📋 Tender Overview
Scope : To Build Solar Roof Testing Center in United States
GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company and a provider of solar roofing in North America, will build a new state-of-the-art solar roofing testing facility and launch a new round of Building Integrated Solar (BIPV) testing thanks in part to a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) investment.
The new testing project aims to develop, test, and validate a combination of optical, thermal, and energy models for roof-integrated solar shingles to improve understanding of the benefits solar shingles provide in heating and air conditioning efficiency for the home.
The facility will be equipped with weather, PV, and temperature monitoring. GAF Energy, a U.S. manufacturer, is partnering with Sandia National Laboratories and its network of Regional Test Centers on the project. The company has conducted ongoing testing of solar roofing with Sandia National Labs since 2021.
Solar roofing offers the opportunity for residential solar to reach the mainstream and testing is critical to further innovation in this sector.
The U.S. DOE award was announced earlier this year as part of a broader $71 million investment, including $16 million from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in research, development, and demonstration projects to grow the network of domestic manufacturers across the U.S. solar energy supply chain.
GAF Energy is leading the industry in solar roofing (BIPV) product design and development. The company’s solar roof, Timberline Solar, features the world’s first nailable solar shingle and is the only roof system to directly integrate solar technology into traditional roofing processes and materials.
