<br>I've seen a few Atlantis projects mid-install. As with many roof-integrated PV products they involve a LOT of electrical connections and significant installation labor. If memory serves, a wooden lattice structure was built on top of the roof to provide ventilation and the slates were fastened to the lattice. The issues I would be concerned with are connection failures and the labor costs associated with installation and slate replacement. The estimate that I got from installers (circa 2009) was $10-12 / watt installed (all-in). I am curious about their long-term weather-proofing performance, especially in adverse climates.<br>
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<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 5:16 AM, Glenn Burt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:glenn.burt@glbcc.com" target="_blank">glenn.burt@glbcc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="white" link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I first saw them at a show back in ’06, so know they have been around a while.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">No firsthand experience installing them, however.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Glenn<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Aladdin Solar<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 01, 2012 2:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] SunSlates from Atlantis Energy<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Anyone familiar with SunSlates from Atlantis Energy ( <a href="http://atlantisenergy.com/?page_id=255" target="_blank">http://atlantisenergy.com/?page_id=255</a> )? We have a customer interested in this system. We usually try to steer our customers to components from well known manufacturers. I've not run across this one before. Looks like a pretty involved roofing project. Can you comment on your experience installing these and express any opinions on quality?</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thanks.</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Charlie Pickard<br>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®<br>Aladdin Solar<br><a href="tel:952-401-7073" value="+19524017073" target="_blank">952-401-7073</a><br>
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