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To: Investorman who wrote (277)	7/9/2001 4:28:49 PM
From: Krowbar	Respond to of 16955

Troy, Mich., July 9, 2001—United Solar Systems Corp. (United Solar), a joint venture between Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (NASDAQ:ENER) and N.V. Bekaert S.A. (Bekaert), announced today that Bekaert ECD Solar Systems LLC (Bekaert ECD), its joint venture with Bekaert, has received an order for 100 kW of the UNI-SOLAR building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing products from Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD). The order is for Bekaert ECD’s UNI-SOLAR roofing laminate (PVL) that will be bonded to metal roofing pans in the field. The PVL product will be installed on metal roofs and parking shade structures throughout the Sacramento area. The products will be shipped by the end of August. “We find many opportunities for the lightweight, aesthetically pleasing and easy to install UNI-SOLAR products in our territory,” said Dave Collier, Principal Electrical Engineer for SMUD. Stanford Ovshinsky, Chairman and CEO of United Solar, and President and CEO of ECD, stated, “This project will showcase the versatility of our building-integrated photovoltaic products to address the California energy crisis and brings us one step closer to turning all roofs into clean power generators.” ovonic.com