Jan 27 2010
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq: ENER) today announced the installation of 1.87MW of UNI-SOLAR® brand photovoltaic (PV) laminates on the Flanders Expo in Ghent, Belgium.
The UNI-SOLAR laminates were integrated by Derbigum into a light weight building-integrated (BIPV) DERBISOLAR® product. DERBISOLAR integrates UNI-SOLAR laminates with a highly durable roofing membrane to form a waterproof BIPV solar solution.
Derbigum chose UNI-SOLAR laminates because they are light and flexible; there is no perforation of the roofing membrane, they have excellent performance in diffuse light, and UNI-SOLAR laminates are highly damage resistant since the solar cells are concealed inside a polymer laminate and not glass.
Mark Morelli, ECD's president and CEO, said, "The Flanders Expo installation is an excellent example of how we work with our channel partners to develop BIPV solutions for our customers. We are very pleased with the final project, and the fact that the Flanders Expo installation is expected to produce 1.5 million kWh of clean energy per year, representing the power consumption of approximately 454 families."
Source: http://www.energyconversiondevices.com/