Switch to low carbon solar energy

The Sun is a gigantic fusion reactor which radiates energy into space. The amount of energy our planet receives in one hour from the Sun is of the same dimension as the world energy consumption in one year. This energy drives the water cycle, causes winds and provides light and heat. The use of these renewable sources of energy is becoming crucial for future and carbon reduction strategies.

Adhesives for solar industry

Sika has extensive experience in boding solution for construction and production processes and has successfully transferred product and process know-how from these areas to the solar industry.  With Sika bonding technologies, new design options, reduced processing times and cost savings become feasible. Sika adhesives for solar solutions have an outstanding resistance to UV radiation, weathering and heat degradation. They maintain a very strong, yet flexible bond between parts over a wide range of temperature and climatic exposures and therefore contribute to increased service life of the solar panels.

Solar roofs

Sika have over 40 years of experience in the manufacture of single ply membranes that can be laminated together with solar cells for “building integrated photovoltaic” systems. A roof system with a proven track record of high performance and low maintenance is a critical component of solar systems  that have an expected rooftop service life of 25 years. In fact, be it building integrated solar cells or rigid cells placed on the roof, a key component in the sustainability equation is a roof system that lasts as long as the solar system- with as little maintenance and interruption as possible.

Highly reflective liquid and sheet roofing membranes

Certain rooftop solar systems absorb light not only from  the sun to produce electricity but also from the reflective roof surface itself – in some cases increasing the efficiency of the solar cell up to 15%. Sika’s highly reflective liquid and sheet membranes make a significant contribution to increased electricity production from the same area of roof space covered by solar modules.