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Spain advances solar energy usage

ROCHESTER HILLS, Minn., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The installation of solar power cells on two factory buildings in Spain will be among the largest to date for Spanish utility Endesa, executives announced.

Michigan solar energy company Energy Conversion Devices said it signed an agreement with Endesa, the largest electric utility company in Spain, to construct photovoltaic laminates on the rooftops of two buildings in Seville.

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"We are excited to partner with ECD and United Solar (a subsidiary of ECD) on our largest rooftop solar project to date," said Andreu Cladera, a photovoltaic manager at Endesa.

The photovoltaic system will generate 3 megawatts of energy. Endesa will take possession and manage the system when it is completed in the first quarter of 2010.

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