Redwood Renewables
6 Endeavor Dr, Corte Madera, California, United States

Building a home without solar energy on it is as silly as building without plumbing! The Breakthrough: Redwood Renewables (Redwood) has a disruptive technology in solar roofing and recycling, lowering the cost of a solar roof by 50%. This will move the residential market over the tipping point, making a zero-energy home possible, affordable, aesthetic and desirable.

With patented advantages in process, yield and design, Redwood delivers clean, inexpensive and practically invisible solar cells integrated into roofing tiles while slashing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and pollution.

The Company's management developed material processes and new material handling concepts, designs and electrical components. Currently the pilot manufacturing company has developed a record of establishing strategic partnerships with roofing companies, material suppliers and customers.

The company's investors include one of America's roofing manufacturers. R&D operations and pilot manufacturing are located in various geographic locations in North America, and the European Union.

BEHIND OUR SOLAR TILE CONCEPT
Redwood's Technology Is Unique
Redwood develops, manufactures and markets to distributors high value, high efficiency residential roofing tiles and matching integrated solar roofing.

The Integrated Solar Slate
Is unique in that it is designed to accommodate both Crystaline and thin film technology. Photovoltaic cells are covered with glass or a polymer type film incorporated onto the molded polymer substrate. The solar tile can be any shape, a slate or an elongated shape. The tiles have a built in ventilation system to increase energy efficiency by 19% over conventional modules. This results in producing more power in the limited space on top of a roof.

Low Profile Electrical Interconnect System
A low cost built in electrical interconnect safe connect system designed to meet UL1703 and NEC standards.

Non Glass/Metal Frame Encapsulation System
New advanced solar-to-building attachment and application techniques with non-glass crystalline or and then combined with traditional building and roofing products, forms a new class of solar building products. Breaking away from traditional glass crystalline module construction, Redwood has developed a non-glass crystalline solar module.

Proprietary Barrel Reactor Design

Redwood's patented radial convergent sonic de-vulcanization system produces a polymer that is de-vulcanized. This high level of de-vulcanization is due to Redwood's proprietary barrel reactor design, The process and the resulting products comply with the Cradle to Cradle Protocol.

Financial Incentives

Governments in the USA and in EU are now providing 30% to 50% Investment tax credits. Certain areas offer Renewable Energy Payments.

Building Integrated Solar (BIPV)

Aesthetic Built In Appearance avoids sticking out and the need for restrictive mounting structures. The Solar cells are part of the roof tile eliminating need for a separate roof, elevated solar panels, racking, and wires.

Roof Integrated Solar Tiles (RIPV)

REDWOOD manufactures matching colored roof tiles that use recycled polymers and are treated with "coolroof" to reflect 27% to 50% solar heat and keep the roof cool and reduce cooling requirements.

High Efficiency Energy

REDWOOD uses 21%+ efficient cells to deliver 2x the power on the available roof area as thin film solar. With the power generated from roof mounted Redwood BIPV, it is possible to achieve a Zero Energy Home (ZEH) and with a larger rooftop system to even power a Plug In Hybrid Electric Car (PHEV).

The Life Cycle

Aesthetic Integrated design is self cooling and carries a 25 year production warranty on solar tiles, a 40 year warranty on adjacent roof tiles and a 15 year warranty on specified inverters.