Features & Benefits
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Features
Harness solar energy quickly at a very low price
Leverage existing roof structure with nothing to install on the outside
Reduce utility bills for homeowners and businesses
Benefits
The SOLAROOF technology is quite simple and can be easily incorporated within housing industry standards at very low cost.
Fast rate of return due to the low initial capital investment. The Solaroof system will cost a fraction of a conventional solar collector system.
The economic merits of the proposed system are valid in almost all U.S. climatic regions for new and existing homes and commercial buildings.
Interaction of the SOLAROOF control system with other energy systems will provide significant additional energy savings through integrated load management control.
A by-product of the SOLAROOF process is the reduction of the attic temperature which will reduce the building cooling load requirements.
On an average size home, if all 15% of the solar thermal energy, falling on the most Sothern roof section(s), can be utilized in the thermal form, the annual utility saving of $2,000 (based on 13 cents per kwh) can be realized to home owner (tax credit equivalent).
The SOLAROOF system is equally applicable to commercial, industrial and farm buildings.
This is one form of renewable energy that does not require a network for power distribution. The energy source is on the top of the building that will use it.
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