Thule, self proclaimed "experts in maximizing a vehicle's roof space," have decided to maximize their own roof space, so to speak, by installing a 318-kilowatt (kW) DC solar photovoltaic (PV) system at their Seymour, CT U.S. headquarters. Consisting of two separate arrays with a total of 1,876 solar panels, the system will provide 26 percent of the facility's total electrical needs. The sun-loving system was subsidized by The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund's On-site Renewable Distributed Energy Program and is owned by Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC, which will provide electricity at a fixed-price below what other energy sources cost.

According to Fred Clark, President of Thule, Inc., "We encourage our employees to ride bikes to work and provide
facilities for those who do so -- leading to Thule being recognized as an industry leader in going green by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News." Adding a solar roof will certainly do nothing but add to that green reputation.

Read the press release after the break.