Romag launches solar 'PowerPark' & training centre


 

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Romag Holdings PLC 
04 March 2009 
 

 
 
 
 
Romag launches solar 'PowerPark' and training centre initiatives 
 
 
4 March 2009 
 
 
Romag Holdings plc, the specialist manufacturer of glass and plastic composites 
for renewable energy applications, announces today the development of an 
innovative new product that will provide solar generated power for electric 
vehicles. 
 
 
Romag's 'PowerPark' is a solar car parking canopy made of PowerGlaz PV panels 
that will be targeted for car parks at airports, stations, supermarkets, 
shopping centres, offices and public buildings including sports and leisure 
facilities. The canopy generates electricity which can be sold into the national 
grid as well as charging electric vehicles. This initiative has been spurred by 
Government encouragement to demonstrate that the infrastructure is being put in 
place to support the manufacture of electric cars and will furthermore be 
beneficial to commercial organisations when the feed in tariff is introduced in 
2010. 
 
 
Romag has already secured a contract with OneNE, the regional development 
agency, to build two prototype 'PowerPark' canopies: one at its own facility in 
County Durham and the other at Tegrel Engineering in Blaydon on Tyne, the 
manufacturers of the steel structure utilised in the PowerPark product.  Once 
testing is approved, PowerPark can be rolled out initially as part of the pilot 
programme in the North East and then throughout the UK. 
 
 
Romag also announces today that it is establishing the UK's first Solar PV 
Training and Business Centre. With financial support from OneNE, Romag will 
develop a facility at its headquarters featuring both standard photovoltaic and 
building integrated photovoltaic products. The Training and Business Centre will 
be available for hire to organisations that wish to train people across the 
manufacturing industry from roofers to electricians, installers, architects, 
developers and planners. 
 
 
Commenting on the initiatives, Lyn Miles, Romag CEO said: 
 
 
"We are extremely excited about these two projects and are positive about the 
benefits they will present for the future of UK manufacturing and climate 
change, particularly in the North East. Both the PowerPark and the training 
centre are being developed to ensure that the infrastructure and expertise is in 
place to allow UK companies to readily respond to the potential increase in 
demand for solar powered microgeneration within the UK market which will be 
accelerated by the feed-in tariff." 
 
 
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Note to editors: 
 
 
Romag Holdings plc is a leading manufacturer of glass and plastic composites 
based in Consett, County Durham. Romag has developed a range of photovoltaic 
glass products (PowerGlaz) for use in the generation of renewable energy. 
 
 
Romag also manufactures a wide range of products for the security, transport and 
architecture markets to protect people against a variety of risks and threats. 
Businesses using the group's high-impact glass products include BAA, Securicor, 
government departments, banks, building societies and train operators. 
 
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