{"id":38310,"date":"2022-12-14T17:46:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T22:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=38310"},"modified":"2022-12-14T17:46:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T22:46:20","slug":"foldable-rooftop-solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=38310","title":{"rendered":"Check out these new plug-and-play foldable rooftop solar panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container med\" readability=\"38.346717052433\">\n<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/SmartFlex_Module_System1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/SmartFlex_Module_System1.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/SmartFlex_Module_System1.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/SmartFlex_Module_System1.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/SmartFlex_Module_System1.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"foldable rooftop solar panels\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>German manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopp.eu\/photovoltaik-system-smartflex-spart-kosten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kopp<\/a> has launched a foldable, four-panel solar rooftop system that comes with everything it needs for installation in reusable transport boxes.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-271638\"\/><ins class=\"adsbygoogle author_ad ad-container adsbygoogle author_ad hide-lg author-in-content\" data-ad-host=\"ca-host-pub-5506057612223327\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9817249230503449\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The foldable rooftop solar panels are preassembled at Kopp\u2019s facility in Kahl am Main. The panels are called SmartFlex, and they consist of four fold-out PV modules and come with module carriers, ballast material, cables, and building protection in reusable boxes, thus reducing packaging waste.<\/p>\n<p>The SmartFlex module is approximately 6.8 square meters (73 square feet) when unfolded and has an output of 1.6 kilowatt peak.\u00a0The modules can be connected together easily, without anchoring on the roof, with one tool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kopp says installation is quick. A crane lifts the foldable rooftop solar panels out of their delivery boxes onto the roof, and they only need two solar technicians to unfold them and connect them to each another.<\/p>\n<p>Kopp says its SmartFlex system can \u201ceasily\u201d withstand strong winds and other extreme weather as a result of the ballast material that comes with the panels.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Kopp\u2019s video below that shows how the foldable system gets installed. Even if you don\u2019t speak German, it\u2019s a good way to understand how it works. We think it\u2019s pretty clever.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" title=\"KOPP - Smart Flex\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z90o6FFa8cc?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2022\/12\/12\/texas-solar-farm-flat-on-the-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This Texas solar farm\u2019s panels will sit flat on the ground<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Kopp<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p><em>UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it\u2019s important to shop for the best quotes.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/understandsolarenergy.com\/form\/?lsid=511&amp;s1=%7Bs1%7D#step1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to learn more and get your quotes<\/a>. \u2014 *ad<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\" readability=\"6.3518518518519\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"container med left\">\n<div class=\"article__youtube-video\" readability=\"8.5903614457831\">\n<div class=\"youtube-video__content flex\" readability=\"8.8674698795181\"><?xml version=\"1.0\"??????><br \/>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" fill=\"none\" class=\"icon-play-button\"><path d=\"M47 29.5 20.75 44.655v-30.31L47 29.5Z\" fill=\"#01D99D\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg?sub_confirmation=1\">Subscribe to Electrek on YouTube for exclusive videos<\/a> and subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrek.co\/guides\/electrek-podcast\">podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- youtube embed --><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Recent Videos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PHQWkfFzg8c?playlist=GoMG4NINFOQ,SELvPjyiqrM,boYcyEWUqvQ,nu90MRgj6oU,TuGPAA10FrQ,ZQTe5_JskOI,FSSMABqcYdk,CzH5gZKag9g,iI-cjQyyB1A\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- #comments --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-bio author-bio-container\">\n<h2 attr-title=\"Author\"><span>Author<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"author-bio__details\" readability=\"10.14409221902\">\n\t\t<a class=\"author-bio__image\" href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/author\/michellelewis\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Avatar for Michelle Lewis\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b2390be790ce625b95e69e27b1a32fe1?s=82&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b2390be790ce625b95e69e27b1a32fe1?s=164&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-82 photo author-gravatar\" height=\"82\" width=\"82\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/author\/michellelewis\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tMichelle Lewis\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=michelle0728&amp;original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Felectrek.co\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"twitter-handle\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"\/>@michelle0728\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-bio__excerpt\" readability=\"17\">\n<p>Michelle Lewis is a writer and editor on Electrek and an editor on DroneDJ, 9to5Mac, and 9to5Google. 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The panels are called SmartFlex, and they consist of four fold-out PV modules and come with module carriers, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}