AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Solar Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) , announced today that it has supplied 700 kW of photovoltaic (PV) laminates to TurtleEnergy LLC for installation by American Energy Technologies, Inc. on a 350,000-sq.-ft. building leased by East Coast Warehouse & Distribution from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. American Energy Technologies, one of the fastest growing solar integrators in the U.S., was chosen to manage all aspects of the installation from the design phase through the commissioning of the system.

"The unique design issues of the lightweight building structure dictated a correspondingly lightweight solution, making the UNI-SOLAR(R) product the logical choice for this system," said Richard King, President of American Energy Technologies. "Our design team pointed out the risk of possible reflective flash from a large glass panel array due to the proximity of the Newark Liberty International Airport glide path. We advised the client that our design parameters favored the nonreflective, pebbled surface of United Solar Ovonic's panels for the installation."

American Energy Technologies installed over 5,140 UNI-SOLAR(R) "peel and stick" PV laminates on the galvalume standing seam metal roof for the 700 kW system. Its client, East Coast Warehouse, is one of the Mid-Atlantic region's premier warehousing, storage, fulfillment and distribution companies serving both domestic and international markets. The system will generate over 800,000 kWh AC of electricity annually. East Coast Warehouse will use it to power temperature-controlled distribution and storage systems, inventory control and shipping manifest systems.

About United Solar Ovonic

United Solar Ovonic, building on technology invented and pioneered by ECD Ovonics, is the world leader in thin-film amorphous photovoltaics. Because of characteristics unique to the United Solar Ovonic solar cell technology, such as lightweight, ruggedness and flexibility, it is ideal as building-integrated photovoltaic roofing systems for residential and industrial customers. ECD Ovonics holds the basic patents covering the continuous roll-to-roll manufacturing of thin-film amorphous-silicon alloy multi-junction solar cells and related products. More information is available at http://www.uni-solar.com/.

About TurtleEnergy

TurtleEnergy is a division of Turtle & Hughes, a $300M electrical equipment distributor located in New Jersey. TurtleEnergy was founded by John Millard in 2003 as part of a plan to offer commercial renewable energy systems to customers in the Northeastern U.S., Texas and California. TurtleEnergy has emerged as one of the largest and most successful suppliers of pre-engineered systems and, as part of Turtle & Hughes, is the largest stocking distributor of photovoltaic panels and balance of system equipment in the U.S. TurtleEnergy offers its customers a wide range of services and products including all components of renewable energy systems. More information is available at http://www.turtleenergy.com/.

About American Energy Technologies

American Energy Technologies, Inc. is a New Jersey based, full service design/build renewable energy installation company. It focuses on developing large commercial, fully integrated, turnkey renewable solar energy solutions that help customers meet their long term energy needs and save money on energy costs. As a professional full service provider, they are responsible for all aspects of an installation from assessment to final inspection. More information is available at http://www.americanenergytech.com/.

About East Coast Warehouse

East Coast Warehouse is a division of Romark Logistics, located in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Romark Logistics is a family-owned company that began operations in the early 1940s. They specialize in servicing the warehouse and transportation industry and well as labeling, handling and packaging both in the U.S. and Canada. More information is available at http://www.romarklogistics.com/.

CONTACT: Qudrat Delawari, Vice President of North American Sales of
United Solar Ovonic LLC, +1-800-397-2083, or qdelawari@uni-solar.com; or John
Millard, Founder of TurtleEnergy, +1-866-397-8463, or
john.millard@Turtleenergy.com; or Richard King, President and CEO of American
Energy Technologies, +1-973-839-1100, or rking@aetsolar.net

Web site: http://www.uni-solar.com/
http://www.turtleenergy.com/
http://www.americanenergytech.com/