Gaf Energy LLC

Emma Dohner

William Sirski

Thierry Nguyen

Nicholas Boitnott

David Kavulak

Caleb David Cheung

Ray Lu

A system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed on a roof deck. Each of the photovoltaic modules includes solar cells, a first encapsulant encapsulating the solar cells, a frontsheet and a backsheet. The front sheet includes a glass layer. The backsheet includes a first layer and a second layer. Each of the first and second layers includes first, second, third and fourth edges. The first edge of the first layer is offset from the first edge of the second layer, the second edge of the first layer is offset from the second edge of the second layer, the third edge of the first layer is offset from the third edge of the second layer, and the fourth edge of the first layer is offset from the fourth edge of the second layer.

Photovoltaic modules with offset layers

A system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules configured to be installed on a roof deck and a plurality of roofing shingles. Each of roofing shingles includes a cap layer composed of a first polymer material, and a core layer underneath the cap layer. The core layer includes a first layer composed of a continuous fiber thermoplastic composite tape (CFT), a second layer composed of a continuous fiber thermoplastic composite tape (CFT), and a third layer between the first layer and the second layer. The third layer is composed of a second polymer material.

Solar roofing system with fiber composite roofing shingles

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