In a joint project with partner and investor ENGIE, the largest OPV project on a roof to date has been completed by Heliatek. ENGIE, Heliatek and the Department of Charentes-Maritimes officially inaugurated the world’s largest BiOPV installation on a roof. In the southwestern port of La Rochelle, France, 500 m² of Heliatek’s solar films were installed on the roof of the “Pierre Mendes France” middle school. With 3 different lengths of 2, 4 and 5,7 meters, nearly 400 films were applied in record time. They were installed on two different roof surfaces. The result is the largest BiOPV – Building integrated Organic PhotoVoltaic – roof installation, worldwide to date, and the living proof of the ease and speed at which these solar films can be installed on a building.
McDermott Publishing 15th Nov 2017 read more »
ENGIE, Heliatek and the Department of Charentes-Maritimes inaugurated the world’s largest BiOPV installation on a roof. 500 m² of Heliatek’s solar films were installed on the roof of the “Pierre Mendes France” middle school in La Rochelle, France. With 3 different lengths of 2, 4 and 5.7 meters, nearly 400 films were applied in record time. The result is the largest BiOPV – Building integrated Organic PhotoVoltaic – roof installation, worldwide to date, and proof of the ease and speed that these solar films can be installed. Heliatek’s HeliaSol(R) “ready-to-use” film was used on a roof installation for the first time. With a self-adhesive back and preconfigured wiring, HeliaSol(R) is mounted directly onto existing roof surfaces and only needs to be electrically connected. Taking into account the preparation time, 6 people needed only 8 hours to install 500m² of HeliaSol(R) as deployment took just over 2 minutes per film. With an installed power of 22.5 kWp, about 23.8 MWh will be generated annually, representing approximately 15% of the school’s electricity demand.
Energy Voice 16th Nov 2017 read more »
