BUILDING INTEGRATED SUN FOR FRANCE

Energy Conversion Devices Announces 3.0 Megawatts of Uni-Solar BIPV Installations on Lidl Logistics Centers in France; Installations Include 1.1MW at Cambrai, 1.1MW at Vars, and 800kW at Les Arcs
April 13, 2010 (Globe Newswire via MarketWatch)

"Energy Conversion Devices, Inc…announced that its United Solar Ovonic subsidiary was selected to install flexible light weight UNI-SOLAR(R) brand solar photovoltaic laminates on mutiple logistics buildings operated by Lidl, a European discount supermarket chain that operates more than 8,000 stores.

"Specific terms of the multi-rooftop project were not disclosed. For the first phase of the project, a total of 3.0MW of UNI-SOLAR laminates were installed on Lidl logistics centers in Cambrai, Vars, and Les Arcs in France…"

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"Derbigum chooses to use UNI-SOLAR laminates in its BIPV solar roofing products because they are light, flexible, require no perforation to the roofing membrane, have excellent performance in diffuse light, and are highly damage resistant since the solar cells are encapsulated inside a polymer laminate rather than being concealed beneath glass…"

[Mark Morelli, president and CEO, ECD:] "…Lidl was seeking a building-integrated solar solution that was light weight, and did not penetrate the roofing membrane. To meet these demands, Derbigum integrated our UNI-SOLAR laminates into a lightweight, durable and waterproof BIPV roofing membrane called DERBISOLAR(R). Through our close partnership with Derbigum, we created and installed the right solution for Lidl."