Then the aim is to ramp up to 250 MW of production per annum by 2027.Īs well as its global ambitions, Volt Australia has partnered with 40 solar sales and installation businesses around Australia and Peter expects that it will scale up to 100 in short order. It is expected to take 15 months to build the production line, with machines being imported from Europe. Although the product is currently manufactured in China, Peter has plans to onshore production, probably in Victoria, by the first half of 2025. The revenue from these projects has been used to develop the Volt solar tile, which was launched in October last year. Leeson Group has already developed 150 MW of solar farms and has projects amounting to 750 MW in the pipeline. Peter has travelled through Asia and Australia designing and installing BIPV systems, including a 2000-panel facade system in Asia and countless solar tile systems. These included solar facades, curtain walls, solar tiles, skylights, and solar windows. In 2010, Peter starting designing 3D models for integrated systems for buildings - (BIPV) Building-Integrated Photovoltaics. The business moved into renewables in 2008 installing residential and commercial solar power systems. He started as an electrician running his own business from the age of 22. It takes an exceptional entrepreneur to bring new products to market, and Peter is one of many that I have interviewed as part of my time writing for CleanTechnica. The Volt solar tile is available for new builds and reroofing solutions through Bristile roofing in Australia and Spain-based roof tile manufacturer La Escandella globally. The 115W MWT mono PERC Planum module has a market leading 18.8% solar efficiency and the Volt Lodge solar tile 105W MWT mono PERC module has a solar efficiency of 19.5%.” The Volt solar tile installed. “The Volt Planum and Lodge solar tiles are the world’s first solar tiles that can generate the equivalent amount of energy as a standard solar panel. Volt also interlocks with surrounding tiles, ensuring a seamless and waterproof rooftop. “Using a unique Metal Wrap Through (MWT) cell technology and a busbar-free design to increase the efficiency of solar cells, Volt utilises a built-in cable containment system, improving safety by removing live wires from the roof space.

It describes its solar roof tile thus on the company’s website: Peter Leeson with the Volt solar tile and his Tesla. Of course, Peter also drives a Tesla Model 3. The interview was shoehorned in between the many back-to-back meetings that filled Peter’s busy schedule, he was generous with his time and information.

I was excited to hear about their product - the Volt solar roof tile - and its progress in the domestic and global market. Peter Leeson, CEO of the Leeson Group, sat down with me yesterday for a video interview from his base in Melbourne, Australia (almost 2000 km away from Brisbane where I sat at my computer). Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email.

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