Forward Labs Solar Roof

When solar shingles and solar tiles are sized to look like traditional roofing products the result can be a more uniformly designed solarized roof.

Forward labs solar roof. Wide 65 w polycrystalline solar panels or 75 w monocrystalline panels connected together for the entire roof span. 20th 2016 11 13 am et. Because forward labs uses more cost effective materials it costs on average 33 less than the tesla solar roof. They have two styles in development.

Forward labs shows how a solarcity tesla roof could look better than a traditional roof while generating electricity seth weintraub sep. Forward labs solar roof. As a company we are currently partnering with emerging asphalt recycling facilities to ensure the roofs we remove can be utilized in helping make our roads more affordable as well. Forward labs solar roof looks like a metal roof.

1 6 forward labs solar roof. Similar to the tesla solar roof the forward line is intended to be a whole roof replacement product that includes pv and non pv components for a seamless visual appearance. Luma solar designs custom solar roofs using 54 in. Lost in the infor ma tion tsuna mi sur round ing tesla s solar roof intro duc tion was a com pet ing solar roof tech nol o gy from palo alto ca based start up forward labs.

Responsibility almost as important as the products we install are the roofs we remove asphalt shingles are a considerable contributor to landfills. Forward labs was founded by ceo zach taylor who was raised in a construction family and has a background in construction roofing and engineering. Seeing the need to reduce carbon emissions taylor came up with his idea for an inexpensive solar roof. Tesla gets all the attention when it comes to solar roofs but meanwhile start up forward labs has been hammering away at their own solar roof technology that not.

According to the ceo the solar roof will cost 8 50 per square foot for the base. Metal which resembles a steel roof and tile which resembles terracotta.