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December 6, 2011

Flexible BIPV: Tucson solar firms jump into building-PV market

Flexible BIPV | Solon Corp | Solar Panels | Solar Domains

When Tucson-based Solon Corp. announced in August it was shutting down its local photovoltaic panel manufacturing line and laying off about 60 workers, it was a painful blow to the region's growing solar-energy sector.

Solon's manufacturing operation is a source of pride on the Tucson solar scene, but the company said the local line simply couldn't compete with cheap Asian imports. But since then, Solon has actually added some workers and plans to ramp up a new, though smaller, production line with a new product designed for flat building roofs.

Solon, which makes silicon-based solar panels primarily for the utility-scale and large commercial market, recently introduced SOLquick, a modular PV system for flat roofs that features a lightweight composite frame. Solon has teamed up with Andersen Corp., a major window manufacturer, to make the frames with a composite material made from wood fiber and plastic.

November 29, 2011

All You Need To Know About Solar Shingles

Solar Shingle | Photograph Voltaic Shingles | Solar Panels | Dow Compaound | Solar Domains

Photograph voltaic shingles, also known as solar shingles, are solar panels produced to seem enjoy typical asphalt shingles. You will find various kinds of solar shingles, which includes shingle-sized solid areas that change quite a few typical shingles interior a strip, semi-rigid designs that incorporates various plastic material solar panels that are sized a lot more enjoy typical shingles, and more recent methods employing various lean movie picture voltaic mobile technologies that match up typical shingles in volume and versatility. Photograph voltaic shingles are produced by companies which includes (Ecotech) ecotechshingles.com, Sun Power Corporation, U.S. Eco-friendly Energy Corporation, U. S. Photograph voltaic Ovonic (Uni-Photo voltaic), Photograph voltaic Parts Corporation, Atlantis Energy Methods, and Dow Compound.

Industrial solar shingles have been initially obtainable in 2005. Interior a 2009 meeting using Reuters, a associate for that Dow Compound Producer considered their access in to the solar shingle industry would produce $5 multi-million in income by 2015 and $10 multi-million by 2020

November 16, 2011

The U.S. Solar Industry: Story Behind the Headlines

Solar Forecast | Solar Industry | Solar Information | America Solar Power | Solar Domains

Please Click the 'Read More' button to see an informational graph on the rise and projections of Solar Power on the United States

October 26, 2011

Review - The New Solar Shingle! (by Denver Green Streets)

We are the first in the nation to have this product rolled out because of Colorado’s acceptance to solar and renewable power supplies.

These shingles are pretty terrific. They can be used exactly like standard shingles and are nailed down directly to the felt on the roof deck. They are good looking enough to fit in with any neighborhood and are extremely durable resisting rain, snow, hail, high winds and anything Colorado’s weather can throw at them. In concert with other energy efficiency and green building practices built into these D.R. Horton homes the energy savings and cost savings could be off the charts.

October 23, 2011

The High Cost Of Solar Panels, Is Finally Lifting

Solar energy may finally get its day in the sun. The high costs that for years made it impractical as a mainstream source of energy are plummeting. Real estate companies are racing to install solar panels on office buildings. Utilities are erecting large solar panel "farms" near big cities and in desolate deserts. And creative financing plans are making solar more realistic than ever for homes.

Solar power installations doubled in the United States last year and are expected to double again this year. More solar energy is being planned than any other power source, including nuclear, coal, natural gas and wind.

"We are at the beginning of a turning point," says Andrew Beebe, who runs global sales for Suntech Power, a manufacturer of solar panels.

Solar's share of the power business remains tiny. But its promise is great. The sun splashes more clean energy on the planet in one hour than humans use in a year, and daytime is when power is needed most. And solar panels can be installed near where people use power, reducing or eliminating the costs of moving power through a grid.

October 23, 2011

DOW Starts Mass Marketing The Solar Shingle

Dow Solar company has started mass marketing solar shingles. Solar shingles are roof shingles with solar cells (electricity generating material) integrated into them, so the shingles are the solar panels. The solar shingles plug into each other and help to hold each other down very securely during strong winds.

The solar shingles can only be stolen by first unplugging those at the edge of the array and then working your way inwards, which means that securing the edge only will actually secure the entire solar panel array from thieves.

October 18, 2011

Where Are The Opportunities For Flexible Substrates?

BIPV: The Future of Solar and Flexible Substrates?

For now, a much better candidate for the attentions of flexible substrate providers lies in the building integrated PV (BIPV) sector. It is true that 2011 into 2012 seems like it will be a relatively weak period for the solar industry, whose subsidies are under threat in several important markets. However, we think that BIPV has a strong future because:

• BIPV can potentially introduce a new aesthetic that will translate into larger addressable markets and;

• BIPV can share the cost of the PV functionality and roofing/siding functionality on a common substrate.

October 14, 20011

Dow Begins Commercial Rollout of ‘Solar Shingle’ in Colorado

Dow Solar, a division of The Dow Chemical Company, launched the commercial availability of its DOW POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingle in Colorado, the first market where the technology is being offered.

The commercial introduction was marked at an event in Arvada, Colo., attended by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and supporters of solar technology, alternative energy, green manufacturing, and innovations in home building.

Dow announced Oct. 4 that the product would be available in targeted U.S. markets.

D.R. Horton, one of the largest homebuilders in the nation and the first residential production builder to participate with Dow Solar, announced plans to offer the solar shingle as a standard feature on 50 new homes in the developer’s Spring Mesa community in Colorado. Each of the remaining homes in Spring Mesa will receive a 3-kilowatt POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle roof.

Tiny solar-panel-like cells help restore sight to the blind
Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost vision because of certain types of degenerative eye diseases.
Solar power to dye for: Flexible lightweight inexpensive dyes could harvest energy from sun
Flexible, lightweight and inexpensive dyes could be used to harvest the power of the sun rather than our relying on costly and fragile semiconductor solar panel that use crystalline silicon, new research suggests.
Optimal planning of solar power plants
The photovoltaics industry is booming, and the market for solar farms is growing quickly all over the world. Yet, the task of planning PV power plants to make them as effi cient as possible is far from trivial. Researchers have now developed software that simplifies conceptual design.
Use of public and private dollars for scaling up clean energy needs a reality check, say scholars
In a post-Solyndra, budget-constrained world, the transition to a decarbonized energy system faces great hurdles. Overcoming these hurdles will require smarter and more focused policies. Two writers outline their visions in a pair of high-profile analyses.
Liquid solar cells can be painted onto surfaces
Scientists have developed a potential pathway to cheap, stable solar cells made from nanocrystals so small they can exist as a liquid ink and be painted or printed onto clear surfaces.
Graphene boosts efficiency of next-gen solar cells
Scientists found that incorporating graphene increased the cell's conductivity, bringing 52.4 percent more current into the circuit.
Scientists discover bilayer structure in efficient solar material
Detailed studies of one of the best-performing organic photovoltaic materials reveal an unusual bilayer lamellar structure that may help explain the material's superior performance at converting sunlight to electricity and guide the synthesis of new materials with even better properties.
Solar cell that also shines: Luminescent 'LED-type' design breaks efficiency record
To produce the maximum amount of energy, solar cells are designed to absorb as much light from the sun as possible. Now researchers have suggested -- and demonstrated -- a counter-intuitive concept: solar cells should be designed to be more like LEDs, able to emit light as well as absorb it.
Nanotube electrodes improve solar cells
Forests of carbon nanotubes are an efficient alternative for platinum electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells, according to new research.
Structure of printable electronics revealed
An innovative X-ray technique has given researchers new insight into how organic polymers can be used in printable electronics such as transistors and solar cells.