Remember those large solar panels on people's roofs? New technology is evolving that will make the roofs themselves and the windows of the home into no-carbon energy generators.CNet News reports that:
"Solar company Konarka has developed a transparent solar cell that it hopes will be built onto electricity-generating windows. Under its Arch Active Solar Glass development, the company has built prototypes of windows with the solar cells between two panes of glass. The photovoltaic cells can be tinted different colors.
"It is energy-efficient and transparent with superior vertical performance and a subtle red, blue or green aesthetic. With these features, BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaics) will no longer need to be confined to spandrel or overhead applications," says CEO Leon Silverstein" See full article.
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