Patent ID: 8505249

Claim:
An energy generating system for placement on a roofing membrane comprising: a plurality of pavers positioned on top of the roofing membrane, each said paver including an upper tongue extending from a first edge and a lower tongue extending from a second opposing edge, said upper and lower tongues configured to provide an interlocking engagement between adjacent pavers; at least one narrow strip paver fastener secured to each said paver; a plurality of photovoltaic devices, each said photovoltaic device including a top surface adapted to receive light, a bottom surface, and a frame positioned around the peripheral edge of the photovoltaic device and having at least one device fastener secured to a bottom surface of the frame so that said at least one device fastener is substantially disposed around a bottom peripheral edge of said photovoltaic device, each said photovoltaic device having a periphery shaped to match a periphery of a corresponding paver; wherein said at least one narrow strip paver fastener and said at least one device fastener are alternately of a hook or loop structure and are positioned adjacent to each other to secure said photovoltaic device to said paver so that the periphery of said photovoltaic device is substantially aligned with said attached paver.