The prefabricated solar roof incorporating the InterSole system was installed on a house in Heerhugowaard, in the province of North Holland, in December, the company's say in a written statement.
“We were impressed with the Renusol mounting system as it is extremely easy to install and has proven its worth for over ten years on the market," said Linda van Leeuwen, production manager at BAM Woningbouw, a subsidiary of the Royal BAM Group.
"We manufactured the roof with its integrated solar installation in our factory and then delivered the fully prefabricated solar roof to the site where it was installed in one piece,” van Leeuwen said.
In addition to planning and constructing new homes, the multi-award winning, innovative company specialises in renovating old buildings.
“Roof-integrated solar installations particularly lend themselves to renovation projects. Instead of cloaking the roof in tiles, a solar array is built into the roof. It is visually appealing, saves the homeowner money on roofing materials and generates clean power,” van Leeuwen said.
Stefan Liedtke, Managing Director of mounting systems manufacturer Renusol, said the company is seeing unprecedented demand for its in-roof mounting solutions, particularly from the Netherlands and Great Britain.
The InterSole system is mounted directly onto the roof’s thermal insulation layer, and consists of durable HDPE sheets that are secured to the roof battens like roofing tiles. These plastic sheets overlap like tiles, thus ensuring no water ingress. The solar modules are then mounted onto the sheets.
The company said thanks to adjustable module clamps, almost all commercially available framed and frameless photovoltaic modules can be integrated into the roof. The InterSole system is suitable for roofs with a pitch of 15° to 60°, it added.
Renusol will showcase the InterSole system at the Ecobuild trade fair being held in the British capital London from 4-6 March 2014.
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