Open Energy Corporation’s SolarSave® Architectural PV Glass Manufactured by Suntech to Help Power New California Academy of Sciences Building, Largest “Green” Museum Ever Constructed

Open Energy System to Help Academy Achieve LEED Platinum Status

SOLANA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Open Energy Corporation (OTC BB: OEGY), a renewable energy company focused on delivering building integrated photovoltaic solutions, today announced that it has completed its largest solar electric installation for the new California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. Designed especially for the Academy by Open Energy and manufactured by Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, the project features 720 4 x 6 foot glass panels embedded with photovoltaic cells. The panels will be arranged in a solar canopy around the Academy’s 197,000 square foot roof and will be one of the largest photovoltaic glass canopies in the United States The solar installation will be a key factor in the Academy’s attempt to achieve LEED Platinum certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from the U. S. Green Building Council. The museum was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, and is scheduled to open on September 27, 2008.

"The California Academy of Sciences will be one of the greenest museums ever constructed, and our goal is to achieve LEED Platinum certification," said Ari Harding, the Building Management Systems specialist at the Academy. "The Open Energy solar panels are important in helping us reach that goal, since energy efficiency is one of the criteria on which the building will be judged."

The solar energy panels will complement the design of the Academy, forming a decorative rim around the building’s 197,000 square foot living roof, which is home to 1.7 million native plants. The Starphire® Ultra Clear Glass for the project was provided by PPG Industries. The solar cells will generate 213,000 kilowatt-hours of energy per year, providing up to 10 percent of the Academy’s electricity need and preventing the release of 405,000 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions into the air. The system is already in the operational phase and has provided approximately 850 kilowatt-hours of energy per day for the last month.

David Field, President of Open Energy, added, “We are proud that innovative designers, architects, builders and institutions such as the California Academy of Sciences have selected Open Energy as their photovoltaic solution provider. We believe that Renzo Piano’s inspiring architecture and commitment to environmentally superior design is a testament to not only the energy efficiency of our systems, but our ability to tailor a solar energy solution to meet each customer’s unique structural, aesthetic and performance requirements.”

The Open Energy solar solution for the California Academy of Sciences was installed by PermaSteelisa, the company’s glass façade partner.