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To: SolarGal who wrote (8194)	7/9/2006 2:11:30 PM
From: SolarGal	Read Replies (1) of 8393

Beyond the Solar Panel By Lamont Wood Technology Review: A MIT Enterprise Friday, July 07, 2006 The U.S. government plans to produce a buyer's guide to power-converting roofing materials. .... Homeowners have long been able to partially power their homes with sunlight, but it meant clumsily mounting photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof. Now the latest generation of PV panels look and act much like ordinary roofing tiles or shingles. And the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is evaluating nine of these commercial PV roofing products in hopes of providing an easy way for consumers to judge the panels' power potential. .... [ Includes pic of solar roof shingles with insert "Photovoltaic shingles (in blue) can be installed in the same way as conventional shingles. About 500 square feet of them produce three kilowatts during peak sunlight, enough for most residences. Currently, they're still darker than conventional roofing materials. (Courtesy of United Solar Ovonic.)" !! ] technologyreview.com

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