Up on the roof
Responding to what it claims is ‘high demand’ in Europe for roof mounted photovoltaic systems, Solyndra has opened a European headquarters.
“The commercial rooftops of Europe are an immense opportunity for the generation of solar electricity and are of growing importance with favorable incentive support in many countries,” said Solyndra ceo and founder Dr Chris Gronet. “This move strengthens our ability to serve our customers in the region and allows us to play a greater role in the evolution of the European energy market towards a more sustainable future.”
Solyndra’s thin film PV system is based on proprietary cylindrical modules. The company says these collect more of the available sunlight, allowing ‘significantly more solar electricity’ to be generated from low slope rooftops than conventional flat panel technologies.
