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Description
Project aims to develop two new solar roof products: a metal solar tile product (integrated PERC monocrystalline cells) and click concept metal panel (integrated PERC monocrystalline cells). Innovative solar roof replaces traditional solar (PV) panels with a 2in1 roofing solution that produces electricity across the thin PV layer that covers the metal sheet. This makes installing our solar roof the same as installing any regular metal roof. NEW Solar tile and click type panels would be easier and cheaper to install.
Innovation lies in integrating PV elements with different metal roof profiles. Today, our solar metal roof module combines traditional steel roofing material and monocrystalline silicon cells used in high-end traditional solar panels.
Main target groups are households and building owners (private or public), who want to contribute fighting climate change by having their own “green energy station” ie metal solar roof. New products make it possible to choose between 3 different types (double seam, metal tile like and click). The environmental effect can be achieved globally, since the building material is universal and applicable in different climates and geographical locations.
Summary of project results
No major challenges.
The goal of the product development project was to develop two different products: building-integrated metal solar roof panels that would enable more people to produce solar electricity on their rooftops, and thus reduce the global CO2 footprint. Every 10 kW solar roof (approx. 66 m2) has a positive impact on the environment over its lifetime (30+ years in total) which is equivalent to 78 car trips around the world.
With the product development, Project Promoter aimed to expand the selection of metal roof panels that produce solar electricity. With these new products, more people will be able to go solar and start producing sustainable energy on their rooftops – thus reducing the amount of fossil-powered electricity and CO2 emissions.
As a result of the project, three new products were developed: the ClicSeam roof panel, the wide Click roof panel, and the narrow NuClick roof panel. The first roofs with Roofit.Solar ClicSeam were built in Sweden in 2021. In the summer of 2022, the pilot projects with the wide Click panels were built in Estonia, near Otepää and Kuusalu. The first NuClick panels were installed in 2023 – in Nõmme and, additionally, on a bicycle shed near the Roofit.Solar factory building. Following the successful completion of the pilot projects, the sales process of ClicSeam and the wide Click panel began in 2022. Mass production of the narrow NuClick panel started at the end of 2023.
As a result of the project, 8 new jobs were created as the social impact of the project. Project also had a direct environmental impact, which can be measured in CO2 equivalents as well as energy savings. Also, grant has created direct economic impact for the industry.