German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has announced that together with juwi Group, the Color/Construction business unit of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, it is now offering construction elements featuring integrated roof-parallel photovoltaic modules, which make the roofs of industrial and commercial buildings into solar power plants and a steady source of additional income.
Juwi Group, based in Wörrstadt, is a leading supplier of renewable energy systems and is working with the business unit of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe under a cooperation agreement.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is exhibiting at the Bau trade show presentation in Munich (January 17-22, 2011) under the motto ‘Steel Goes Green', chosen to emphasize the good environmental performance of steel construction products. The sandwich panels in particular, with their first-class insulating properties, are very energy-efficient and make a sustainable contribution to climate protection. "Energy-efficient buildings are sustainable, energy-producing buildings even more," ThyssenKrupp said.