Descrizione del progetto
Una tecnologia rivoluzionaria per il tetto solare
Le prime scoperte legate all’energia solare risalgono ai primi anni del XIX secolo, con la scoperta dell’effetto fotovoltaico, e i primi brevetti per dispositivi alimentati ad energia solare vennero depositati pochi anni dopo. Da allora, questa tecnologia ha fatto passi da gigante. Oggi il progetto TilePlus, finanziato dall’UE, sta sviluppando il primo sistema solare composto da vere tegole, con dimensioni, forma e aspetto corrispondenti a quelli delle tegole tradizionali. Rispetto a pannelli o tegole solari standard, queste sono più semplici da installare, più affidabili e più sicure (operazioni <120 V rispetto a 400 V). Il prodotto E-Tile+ rispetta i regolamenti in materia di energia di prossima introduzione ed è migliore rispetto ai pannelli fotovoltaici tradizionali installati sui tetti, poiché eroga una potenza superiore rispetto ai pannelli solari odierni.
Obiettivo
The overall objective of the project is to mature, qualify and enable a swift market launch and scale-up of our revolutionary solar roof technology with the overarching aim to become the new reference for solar roof technology in Europe and beyond.
Our disruptive E-Tile+ solution is the first solar system made of real roof tiles, having the same size, shape and appearance as normal roof tiles. These features, in contrast to standard solar panels or tiles, entail high ease of installment (40% lower installation time), reliability (i.e. 30% higher lifetime and lower maintenance costs) and safety (<120V operations vs. 400V), as well as increased exploitation of available roof area (30% more). With E-Tile+, 20-30 million roofs across the EU, which cannot be served with standard solar panels today, could be targeted to harvest solar energy. Furthermore, our unique and patented tiles contacting approach (plug-and-play and parallel connection) provides more power output (20% higher conversion efficiency) than today’s solar panels. The latter are connected in-series and thus suffer from shadow effects, high additional costs and danger (high-voltage operations that require specially qualified electricians). Hence, E-Tile+ is a solar system specifically designed for the needs of construction companies, complying with upcoming energy regulations and solving the current issues of traditional PV roof panels.
This FTI project will mature E-Tile+ in terms of performance, manufacturing cost, production yield and ensure full qualification of our product for its launch in our target markets, with a Business Plan adapted to guarantee a fast and sustained market entry. TilePlus project will address the solar roof market.
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IA - Innovation actionCoordinatore
4879 Grimstad
Norvegia
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