released a new video featuring Hague Corp. (OTCBB:HGUE) also known as Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. The video was shot on location at their Tempe, Arizona location. In the video, we speak with two key members of their management team, including Stephen Squires, the company's Presdent and Chief Executive officer, and Ghassen E. Jabbour, Ph.D., the company's Chief Science Officer.

The video is available at: http://www.shareholdervision.com/hgue12222008bb.htm

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Solterra To Use Quantum Dots To Boost Solar Cell Output
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by SI Staff on Thursday 22 January 2009
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Solterra Renewable Technologies Inc. says it plans to replace silicon wafer-based solar cells with low-cost, highly efficient quantum dot-based solar cells. The company has acquired the worldwide exclusive license for a patent-pending quantum dot production technology from Rice University.

Using this technology, Solterra has manufactured more efficient and less costly tetrapod quantum dots and will use this technology to produce thin-film quantum dot-based solar cells. This advance will reduce the cost of solar-generated electricity to little more than grid price at today's electricity rates, according to the company.

Solterra is scheduled to begin production scale-up this month, and research and development for optimization methods has begun.

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Hague Corp., the Parent of Its Operating Subsidiary, Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc., Announces Its Intention to Restructure Hague and Solterra for the Purpose of Completing a Plan of Financing and Bringing Solterra Public

* On Wednesday June 10, 2009, 8:00 am EDT


TEMPE, Ariz., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hague Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: HGUE - News), a quantum dot manufacturing company with a focus on Quantum dots targeted towards the medical sciences, ultra efficient lighting solutions and the burgeoning solar cell industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with its Noteholders for a 120-day standstill period pursuant to which the Noteholders will not pursue any of their rights under their debt securities and related transaction documents, to permit its subsidiary, Solterra, time to complete its plan of financing (currently up to $6,000,000) and to restructure and reorganize Hague and Solterra, as described in Hague's current report on Form 8-K filed today. Pursuant to the plan of financing, it is the intention of Hague's wholly owned subsidiary, Solterra to become a publicly reporting and trading company.


Phoenix Alliance Corp. has been retained by Solterra to act as its fiscal advisor and to assist Solterra Renewable Technologies in the development of a market analysis, competitive analysis and competitive strategy, as well as a complete business plan for the manufacture and sale of what is expected to be the most important breakthrough in Solar Cell technology to date. Phoenix has also been retained to recruit a top management team as well as an independent board of directors for Solterra Renewable Technologies.

Stephen Squires, CEO and majority shareholder of Hague Corp., stated: "To attain our goal of profitability, we need to raise additional financing and to have set a clear path to accelerate our commercialization and marketing activities through an expansion of revenue base and market share for our Industry leading Quantum Dots."

One of the key drivers of our plan is the establishment of a dynamic new platform for our operational success consisting of two strong business segments -- Hague Corp. and Solterra Renewable Technologies.

* Solterra Renewable Technologies manufactures and sells solar modules based on our proprietary thin-film Quantum Dot technology. Our solar panels are flexible, lightweight and rugged and generate up to 20 percent more electricity than conventional crystalline products at significantly lower costs. This is a Game Changer in the Solar Cell manufacturing industry and in fact we expect to be one of the first Solar companies to close in on Grid Parity pricing which of course is the objective of every Solar Cell manufacturer in the world.
* Hague Corp. includes our Quantum Dot manufacturing business, and our R&D programs with near-term commercial opportunities. We are presently able to offer select clients a superior Quantum Dot for use in the medical Sciences Industry as well as the LED and lighting industries. What is most exciting is the price structure we can offer to these clients. Imagine a Quantum Dot of Superior Quality at a price that reflects up to a 50% discount to presently existing supply opportunities. We are receiving inquiries and requests on a weekly basis and expect to begin shipping within 90 days.

Mr. Squires stated, "Throughout the last six months our research efforts led by Dr. Jabbour and Dr. Michael Wong with the support of Arizona State University and Rice University have confirmed that our Quantum Dot technology and our printed Solar Cell technology are indeed two separate and exciting business opportunities. In order to ensure that our wholly owned subsidiary has access to capital markets, we intend to complete a private financing sufficient to provide for the early commercialization of Solar Cell technology.

As described in our Form 8-K, Mr. Squires will act as chief executive officer of either Hague or Solterra and as interim chief executive officer of the other company until an experienced executive replaces Mr. Squires in one of the two companies. Phoenix Alliance will assist Solterra in obtaining independent board members and a new chief executive officer to succeed Mr. Squires in running one of the two companies. It is expected that both companies will continue to have significant input from Dr. Jabbour and Dr. Wong.

It is anticipated that upon the closing of this private financing Hague will retain a substantial equity interest in Solterra. Management believes that by executing this plan and funding the solar production subsidiary, Hague will not have the burden of funding Solterra Renewable Technologies thereby freeing up additional resources for the further development of other uses for Quantum Dots and generating additional revenues and potential profits for Hague. Hague will be the sole supplier of Quantum Dots to Solterra thereby creating a profitable captured market for Quantum Dots used in the manufacture of solar cells without creating any adverse constraints on Hague's resources.

Hague can provide no assurance that the plans outlined which includes the creating two operating companies, raising up to $6,000,000 in financing for Solterra and to retiring Hague's existing debt will be successfully completed on satisfactory terms, if at all, or that Rice University will consent to necessary changes in Solterra's license agreement to accomplish the foregoing plans. Accordingly, the above plans outlined by management are subject to change at any time.

The securities to be offered in any financing described above have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

About Hague Corp. /Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc.

Solterra is singularly positioned to lead the development of truly sustainable and cost-effective solar technology as the first company to introduce a new dimension of cost reduction by replacing silicon wafer-based solar cells with low-cost, highly efficient Quantum Dot-based solar cells.

Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

The statements in this release relating to completion of the restructuring and financing of the companies are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Some or all of the results anticipated by these forward-looking statements may not occur. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, contractual difficulties which may arise, the failure to obtain necessary approvals, the future market price of Hague common stock and/or the ability to obtain the necessary financing.

Contact Information
Hague Corp. / Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc.
ASU Research Park
7700 S. River Parkway
Tempe, AZ 85284
Phone: [phone] x 103
Email: [e-mail]

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Hague Corp.'s Wholly Owned Subsidiary Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. Invited to Present at "Kingdom Project Expansion & Investment Summit" Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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TEMPE, AZ--(Marketwire - 07/23/09) - Hague Corp.'s (OTC.BB:HGUE - News) wholly owned subsidiary Solterra Renewable Technologies Inc. has been invited to participate and present its Quantum Dot Solar Cell Technologies at the upcoming "KINGDOM PROJECT EXPANSION & INVESTMENT SUMMIT" being held in Riyadh, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia 9 & 10 November 2009. Solterra was selected as the sole company that will be presenting in the Renewable Technologies Category.
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The summit gathers the ministries and authorities from the region, as well as the top industry decision makers, top investors, high-net-worth individuals, property developers, architects and project consultants from Saudi Arabia, GCC and the North African region to network and learn, but most importantly to conduct face-to-face business in an exclusive environment. The Summit will feature speakers such as, His Highness Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Mohammad Bin Ayyaf, the Mayor of Riyadh and Dr. Gumersindo Oliveros, CEO, KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

A key topic of the summit will be "Transport & Infrastructure Projects Expansion." The Kingdom has reported a record number of projects including a $500 billion investment program to build six new cities throughout the country -- including the King Abdullah Economic City on the western coast, near the city of Rabigh; the Knowledge Economic City, near Medina; and the Prince Abdul-Aziz bin Mousaed Economic City in the north. "It is only logical that Renewable Energy Technologies would be of paramount interest throughout the Kingdom and the region. We are very fortunate to be the exclusive renewable energy firm invited to participate in this exclusive international event. I believe it is clearly the result of the extremely attractive value proposition that only quantum dot solar technology can deliver. We also recognize that this is also an extraordinary opportunity for our company and its technologies to be introduced to the broader Middle East investment community," stated Stephen Squires, CEO and majority shareholder of Hague Corp.

About Hague Corp./Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc.

Solterra is singularly positioned to lead the development of truly sustainable and cost-effective solar technology as the first company to introduce a new dimension of cost reduction by replacing silicon wafer-based solar cells with low-cost, highly efficient Quantum Dot-based solar cells.

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Hague Corp. Subsidiary Solterra Renewable Technologies To Launch First of Its Kind Continuous Batch Tetrapod Quantum Dot Semi-Conductor Production


TEMPE, Ariz., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hague Corp.'s (OTC Bulletin Board: HGUE - News), wholly owned subsidiary Solterra Renewable Technologies today announced that it is initiating the next phase in its plan to make high volume synthesis of tetrapod quantum dots a reality.

Up until now, tetrapod quantum dots, as well as other forms of quantum dots, have only been produced in very small, milligram quantities per day, using expensive materials and processing techniques that are laborious and time consuming.

Solterra's CEO Stephen Squires explained that as a result of the breakthrough process technology developed at Rice University (exclusively licensed by Solterra), along with the scale up efforts of the Solterra team, we are now ready to initiate the next phase in producing high quality, uniform tetrapod quantum dot semi-conductors using a continuous batch process.

Initially our target for the continuous batch process line will be production of approximately 100 grams of tetrapod quantum dots per day. For comparison, a typical single-pot synthesis method will only produce one-tenth of a gram (100 milligrams) per day.

Squires noted although gram-amount quantities may sound like lab-scale efforts, as with many nanomaterials, quantum dot dependent applications typically use the materials sparingly, while the weight-to-performance ratios produce amazing product enhancements.

A key barrier to large volume sales has been is price: quantum dots can cost anywhere from US$3,000 to $10,000 per gram, restricting their use to highly specialized applications (source: Nature Magazine June 2009 "Quantum Dots go large) whereas Solterra's Quantum Dots will be brought to market at prices varying between $800.00 to $2500.00. This very competitive price point will allow us quickly to capture significant market share.

We believe our low cost materials and efficient continuous batch process will be the key to reducing the price of high quality quantum dots and as a result, enable rapid commercialization of quantum dot dependent emerging technologies/applications, such as solar cells, flexible displays, flash memory devices and LED lighting among others.

Once our initial continuous batch line is operating at its full potential we will begin the next phase which includes using some very exciting process technologies that we believe will allow us to scale up from grams per day to kilograms per day. The increased output will support both our own quantum dot solar cell development as well as the development of other emerging quantum dot dependent technologies. According to BCC Research, the overall market for quantum dots is expected to reach US$721 Million by 2013.

According to the IDTechEx report, Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2009-2029, the market for printed and potentially printed electronics, including organics, inorganics and composites will rise from $1.92 billion in 2009 to $57.16 billion in 2019 www.idtechex.com.