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Kanematsu Exhibits UNI-SOLAR Products at PV Expo 2012 in Japan

Exhibition highlights strategic partnership for the Japanese market

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

United Solar, the global manufacturer of UNI-SOLAR lightweight, flexible solar modules and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD), announced that Kanematsu Corporation exhibited UNI-SOLAR products at the 5th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo (PV Expo 2012) in Tokyo, Japan from Feb. 29-March 2.

The Kanematsu booth featured all of UNI-SOLAR’s unique photovoltaic (PV) solutions, including the PowerBond enhanced photovoltaic laminate (ePVL), PowerMembrane and PowerPlate. Also on display is a solar-powered “Disaster Kit” designed and sold by Kanematsu, featuring a UNI-SOLAR ePVL-68 laminate, combined with an inverter, battery, cable,and storage box packaged together in one convenient kit.

“United Solar is proud to be exhibiting at PV Expo 2012 in Japan with our strategic partner, Kanematsu Corporation,” said Julian Hawkins, president and CEO of ECD, United Solar’s parent company. “This conference provides the perfect opportunity to demonstrate how unique and differentiated our solutions are among the commodity glass-based solar products.”

In addition, Dr. Subhendu Guha, chairman emeritus of United Solar, delivered a presentation at the technical conference on the technological advancement of high-efficiency and low-cost thin-film silicon solar cells. His presentation focused on the accomplishments and challenges of the thin-film silicon PV industry. Dr. Guha is a well-known authority in thin-film silicon PV and has authored/co-authored more than 300 papers. He was the recipient of the World Technology Award in 2005 and PVSEC award in 2009.

PV Expo 2012 is Japan’s largest exhibition and conference for the PV industry. The annual event attracts more than 120,000 exhibition visitors from all over the world.

United Solar and its parent company, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., on Feb. 14, 2012 filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. More information about the Chapter 11 filing is available on the Internet at http://www.energyconversiondevices.com/restructuring.php.

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