Mitrex, a Canadian manufacturing leader in solar technology, is bringing to market its roofing panels, developed to provide a cost-efficient energy solution for homes.  The company’s patented building-integrated photovoltaic technology (BIPV) can be easily installed on both new and existing homes and seamlessly mimic the appearance of traditional asphalt andRead More

American Home Contractors is the first roofing company in Maryland to offer roof-integrated solar from GAF Energy. American Home customers can now install a solar roof and decrease their reliance on utility power. Solar systems are well-known to generate energy and help reduce monthly electric bills. With a GAF EnergyRead More

Mitrex is introducing a patented solution that can transform a building’s exterior into a vertical, self-sufficient power system. As part of the company’s commitment to a net-zero carbon future, the immediate focus is on pioneering renewable energy solutions for the construction industry. The company’s patented building-integrated photovoltaic technology (BIPV) – viaRead More

Fourth Wave Energy, a Silicon Valley based climate change solutions company, will be spinning-off its smart home technology subsidiary, GeoSolar Technologies (GST), forming two separate and independent publicly traded companies. As part of the spin-off agreement with Fourth Wave, GST will receive all commercial rights to the GeoSolar Plus technologyRead More

New York-based Frank J Tucek & Sons is the first roofing company in its region to offer roof-integrated solar for homeowners via GAF Energy. From Manhattan’s brownstone cornices to the wood roof restoration of the Jacob Blauvelt House Museum for the Rockland County Historical Society, the Tucek family has been serving theRead More

Fourth Wave Energy Inc. plans to acquire solar tile company DeSol Power Tiles, a patented system that uses roof tiles, not solar panels, for aesthetic appeal. Fourth Wave plans to manufacture, market and distribute these solar tile roofs throughout North America. With a simple, flat design, based on the classic NordicRead More

  GAF Energy‘s roof-integrated solar solutions get another boost in the market place with Sunnova Energy International Inc. signing on to provide the DecoTech 2.0 solar roofing system with its other solar service offerings. The partnership leverages both companies’ reach in the new home and re-roof markets and exemplifies theRead More

JinkoSolar officially launched its new generation 610 W Tiger Pro High-efficiency monocrystalline TR solar module and its BIPV solutions, Building Integrated Photovoltaics product series, which will be unveiled at SNEC 2020 in Shanghai. Key to the Tiger Pro 610W is the N-Type HOT 2.0 high-efficiency cell technology, independently developed byRead More

Sunport Power says it has optimized its S6 flexible module product in a way that could grow the BIPV market. After launching in 2018 and later achieving a successful production on pilot line, S6 was continuously upgraded and optimized by Sunport Power’s R&D team, hitting a module efficiency of 21.2%Read More

The integrated solar roof has long been a solar technology goal — combining solar power with a watertight roof covering — but the category (often seen as just “solar shingles”) is perceived as too expensive or too experimental compared to the cost of separately installing solar and a traditional roof usingRead More