Standing Seam Metal Roof With Integrated Solar Panels

With a conventional roof such as asphalt shingles you would need to drill holes into the roof in order to mount the panels.

Standing seam metal roof with integrated solar panels.

Uni solar is the most well known manufacturer of thin film solar for standing seam roofs. The series connection of modules is made under the roof sheeting between the battens. Solar installation on a classic metal roof. Thin film pv systems are flexible lightweight and adhere directly to the pan of a metal standing seam roof.

Clipless one piece positive locking standing seam panel that provides a timeless roof appearance. This allows your solar installation to look discrete and natural. Unisolar panels are 15 5 inches wide and fit perfectly into a 16 standing seam panels and are attached or laminated with special butyl adhesive that is on the back of each uni solar pv panel. A 213 x 14 5 x 2 thin film solar panel can be had for 190.

Metal roofing provides the best platform for the building integrated photovoltaic bipv system. Proseam is a standing seam metal roof panel suitable for residential commercial and light industrial properties. Unisolar thin film pv laminates were originally designed to fit into and be integrated with standing seam metal roof panels. Installation of solar metal roofing consists of cleaning the inside of the metal roof panel applying and rolling in the solar pv laminate installing the metal roofing panels and connecting circuitry at top of roof under ridge cap.

The installation is as easy as the installation of standard standing seam metal roof. Electricity is produced in a thin photovoltaic layer that covers the metal sheet. The best part about standing seam is that it s proven to last in pretty much any climate while providing superior durability longevity and energy savings. With clip fastened standing seam roofs the panels can be clamped onto the raised seams so that no or very few actual roof penetrations are necessary.

Roofit solar modules are building integrated photovoltaic bipv construction elements that replace the conventional roofing and facade materials. In that case the pv system is actually integrated into the building design and is almost unnoticeable on the roof. With other types of metal roofs penetrations of the roof will be necessary but. Traditional solar panels can be integrated nicely with our metal roofs.

A standing seam metal roof integrated with solar panels is a powerful combination of durability longevity energy efficiency and most importantly value for the money. Colonial seam continuous standing seam metal roof panel with an integral seam.