Manhattan 2 | R&D - Solar Direct To Steel

Automate Installation of Solar Material Onto Corrugated Steel Panels

Automate Installation of Solar Onto Steel Panel

It is a common practice to ship corrugated steel panels on a flatbed truck to a building site and then install onto a metal frame via crane, as shown above. Also, smart solar material can be factory installed to outside surface of corrugated steel via adhesive. This should be popular with commercial buildings, carports, parking lots, and houses.

Great Payback Period Due to Automation

The additional cost of adding smart solar material is estimated at $106 per square meter for material above corrugated steel (this does not include cost of electronics below panel). If one sells the electricity from this square meter to the grid, they can pay for this addition in 5 years. Why are these numbers so good? Factory mass production.