Tool Order: Ascent Solar selects 8 roll-to-roll wet-chemical coating machines from STANGL - 18 August 2008
Suntech Power guides 2010 capacity target - 20 August 2008
Solarfun sets 2009 cell/module capacity ramp - 27 August 2008
First Solar to expand Ohio production site - 19 August 2008
While First Solar keeps on trucking, others in CdTe thin-film PV pack keep on muddling - 20 August 2008
Magma’s Oberai explains partnership with Pegasus to bring yield management software to solar PV fabs - 29 August 2008
DC Chemical wins 488 bln-won polysilicon order - 29 August 2008
Optony: where thin film and concentrating solar meet - 29 August 2008
LCD panel makers gear up thin-film solar deployment - 29 August 2008
Smit Ovens passes 2 Gigawatt peak milestone - 29 August 2008
Rather than bolting on new solar panels, Solar Integrated proposes turning the whole roof into solar cells.
Solar roofing specialist Solar Integrated Technologies has launched a new form of solar panel designed to effectively replace metal roofs, amid claims that it already has $8m in orders booked for the new integrated solar technology.
Rather than providing solar panels that can be bolted onto roofs, Solar Integrated specialises in photovoltaic solar panels that are integrated into the roofing material itself. The new M2 product extends this range, providing a lightweight thin film photovoltaic laminate that can be installed directly onto metal roofs, garages and other suitable structures.
The company said the technology would be available in a range of configurations, but the typical approach would see two photovoltaic laminates with a rated peak output of up to 288 watts fixed to an aluminum-zinc coated steel sheet with a length of 5.6m, a width of 0.87m and a sheet thickness of 0.8mm. The whole sheet would weigh 9kg per metre squared, making it a workable replacement for most metal roofing applications.
Read the full story >>
This story in its entirety is available at the above link. Clicking on this link will direct you to the original story on another site.
