France
Manufacture of thin film and flexible solar panels (made with CIGS; no silicon).
Solar Cloth panels are tailor-made, truly flexible, and meant to be installed where other panels are not an option (light structure, textile areas) or to be easily moved / removed.
// PRODUCT OR SOLUTION DESCRIPTION
1. Ultra flexible, thin (< 1mm) and light panels (1.7kg per square meter) with 80% efficiency warranty in 20 years.
2. 17,6% efficiency (vs 18% to 22% for regular panels) and very low carbon footprint (15gr of CO2 per kWh).
// UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION
• Solar Cloth panels are tailor-made (size, shape,power, fixing solution…) and can be installed anywhere.
• This in addition to better handle vibrations (no micro-cracks) and to be more resistant to shock and shadow (if a cell is under shadow, only two cells will stop working).
// DIFFERENTIATION
• French manufacture and our main suppliers are not in China (Western Europe, North America…).
• Better handling of shadow, shock and heat (only -10% of efficiency at 55/60°C).
• If the panel receives a strong shock or fall due to manipulation chances are it will only slightly reduce its lifespan and you won’t need to replace it.
// COLLABORATION EXPECTED
Our main objective is to help marinas, cities, boat owners (in addition to our other markets) to install solar panels where this was not an option a few years ago. About Marinas, this can be on the pontoon to add shade and benefit from solar energy or in parking areas / where cars are waiting before boarding on ferries for example.
