Architectural integration of grid connected photovoltaic systems for schools in Coslada

In the year 2001 the town hall of Coslada put out to public tender the design, engineering, execution and site management of the installation of 5 kWp grid connected photovoltaic systems in 19 state schools in the town, setting up what have been dubbed "solar photovoltaic roofs" for the auto-production of electricity. The town Hall of Coslada stressed the need for the location of solar panels on school roofs to be architecturally integrated. ISOFOTON S.A. developed a series of proposals for each particular school which achieved a compromise between the technical limitations inherent in the solar installation (south facing panels, inclination, etc.) and the arrangement of the modules according to architectural criteria.