Solar panel makers are developing neater and cleaner products

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/21/business/solar.php

Solar panel makers are developing neater and cleaner products

By Joshua Brown
Reuters
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

NEW YORK: Bulky and obtrusive rack-mounted solar panels may be a thing of the past.

Encouraged by recent advances in technology, solar panel makers are scrambling to come up with neater and cleaner products that will overcome the aesthetic objections of home owners to traditional solar panels.

They are building their technology directly into different kinds of roof tiles, hiding them in walls and lining the tops of patio awnings with them.

"Bottom line, people don't want goofy-looking roofs," said Julie Blunden of SunPower, a solar panel manufacturer.

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[midnight]

1. This is a great design development idea.

[Captain Angry]

2. It has to get cheaper and invisible.

This is great news. Once there is little to no additional cost to do it, it can become a standard.

If we had a real President, he could have promoted the installation of solar/conservation on all new Federal structures and pushed for it to happen at all state levels as well.

[SharonRB]

3. I've also read about paint-on solar panels

Soon everyone will be able to have solar surfaces.

[NNadir]

4. I just knew this was not a thread about the toxic wastes associated with solar energy.

I knew it would be a report about yuppie aesthetics.

The only reason that the toxicity associated with solar cell manufacture escapes notice is that solar electricity is, was, and probably always will be a trivial form of energy.

For years the E&E forum has been filled with balderdash about "new" solar approaches and for the entire time, solar electricity has remained a yuppie toy.

[Arctic Dave]

5. Hows that positive thinking tape coming along for ya.

[madokie]

8. Well my money is on nnadir not needing any stinking positive thinking tapes

or any of that kind of bull ;-) if'n I was a betting man that is

[poverlay]

6. Do you really think it's not a viable way to power a home? I've always wanted a system and am

curious as to your knowledge relating to your apparent strongly held negative view on the subject.
If you don't mind...

[Kolesar]

7. If you hate this E&E forum, you can always leave it

I think it just serves some demented purpose in your mind, so you won't. Note that your puerile retort was wholly off topic.

[madokie]

9. You are kidding right

this place is his to do with as he wants, talk shit all day long and pay no attention to the details, kind of reminds me of a couple other very dangerous hombre's, dick and w.