Energy Conversion Devices and CertainTeed Install New Residential Rooftop Solar Product Atop Michigan Governor's Residence
29 10월 2009 - 4:55AM
PR Newswire (US)
LANSING, Mich., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energy Conversion
Devices, Inc. (ECD) (NASDAQ:ENER), the leading global manufacturer
of UNI-SOLAR® thin-film flexible solar laminates, and CertainTeed
Corporation, a leading North American building products
manufacturer, today announced the installation of EnerGen(TM), a
breakthrough solar roof system, on the official residence of
Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm. EnerGen is the first
product developed through a joint venture announced between the two
companies in October 2008, and is slated for official launch to the
roofing industry in 2010. EnerGen combines Uni-Solar's
industry-leading expertise in photovoltaics (PV) with CertainTeed's
century-long leadership in residential roofing to create a solar
roof system that seamlessly integrates the solar with roofing
shingles. To celebrate this achievement, the two companies donated
a 3.2 kW EnerGen system for Governor Granholm's official residence
in Lansing, Michigan. "We are pleased that our collaboration with
CertainTeed has resulted in the development of an industry first,"
said Mark Morelli, ECD's President and CEO. "In recognition of
Governor Granholm's tireless efforts to reconstruct Michigan's
economy around clean, renewable energy, it's entirely appropriate
that her home receives one of the first EnerGen residential rooftop
solar power systems. She can be proud to know that the solar cells
powering her rooftop system were developed and manufactured in
Michigan." "Our goal since partnering with United Solar was to
develop lightweight, aesthetically pleasing integrated solar
roofing products that are affordable and available to more people,"
said Guillaume Texier, President of CertainTeed Roofing. "EnerGen
is a tremendous step in that direction and CertainTeed looks
forward to developing a portfolio of PV products for both
residential and commercial applications. As a proud Michigan
employer, CertainTeed is honored to support the Governor's energy
efforts with this launch." The official Michigan Governor's
Residence is a single-story home on four acres in the Moores River
Drive neighborhood of Lansing. Designed by American Architect
Wallace Frost, the original home was built in 1957 and donated to
the state in 1969. Since then, several additions and renovations
have been made to expand and modernize the home using products and
materials made in Michigan. Mechanical Energy Systems of Michigan
assisted with the installation of the system on the Governor's
residence. The home also features CertainTeed's Grand Manor® Luxury
Shingles, a product that also adorns the historic Henry Ford home
and Eastern Market in Detroit. "Dan and I are grateful and excited
that the governor's official residence in Lansing can now generate
some of its own electricity using solar technology developed right
here in Michigan," Granholm said. "These new EnerGen panels show
how Michigan companies like United Solar are leading the way in
alternative energy development and are helping to transform our
state into a global center for green manufacturing. We hope that
homes throughout Michigan and the world will take advantage of
clean, renewable energy sources to help improve our environment and
our economy." About Energy Conversion Devices Energy Conversion
Devices is a leader in building integrated and rooftop
photovoltaics. Through its United Solar Ovonic subsidiary, the
company manufactures, sells and installs thin-film solar laminates
through its United Solar Ovonic that convert sunlight to energy
using proprietary technology. United Solar's UNI-SOLAR® brand
products are unique because of their flexibility, light weight,
ease of installation, durability, and real-world efficiency.
Through its Solar Integrated Technologies business, the company
also designs, manufactures and installs rooftop photovoltaic
systems which enable customers to transform unused space on the
rooftop into a value-generating asset. For more information, please
visit http://www.energyconversiondevices.com/ . About CertainTeed
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable
building products, CertainTeed has helped shape the building
products industry for more than 100 years. Founded in 1904 as
General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality
Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," quickly inspired the name
CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed® is North America's leading brand
of exterior and interior building products, including roofing,
siding, windows, fence, decking, railing, trim, foundations, pipe,
insulation, gypsum, ceilings and access covers. Headquartered in
Valley Forge, Penn., CertainTeed and its affiliates have more than
6,000 employees and more than 65 manufacturing facilities
throughout the United States and Canada. In 2009, CertainTeed was
named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, a national award that recognizes environmentally
responsible corporations. The group had total sales of more than $3
billion in 2008. http://www.certainteed.com/ This release may
contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe
Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning
our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future net
sales or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans
or intentions relating to expansions, business trends and other
information that is not historical information. All forward-looking
statements are based upon information available to us on the date
of this release and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other
factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in
the forward-looking statements. Risks that could cause such results
to differ include: our ability to maintain our customer
relationships; the worldwide demand for electricity and the market
for solar energy; the supply and price of components and raw
materials for our products; and our customers' ability to access
the capital needed to finance the purchase of our products; and
risks associated with integrating Solar Integrated Technologies,
Inc. The risk factors identified in the ECD filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q, could impact any forward-looking statements contained
in this release. DATASOURCE: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
CONTACT: Mark Trinske, Energy Conversion Devices, +1-248-299-6063,
; or Michael B. Loughery of CertainTeed, +1-610-341-7328, Web Site:
http://www.energyconversiondevices.com/
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