Audi to test solar-power roof panels

Audi will have solar panels installed on the roof of its assembly plant in Germany, for practical testing of new photovoltaic technologies by Munich-based Green City Energy. In the weeks ahead, photovoltaic modules will be installed over 11,600 square metres of the roof. The modules are expected to generate more than 1,000 MWh of electricity each year, comparable to the consumption of 220