May 4 2010
A partnership between Spanish company Intemper Espanola and a German company has created a new invisible solar film named Evalon Solar in a EUREKA project named Fotointegral.
Generally, most solar energy technologies utilize inflexible crystal silicon panels. Installing those solar panels on offices or homes involves setting up a mechanical structure on top of the building, which usually sits above rooftop insulation and waterproofing. To do away with separate products on rooftops, Francisco Ruiz Caballero Intemper Espanola’s General Manager wanted to combine everything into a single multi-purpose product developed using flexible silicon cells.
With a thickness of 6 mm, Evalon Solar can be utilized on most vertical surfaces and loses only around 8% of the power harnessed from the sun. The solar film is ideal for waterproofing, solar-paneling and roof insulation purposes.
The German company and Intemper Espanola have already started to sell Evalon Solar in their respective home markets and are looking to expand operations in other countries as well, even as many nations look to increase their power produced through renewable energy and decrease their carbon footprint. Intemper Espanola has established agreements in Portugal and is looking at Latin American nations such as Colombia and Chile.
Intemper Espanola has already sold Evalon Solar to small and large customers for business and residential premises.