United Solar Ovonic BIPV System Energizes New California School
26 8월 2004 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
United Solar Ovonic BIPV System Energizes New California School
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The first of three
new California schools using solar energy to power its classrooms
is being dedicated today in the city of Brentwood, located in
Contra Costa County. United Solar Ovonic LLC (Uni-Solar Ovonic), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD
Ovonics) (NASDAQ:ENER), was tapped by the Brentwood School District
to provide Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing. The 33
kW roof and energy system will put power back into the grid for the
district's new Pioneer Elementary School. "With the state cutting
school operational spending, the decision to use solar power made
good business sense," says Pam Currier, business manager for the
Brentwood School District. "Electricity costs the district hundreds
of thousands of dollars each year. We'll save that much in the
long-run with the UNI-SOLAR(R) system." Proprietary UNI-SOLAR(R)
building integrated photovoltaic laminates are manufactured using
Uni-Solar Ovonic's 30-megawatt production equipment, which produces
nine miles of roll-to-roll sheets of photovoltaic material in three
days on a machine the size of a football field. The high
temperature and low light characteristics of these laminates result
in more delivered energy to the building even on cloudy days. "The
UNI-SOLAR(R) technology is ideal for school applications," says
Barry Cinnamon, president of Akeena Solar, the contractor at
Pioneer School. "The array can withstand dirt, rocks, and any kind
of weather. It's also easy to install on the metal flat panel
roofing most schools have in place." At the Pioneer Elementary
School, unique lightweight and flexible UNI-SOLAR(R) photovoltaic
laminates were applied directly to the school's stainless steel
roofing pans using a "peel and apply" adhesive. The Brentwood
School District, which recently received a $125,000 rebate from
Pacific Gas & Electric for the system, will be a part of the
PG&E solar schools program that teaches students about
renewable and clean energy. The district will offset the other
costs of the system with state money, local money, and developer's
fees. "We are pleased that the Brentwood school district has
selected our Building-Integrated Photovoltaic laminates as the
solar of choice for schools," says Tom Moran, Sr. Product Market
Manager at United Solar Ovonic. "The dual purpose roof and energy
system will now convert necessary capital expenditures and
operating costs into a single 'clean energy producing asset' with a
measurable return on investment. Besides the advantages of
providing an aesthetically pleasing, virtually indestructible,
easily installed roof and solar solution, the UNI-SOLAR(R) system
will produce up to 1,500,000 kW/hr over the life of the system to
help offset the school district's most expensive price periods,
which will in turn substantially reduce their annual operating
costs." A second UNI-SOLAR(R) BIPV system will be installed at the
Grant Avenue Elementary School now under construction in the
district. A third system for a new 80 kW middle school is under
bid. About Uni-Solar Ovonic: Uni-Solar Ovonic is the world leader
in thin-film solar technology. Building on technology invented and
pioneered by ECD Ovonics, Uni-Solar Ovonic's production equipment
is the world's largest and most advanced machine for the
manufacture of thin-film solar cells and related products used for
a variety of applications, ranging from charging batteries for
solar lanterns to large solar farms for utility-scale applications.
UNI-SOLAR(R) cells are lightweight, rugged, and flexible, and are
ideal as Building-Integrated Photovoltaic roofing systems for
residential and industrial customers. ECD Ovonics and Uni-Solar
Ovonic hold the basic patents covering the continuous roll-to-roll
manufacturing of thin-film multi-junction solar cells and related
products. More information is available at
http://www.uni-solar.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. Such
forward-looking statements are based on assumptions which ECD
Ovonics, as of the date of this release, believes to be reasonable
and appropriate. ECD Ovonics cautions, however, that the actual
facts and conditions that may exist in the future could vary
materially from the assumed facts and conditions upon which such
forward-looking statements are based. For more information, please
contact Dick Thompson, Director, Media Relations of Energy
Conversion Devices, Inc., +1-248-293-0440. DATASOURCE: Energy
Conversion Devices; United Solar Ovonic LLC CONTACT: Dick Thompson,
Director, Media Relations of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.,
+1-248-293-0440 Web site: http://www.uni-solar.com/
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