BIG ROOFTOP SOLAR FOR BELGIUM

Energy Conversion Devices Announces 1.8 Megawatt UNI-SOLAR Installation on the Roof of Toyota Parts Center Europe; The 861,000 Square Foot Installation is One of the Largest Thin-Film Solar Panel Rooftops in Belgium
May 6, 2010 (GlobalNewswire via MarketWatch)

"Energy Conversion Devices, Inc…announced that a total of 1.8MW of its UNI-SOLAR(R) brand photovoltaic laminates were installed on the Toyota Parts Center Europe building in Belgium. Toyota recently officially inaugurated the solar panel park, which Blue Planet Solar NV financed, built and will operate. The installation includes 12,800 panels on the roof and covers 861,000 sq.ft., making it one of the largest thin-film solar panel rooftop installations in Belgium."

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"This is the third project the company has done for Toyota. In 2007, the company won a $3.3 million order for a BIPV roofing system that was installed on a building owned by a division of Toyota Germany AG, in Germany. And, in 2006, ECD provided a 700 kW BIPV roofing system for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. for their New York Region parts distribution center located in New Jersey."

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"The rooftop solar installation will produce between 15% and 20% of the annual electricity requirements of the facility. With a peak power supply of 1.84 MW, the panels can produce 1,620 MWh/year. The CO2 saving is forecast to be 1,875 tons/year. As a result, Toyota will considerably reduce its CO2 emissions while also making significant savings on its energy bill…"