Uni-Solar Order for 1 MW of Solar PV Panels

Uni-Solar Order for 1 MW of Solar PV Panels

"The superior performance of our triple-junction solar cells under typical European conditions offers additional cost advantages to the customer."

- Subhendu Guha, President and Chief Operating Officer of Uni-Solar Ovonic

Auburn Hills, Michigan - February 19, 2004 [SolarAccess.com] United Solar, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices (ECD Ovonics), received an order for 1 MW of photovoltaic (PV) panels from ThyssenKrupp Hoesch Bausysteme GmbH (Thyssen). The products will be used by Thyssen to address the expanding building-integrated PV market in Germany. 500 kW has already been shipped, and the balance will be shipped before April 2004.

"The Uni-Solar products are aesthetically pleasing and can be easily integrated with the metal roofs offered by Thyssen," said Dr. Hans-Dieter Lindenblatt, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Thyssen. "We look forward to working with Uni-Solar Ovonic to address the rapidly expanding PV roofing market in Germany."

Thyssen has been a pioneer in introducing flexible Uni-Solar products integrated with metal pans in the German market.

"Our robust and flexible thin-film solar cells are ideally suited for building integrated photovoltaics," said Stanford R. Ovshinsky, President and Chief Technology Officer of ECD Ovonics and Chairman and CEO of Uni-Solar Ovonic. "We are delighted to work with an industry leader like Thyssen to address this market in Germany."

Uni-Solar Ovonic said the company's thin-film amorphous solar products for both commercial and residential applications differ from the traditional crystalline technology, which typically utilizes heavy, glass-mounted panels, because the Uni-Solar products are flexible, durable, lightweight and easy to install.

"Integrating the Uni-Solar laminate to its proprietary roofing panels, Thyssen is offering to the market roofs that generate electricity and provide heat insulation. The superior performance of our triple-junction solar cells under typical European conditions offers additional cost advantages to the customer," said Subhendu Guha, President and Chief Operating Officer of Uni-Solar Ovonic.

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