Phoenix Solar is proud to introduce an innovative solar module into the Australian market. The Solyndra panel offers a solution designed specifically for flat rooftops which is ideal for industrial and commercial buildings. Each lightweight panel is made of 40 cylindrical tubes attached to a 108 cm x 182 cm frame. Within each cylindrical tube, over 140 interconnected cylindrical CIGS cells capture direct sunlight, diffuse sunlight, and sunlight reflected from the rooftop, enabling maximum use of light and greater effectiveness.
Weighing only 16 kg per square metre on the roof (compared to up to 100 kg/sqm with conventional flat panels systems) the system is particularly well suited to meeting industrial and commercial static loading limits. The panels have been tested to withstand wind speeds up to 209kph and do not require rooftop penetration, attachments or ballast. The panels can be swiftly connected through a series of clicks, thereby greatly reducing installation time and costs.
Installed horizontally, the panels cast no shadow across vacant roof space, increasing useable roof space. The lightweight and self ballasting feature allows for easy manoeuvring – panels can be placed over previously unusable parts of the roof such as air ducts and other piping. For access, panels are simply moved aside.
Phoenix Solar testing has shown the energy yield of the Solyndra panel to be competitive with conventional modules mounted at about the latitude angle. Overall, Solyndra’s system can provide higher electricity output per rooftop. The commercial and industrial application of this new technology from Solyndra has the potential to greatly assist local industry with its peak daytime electricity needs, thereby reducing the risk of summer black outs making electricity supply more reliable during hot summer periods.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Good article, the advertisment is sold?
October 3rd, 2009 at 5:10 pm
looking for 1-5 million sqaure feet of roof top pv systems….. Something that will work good in Canada Thanks