Green Roof And Solar Power

In a common configuration solar panel mounting brackets are ballasted by the weight of the green roof layers eliminating the need for roof penetrations.

Green roof and solar power.

Green roof designed for biodiversity and to generate solar electricity photo. Solar green roofs integrate standard solar electric panels with a traditional vegetated green roofing system. Politicians who see solar on their constituents rooftops are going to be encouraged to dream big said nathanael greene director of renewable energy policy at the natural resources. Furthermore our design and engineering solutions consider different growing conditions for the plants when combined with solar panels.

This is however not the case. There is a perception that a roof can either have a green roof or solar power but not both. With the two systems sharing elements total costs are reduced and government grants can be applied to both. Switzerland germany and austria lead the way in the approach.