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Making Your Home Solar Powered

May 23, 2008 – 5:57 am

By : Brennan Howe
Many Americans have decided to become more energy independent, and want to play a part in avoiding a very foreseeable energy crisis. They’ve decided to go solar. Creating a solar powered home is an endeavor that requires an initial investment, but the costs are being lowered everyday. Solar power provides long term [...]

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Bipv: Built-in Photovoltaics: Solar Energy That Takes The Place Of Conventional Glass And Roofing

February 23, 2008 – 7:54 am

By: Alan Jacobson
A promising renewable energy technology that breaks down pre-existing concerns and hesitation about solar energy is called Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV). These systems actually build solar cells into the construction of a building. They look as natural as what would have been a conventional roof, window, awning, and even concrete. They are often [...]

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AVA Makes it’s Television Debut

January 28, 2008 – 11:02 pm

By: Kelly Mead 
We were pleasantly surprised that while watching “Invention Nation” tonight we we able to see the $1 solar panel production.  The guys headed out to Colorado to see the new type of solar panels that should be mass produced by next year.   AVA Solar is still planning on entering it’s large scale mass [...]

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Solar Cell Roofing: Energy Producing Shingles That Look Like A Normal Roof

January 25, 2008 – 8:51 am

By : Alan Jacobson
Solar cell roofing made from solar shingles or solar panels is being increasingly incorporated into the construction of new residential and commercial buildings. In many areas, people are choosing to replace their conventional roof with a solar roof when it is time for maintenance. And most of these people would tell you [...]

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