Chinese solar company's roof tiles to fit building in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, March 29 (Xinhua) -- CHINESE company Hanergy announced Friday that its photovoltaic roof tiles would be installed on a BUILDING in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

"It will be a great demonstration project for pioneering photovoltaic systems by Hanergy in Brazil and Latin America," Han Rui, CEO of Hanergy's Brazilian subsidiary, told Xinhua following the signing of a contract.

It is the first time that Hanergy will use BUILDING-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).

Equipment imported from China and from Hanergy's German plant will be used in the BUILDING's renovation, which will be designed in a CHINESE architectural style.

The BUILDING will offer services to CHINESE private companies in Brazil.

Brazilian company Ecohome, specializing in sustainable energy solutions, was contracted to install 100 Hanergy photovoltaic roof tiles on the terrace in order to turn it into an intelligent BUILDING with a capacity of generating 48 kilowatt-peak (kWp) of power, said Bruno Batista, partner of Ecohome.

"We estimate that the energy savings with these Hanergy photovoltaic roof tiles will be 50 percent," Batista said.