Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Panels are designed to produce electricity from the suns radiant energy. Until recently, these PV panels were composed of large, bulky, glass-enclosed panels that were heavy and had to be installed on roof supports that created holes in the roof where they were mounted, requiring a host of flashing details.

The new generation of PV panels is laminated to flexible panels of membrane and needs less roof penetrations since they need no special mounting brackets that penetrate the roof. Instead, the flexible laminated PV film panels are hot-air welded directly to a compatible roofing membrane conforming to the roof membrane’s contours.

Benefits of Film-laminated PV Panels

• Takes a minimum of roof penetrations for installation.

• Does not have to be angled directly to the sun to obtain the suns energy.

• The films are fused to the manufacture of the roofing systems membrane and hot air welded to the roofing system making it part of the roof itself, giving the PV system a very high wind-uplift.

• Lighter weight than glass panels adding very little additional load to the structure.

The Cool Roofing Company can use this same technology on a residential application, taking the place of conventional roof tiles or shingles. Check out these panels at www.appliedsolar.com.