Saint-Gobain has joined forces with French roofing solutions providers Imerys to manufacture solar roof tiles.
In view of the expected increase in demand in this sector, 30% to 50% of the houses in F…
Saint-Gobain has joined forces with French roofing solutions providers Imerys to manufacture solar roof tiles. In view of the expected increase in demand in this sector, 30% to 50% of the houses in France are expected to be covered with these tiles in the next three years, and the market of residential solar devices is expected to triple in 2009. French companies are presently developing new solar roof tiles which are as waterproof as the ordinary ones but enable house owners to sell electricity to the national electricity group EDF, since people still feel a certain dislike towards roofs entirely covered with solar panels.