December 2024 Monthly Meeting

When
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Meeting Title
Solar Roof Systems – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Location

Hybrid Event - In person and via Zoom

EcoTrust Building
Billy Frank Jr Conference Center
721 NW 9th Ave. Suite 200
Portland, OR 97209

for Zoom register at the link below

Presenters
Carola Voelker
Description

Installing a solar roof system on a building should be a decision that rewards the building owner with energy savings as well as piece of mind knowing they are doing their part to help the environment. What many building owners may not realize is that installing a solar roof system could damage their roof, void their roof warranty and end up costing them more in the long run. “Solar Roof Systems- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” will identify the potential issues with a rooftop solar installation, what questions they should be asking and how to avoid serious, costly problems.

Carola Voelker is the CEO of Centroplan USA LLC (US branch of the German Solar EPC Company - Centroplan); a partner of Sika Corporation to develop rooftop solar solutions. Carola has been working in the Solar arena since 2009, gaining experience in solar module quality testing and failure analysis at Fraunhofer research Centers both in the US and Germany. In recent years, she has overseen several large-scale solar installations in the US. She has also been an integral member of the SarnaRoof Solarmount 2 (SSM2) development team since its inception.

Centroplan values their strong bonds to Fraunhofer ISE – Europe’s largest research Center for Solar Energy Systems; as well as to the VDE – the leading Certification Center for Electric Material in Germany, including Solar Installations.

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