Nanosolar announced the interconnection of its first power plant with Beck Energy featuring the Nanosolar Utility Panel.

The 1.1 MW Frankenfelder Berg Landfill plant, located in Luckenwalde, Germany, was commissioned and connected to the EEG in June 2010. Beck Energy designed, engineered and installed thousands of Nanosolar Utility Panels for REST (Regional Disposal Service & Transport), the landfill and power plant owner and operator.

"The Nanosolar Utility Panel is fast and inexpensive to install with our unique and efficient installation technology. With 50% fewer people, we were able to install the same area of Nanosolar panels in one day as conventional thin film solar panels,” said Bernhard Beck, CEO of Beck Energy. "This is the first of many solar power plants in what we hope will be a long and successful partnership between the two companies.”

Beck Energy plans to build systems in Germany in 2011 with the Nanosolar Utility Panel, as well as additional power plants across the U.S. and India through its subsidiary Belectric, Inc.