I would go with regular panels in that case, unless they are shaped like tiles and can provide better coverage of the roof. 5% efficiency drop but 15% coverage increase could be worth it. But I expect install costs would be quite a bit higher
The tiles mentioned are still around 20%, the headline is just misleading.
These rooftiles have major downsides as compared to regular rooftiles. You’d be much better off just installing regular rooftiles and putting solar panels on top of that. Like most people are already doing today. The only reason to go for these kinds of solar rooftiles is because of the esthetic. They make poor rooftiles and poor solar panels at the same time. And they are more expensive than any other solution.
I doubt these will ever become practical, let alone standard on all roofs. And neither should we really want to.
The article talks about colored graphics that can be applied to a panel. So not panels that are shaped like tiles. So they are still normal panels but with colors on them. So these are probably usefully for facades, like the side of a tall building.
20% is what standard photovoltaics were doing a decade ago. I cannot wait until these are standard on all roofs in a few decades.
They still are, on average. This headline is just poorly worded or outright misleading.
It’s 95% of regular panels, so it’s 5% worse.
I would go with regular panels in that case, unless they are shaped like tiles and can provide better coverage of the roof. 5% efficiency drop but 15% coverage increase could be worth it. But I expect install costs would be quite a bit higher
The tiles mentioned are still around 20%, the headline is just misleading.
These rooftiles have major downsides as compared to regular rooftiles. You’d be much better off just installing regular rooftiles and putting solar panels on top of that. Like most people are already doing today. The only reason to go for these kinds of solar rooftiles is because of the esthetic. They make poor rooftiles and poor solar panels at the same time. And they are more expensive than any other solution.
I doubt these will ever become practical, let alone standard on all roofs. And neither should we really want to.
The article talks about colored graphics that can be applied to a panel. So not panels that are shaped like tiles. So they are still normal panels but with colors on them. So these are probably usefully for facades, like the side of a tall building.
Imagine this + electric cars working as grid storage.