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I'm not familiar with the existing issues, but likely thorough testing and quick scale. I'd expect tile durability and cable corrosion to be the main issues, wh

by gibolt 7y ago

I'm not familiar with the existing issues, but likely thorough testing and quick scale. I'd expect tile durability and cable corrosion to be the main issues, which seem solveable.

gumby 7y ago
They don’t seem to have addressed the two worst problems. One is interconnect — which drives the cost of installation and of maintenance too. The second is the bonding of the tile to the roof. Typically panels are mounted away from a surface so there is cooling airflow behind them. These are flush on the roof so heat up which is not only as for your house but dramatically reduces efficiency AND lifetime — which will be much shorter than the life of the tiles themselves. I haven’t seen any mention that this product brings anything new to the table and I’m sure they would have trumpeted it if so. Basically 2012’s BIPV roof solution AFAICT.