United Solar completes Moon Palace Hotel BIPV roof project

United Solar, the wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices (ECD), has completed asolar power project on the rooftop of the Moon Palace Hotel in Cancun, Mexico, which will be the host site for the United Nations Climate Change Conference from November 29 to December 10.

Enel Green Power led the photovoltaic project team for the hotel project with support from the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Semarnat at the Mexican Environment Ministry.

“Being selected as the solar power provider of choice for this high-level and important global conference location is a testament to the quality and unique characteristics of Uni-Solar modules,” said Mark Morelli, President and CEO of ECD. “We believe that solar power will continue to play an important role in addressing global climate change."

The 130kWp pilot project is expected to generate 220MWh of electricity per year, contributing to a reduction of 110 tons of CO₂ emissions annually. Enel Green Power chose Uni-Solar technology due to its proprietary, thin-film, lightweight characteristics which stand up to the severe weather often found in the Gulf of Mexico region and can be fully integrated into the building environment.