Solar for Schools and Campuses

Make Your Solar Something Students Notice.

Colors, Crests, Mascots
Put school colors, a crest or a mascot on the array with SolarSkin, a printed film that covers standard panels.
Seen Where People Walk
Rooftops seen from towers and stadiums, and canopies over walkways and parking, put a design in front of the most people.
Planned With the Project
SolarSkin goes on before the panels are mounted, so it’s decided during design, along with the rest of the project.

A campus array is a big, visible investment. SolarSkin lets it look like part of the campus.

See how SolarSkin works.

How can a campus make its solar more visible?

Start with where it goes. Arrays on canopies over walkways and parking lots, or on rooftops seen from taller buildings, get noticed more than arrays on hidden roofs.

Then give people something to look at. A live energy display in a lobby or online shows what the panels produce, tours and signs explain them, and SolarSkin can put school colors, a crest or a mascot on the panels themselves.

Ideas for school and campus solar

A mascot or crest on a rooftop seen from the stadium or a tower
School colors across a parking or walkway canopy
A pattern that matches campus buildings, for arrays that need to blend in
Recognition for the donor, sponsor or class that funded the project

What it costs in output

Any film over a panel blocks some light. Sistine’s figures put energy yield at 98 to 99% of the bare panel’s output with partial coverage, 92% with half coverage and 85% with full coverage. Panels without film lose nothing, so a design across part of an array costs less than those figures suggest.

Planning with your installer

A certified graphics installer applies SolarSkin to the panels before they’re mounted. You arrange the installer, and we’ll point you to 3M’s list of certified installers. The best time to bring us in is while the project is being designed and bid.

Campus projects

The University of Miami’s U on a rooftop array on campus.

A K-12 school’s SolarSkin project

Campus solar questions

Can SolarSkin match campus architecture?

Yes. The film can be a solid color or a pattern chosen to blend with nearby buildings, as well as a logo.

Can we add a design to panels already on a building?

Only if the panels come down. SolarSkin is applied before mounting.

How long does SolarSkin last?

SolarSkin passed IEC 61215 durability testing at NREL. IEC 61215 is the standard durability test for solar panels.

How is SolarSkin priced?

Per panel covered. Request a quote with your panel count for a number.

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