Creating a complete roof, which not only reliably performs its main purpose, but is also able to become a decoration of the house, produce electricity and heat, have a service life of at least 50 years and the cost of an ordinary roof (which already includes an integrated solar power plant) – the goal of the German company SolteQ and its founder Berkei Bayer, which, like Tesla, intends to transform energy through solar roofs. But unlike its U.S. competitor’s products, the German product may prove more efficient and affordable: It has more experience behind it, as SolteQ has been supplying solar roofs since 2015.

“Today, it is relatively easy and inexpensive to give up 90 percent of fossil fuels. In my opinion, there are two promising sources of green energy: the first is solar power and the second is wind power. SolteQ specializes in developing and manufacturing clean energy products, so in addition to innovative wind energy solutions, we have developed SolteQ’s highly efficient solar roofs, which generate up to 36% more energy than conventional solar power plants,” Bayer says.

Although solar shingles have been developed for a long time, they were not ready for large-scale mass production and were only sold in limited quantities. Thanks to our many years of experience in the industrial sector, we have developed a roof covering that is 100 percent compliant with German building regulations, and all panels come with safety systems already integrated into them.”

German solar roofing

According to the manufacturer, its solar roofs are very easy to install and maintain systems, and roofers can work with them in the same way as, for example, Frankfurt shingles. High sales figures, however, are not SolteQ’s primary goal. The company says it wants to make its contribution to a cleaner planet and make Germany the No. 1 manufacturer in the global market for energy-generating roofs – a product with a future.

Solar roof tiles in different colors

The company focuses on German quality and boasts that its products do not use cheap components from Asian countries. The variety of options available is ensured by the availability of shingles in a variety of colors and styles.

“We do not offer Chinese dumping products, we offer great products, maximum power generation at a reasonable price that is affordable for anyone who can afford a new roof with the installation of solar panels on it,” explains the head of the comany.

A house with a solar panel roof

SolteQ has developed complete roofing solutions for houses. This means that solar cells are installed on the southern (sunny) side of the roof, while the northern (shaded) side is covered with a covering which has no built-in photovoltaic cells but is completely identical in appearance. In addition, according to the manufacturer, the SolteQ roof generates not only electricity, but also thermal energy: in addition to the photovoltaic system, the entire roof area is used as a large thermal collector.

The company hopes that in the future, every home will be able to cover its own energy needs, or at least most of them. And because SolteQ solar shingles are easy to install and low in price, they offer significant advantages over traditional rooftop photovoltaic systems.