SolarVert®

The perfect marriage

A rooftop garden with variety of flowering plants, including yellow lilies, surrounded by ornamental grasses, with solar panels in the background and rolling hills under a partly cloudy sky.

Increased energy efficiency with lower costs

Green roofs combined with solar panels work in synergy. The full range of green roof benefits with no roof penetrations and improved solar panel efficiency.

Features:

  • Improved solar performance

  • Various angles available

  • Green roof works as ballast to panels

  • No roof penetrations

  • Fully adjustable

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System Buildup

  1. Solar Panel

  2. ZinCo Mounting Profile SMP

  3. ZinCo Solar Base Frame

  4. ZinCo Solar Base SB200

  5. Roof Structure & Waterproofing

  6. Ballast with ZinCoblend-E

South Facing Panels

Cross-section of a futuristic solar-powered urban farm with solar panels, plants, and irrigation system.

South is the traditional orientation for solar panels in the northern hemisphere. Orienting the solar panels to the south allows them to get the most sunlight throughout the day with peaks during midday. The solar panels are available in inclinations of 5 to 45 degrees.

Cross-section of a small farm with solar panels on a frame above vegetable beds, showing soil layers and planting areas.

East-West Orientations

For an assembly of type “Saddle”, two Solar Base Frames are mounted onto a Solar Base SB 200 in a way that their higher ends meet in the middle. The slope of the panels directs more rainwater to the walkways between the solar panel rows, so that an increased plant growth can be expected there.

A cross-sectional diagram of a solar-powered urban farm featuring solar panels, plant beds, irrigation system, and soil layers.

For an assembly of type “Butterfly”, the two Solar Base Frames meet with their lower sides. Rainwater is directed to the middle of the Solar Base SB 200 and distributed from there in both directions. In this case, a rather lush vegetation can be expected under the solar panels.

Vertical Module Arrangement

For an assembly of type “Butterfly”, the two Solar Base Frames meet with their lower sides. Rainwater is directed to the middle of the Solar Base SB 200 and distributed from there in both directions. In this case, a rather lush vegetation can be expected under the solar panels.

Cross-section of an urban green roof with solar panels and lush plants on soil and drainage layers.

Technical Data

  • Depth: Varies

  • Water retention capacity: Varies

  • Saturated weight: Varies

  • Slope: 2-5 degrees

Guide Specifications
Data Sheets

Technical Drawings

Planning Guides
Solar panels installed on a green rooftop with a backdrop of trees and a partly cloudy sky.
Rooftop garden with solar panels, colorful flowers, and a wooden deck railing in an urban area.
Solar panels and green roofing on a building with a wooded area in the background.