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GM to have world’s largest rooftop solar system

09 July 2008 | Cell Processing: News From Around The Web | Source: Business Week

Solar energy product maker Energy Conversion Devices Inc. said Tuesday it will supply solar cell laminates to General Motors Corp. for the world's largest rooftop power generation system.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company's UNI-Solar thin-film flexible solar laminates will be installed this fall at a 2 million-square foot car plant in Figueruelas, Zaragoza, Spain.

The rooftop system will have about 85,000 solar panels and peak capacity of 12 megawatts -- enough electricity to power 4,575 homes, GM said. 

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