Solartile using Uni-Solar thin film photovoltaic cells applied to Solartile slate shingle style roofing  blue in color. Advanced Uni-Solar® Triple Junction Thin Film Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells gives system owners more energy output than competitive modules because of their high temperature performance.  Advanced Uni-Solar also provides higher system energy output under non-ideal orientation toward the sun, due to higher sensitivity to low light levels and to diffuse light (Example: when integrated into an existing building that does not have ideal orientation for a building-integrated PV system).

 

Uni-Solar photovoltaic cells are manufactured using a stainless steel substrate combined with a fluoropolymer plastic to create a very rugged, shatterproof PV module, impervious to thermal shock and stress fractures as a result of shipping errors, poor mounting, or even contact by foreign objects.  Uni-Solar modules use an ETFE fluoropolymer plastic to cover the front surface of the module. The front surface is highly resistant to ultraviolet (UV) degradation, and offers long term resistance to weathering, as well as exceptional mechanical and optical properties. Uni-Solar offers commercially-proven, triple-junction cells (1.5 volts per cell, typical in operation), which have been proven to be of the highest efficiency and stability available.  Other manufacturers offer single-junction cells. Module peak power at a cell operating temperature of 149 degrees Fahrenheit will reduce power output by only 5%, compared to crystalline technologies where a 15% loss is typical under similar conditions. Under conditions of high wind or snow loads, modules will not break under pressure, nor suffer irreversible damage when mounted to the color matched tile roof, designed with the UV weather and fire resistant plastic structure.