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World's Largest Rooftop PV Array Inaugurated at Atlanta Olympics

PV roof at the Georgia Institute of Technology Aquatic Center

Photo: Solarex, Inc.
The world’s largest rooftop photovoltaic (PV) array was inaugurated at the Atlanta Olympics.

The new Georgia Institute of Technology Aquatic Center has 2,800 solar modules generating 344.5 peak kilowatts (kW) of electricity. One section of the array, with an output of 4.5 kW, is comprised of Solarex’s new 240-watt alternating-current (AC) architectural modules. For more information, contact Solarex at 301/698-4200 or on the Internet at http://www.solarex.com.

Published September 1, 1996

(1996, September 1). World's Largest Rooftop PV Array Inaugurated at Atlanta Olympics. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/worlds-largest-rooftop-pv-array-inaugurated-atlanta-olympics

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