Chris Gronet, CEO and founder of Solyndra, said: ”This is a great example of how Solyndra’s PV systems can take advantage of underutilized commercial rooftop space to generate significant power. The project also offers a good model for how distributed power generation can work in an urban setting.
”USE Projects designed and delivered a PV system that we believe can enable the highest energy production per roof over the system lifetime while taking advantage of Solyndra’s low overall installation costs.”
The company claimed that Solyndra’s cylindrical, thin film PV systems are designed to generate electricity from typical low-slope commercial rooftops while providing lower installation costs than conventional flat plate PV technologies.
The Belgium project involved the installation of 1,928kWp on 10 sites in ten cities, and was completed in two months.
Arnold Berens, CEO of USE Projects, said: ”Solyndra was the best solution for this challenging project given the number of sites, different roof orientations and desire for highest possible energy yield per roof.
”Our trained technical staff found the systems easy to install and we are pleased to be able to have completed this project which helps our rooftop host meet their corporate citizenship goals while also generating significant clean power.”
