Kaneka 60W
Roof-mounted PV thin-film module, 60W rating
‘Thin film silicon PV technology which generates electricity even in low light conditions.
Applications:
• New build and retro fit roofing
• Flat roof on frames with 15º slope
• Cladding systems
Kaneka panels are mounted on to the roof with an air gap between the roof and the module. This shades the roof material, increasing its lifetime and reducing the heat gain in the building. Groups of solar PV modules are connected to ‘string’ inverters, ensuring that the maximum possible amount of energy can be collected from the various sub-arrays at all times and in all conditions. The mounting frames for the modules have been designed to integrate with standing seam roofing systems without penetrating the original roof or reducing the roofs performance. The lightweight mounting system and solar PV module configurations can easily be adapted to new-build or existing buildings anywhere in the world.
Features:
• Low cost per square metre
• More energy produced per rated kWp
• Ideal for large roof areas
• Excellent performance in overcast conditions
• Quick to install, very easy to retrofit
• Suitable for slopes of 15º or more
• Life expectancy > 20 years
• Recyclable
• Low energy manufacture
• Retrofit panels shelter roofs and can prolong roof life’
| Material/s: | unknown |
| Environmental statement: | none |
| BRE Ecopoints: | unrated |
| Green Guide rating: | unrated |
| Environmental certification: | none |
| 3rd party accreditation: | none |
| 3rd party product endorsement: | none |
| Quality certification: | none |
| Reusability / Recyclability: | reusable |
| Recycled content to ISO 14021: | unknown |
| Life expectancy | unknown |
| Substitute for or new materials / method: |
non-renewable electric generation |
| Downloads: | Product brochure |
| Codes of Practice: | |
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| Country/s of manufacture: | Japan |
| UK distribution location: | London |
| Alternative products: | PV cells |
| Further information: | Guide to PV cells |
| Information last updated: | Thursday 1st, May 2008 |
| Manufacturer's evidence rating:* |  |
| Manufacturer: | Kaneka Corporation |
| Address: | Boulevard du Triomphe 173, 1160 Brussels, Belgium |
| Telephone: | 32-2-663-0170 |
| Fax: | 32-2-675-2268 |
| Email: | enquiries@solarcentury.com |
| Website: | www.pv.kaneka.co.jp |
| Supply chain availability: | Importer |
| Supplier: | Solar Century |
| Telephone: | 020 7803 0100 |
| Email: | enquiries@solarcentury.com |
| Website: | http://www.solarcentury.co.uk |
The product has been selected on the above average performance in the following areas:
| - | Abiotic depletion | - | Acidification |
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Global warming | - | Eutrophication |
| - | Ozone layer deplection | - | Solid Waste |
| - | Human toxicity | - | Radioactivity |
| - | Fresh water aquatic ecotoxicity | - | Minerals extraction |
| - | Terrestial exotoxicity | - | Water extraction |
| - | Photochemical oxidation |
*Note:
Manufacturer's evidence rating
* One star rating: The product has been included based on an assessment of the manufacturer's own product information.
*** Three star rating: The product has been included on the basis of a third party, independent, Life Cycle Analysis (BRE Ecoprofile or similar).
