Selected Song: BEAUTIFUL DAY by U2
Although not the first company to do so, Dow Chemical is developing roof shingles containing photovoltaic cells that can be hammered with nails like ordinary shingles. The difference with Dow is that the company plans to bring it's product mainstream. Global Solar is also helping Dow in bringing this project to the light of day and their own their way in swaying potential markets due to the solar shingle installations taking half the time of conventional solar installations. Another competing company is United Solar Ovonic with its integrated solar cells not requiring glass covers, unlike like Dow's shingles, allowing Ovonic's product to have greater flexibility.
Daylight Saving Time is here again and will continue to brighten our days with every passing week. During this time, the longer hours of daylight reduces the need to use indoor lighting, therefore saving energy costs. DST was first used during World War I so that energy could be saved for war production. Then for World War II the use of DST was initiated once again by the Federal Government, requiring this of all the states.
Read more about DST
More on Solar Shingles
In my novel, Helen and The Hunter, there's a newly developed housing community that uses solar paneled roofs.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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