SolarPower Restoration Systems Inc. and SBM Solar Inc., two companies experienced in the solar-roofing and photovoltaic industries respectively, announced an alliance to develop and manufacturer building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).
The two companies will focus on the development of new solar-to-building technologies and new lightweight non-glass solar modules that can be integrated onto a wider range of building surfaces.
Solar module and building integration has changed very little over the years, rack and glass module installation remains the most common method. Even with the emerging flexible thin-film PV modules, solar application methods have been limited. The recent development of non-glass crystalline modules such as the ones manufactured by SBM Solar Inc has created new options for combining solar with the building envelope.
Breaking away from traditional glass crystalline module construction, SBM Solar Inc has developed a non-glass crystalline solar module using engineered metal-polymer-metal composite, or honeycomb panel substrates with high efficiency crystalline silicon cells and a new advanced polymer top surface. According to Dr. Osbert Cheung, PhD., president of SBM Solar Inc. by combining SBM’s top surface polymer with a closed corrugated or honeycombed composite panel, SBM Solar created a very rigid, lightweight and cooler operating photovoltaic module compared to traditional glass surfaced crystalline modules.
About SolarPower Restoration Systems, Inc
SolarPower Restoration Systems provides the ideas, technologies and tools to create new solar energy products for the solar and building industries. The company’s SolarSeal TechnologiesTM (patents pending) combines everyday building products and materials with crystalline silicon and thin film photovoltaic (PV), creating a new class of photovoltaic and photovoltaic/solar-thermal building surfaces know as building integrated (BIPV) or roof integrated RIPV) photovoltaics, creating new sustainable, environmentally friendly and efficient building surfaces with sacrificing comfort or economy.
About SBM Solar, Inc
SBM Solar is a photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer dedicated to providing high quality non-glass PV modules for a wide range of applications. SBM Solar’s proprietary non-glass technology and lamination process enables it to deliver one of the most lightweight, customizable and cost-effective mono/multi crystalline silicon PV modules in the industry. For more information, visit http://www.sbmsolar.com.
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