Terms: solar roof
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• Science > Ecology > Solar Power > Photovoltaic Solar
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• Science > Ecology > Fuel Cell Power
• Science > Ecology > Water Conservation > Clean Village Water
• Science > Ecology > Solar Power > Thin Film Solar
• Science > Catastrophic Climate Change > Geoengineering

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1. Solar Roofs May Cut Bills in Half (CNN )
   Provides an article about roof tiles that may cut the electricity bills for a home in half, at least in California. The initial purchase of the roof tiles is also subsidized in California. 10-00

2. Roofing - Solar Roofing and Laminates (Uni-Solar)
   Describes solar laminated panels that can be applied to roofs or other surfaces. 6-01

3. Autos - Solar Cells (Uni-Solar)
   Provides photovoltaic thin film for application to car roofs, trunks, hoods, etc. Pricing is under 400 dollars for 32 watt (1.94 amps and 16.5 volts) flexible panels. A panel weighs about 4.7 pounds and is .25 inches thick. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but only provides it as an example. 6-01

4. Autos - Solar Cells (Uni-Solar)
   Provides characteristics, including weight, of Uni-Solar photovoltaic thin film for application to car roofs, trunks, hoods, etc. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but only provides it as an example. 6-01

5. Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS)
   "We clean the bottles, check the cap for tightness and fill them completely with raw water. Early in the morning, 7 am to 8 am the bottles are put on a small piece of black painted corrugated GCI roof sheet. On bright days we collect the bottles at 1 pm (after 5 hours), on partly cloudy days the bottles are left all day (8 hours) and on fully cloudy days for two consecutive days." 10-07

6. Solar Roofs May Cut Bills in Half (CNN )
   "In the 1970s, going solar meant mounting panels the size of ping-pong tables in cumbersome racks on your roof. But in the past five years, the industry has become more architecturally savvy, offering up solar-powered shingles that blend almost seamlessly with traditional roofing materials." 03-08

7. -10-31-08 Thin Film Solar (Time.com)
   "There are countless ways to manufacture solar panels, but there's only one metric that counts: how the cost of solar power compares with that of electricity from fossil fuels. Until energy from the sun can beat energy from coal at the marketplace, solar will remain a niche player, adorning the rooftops of those who care more for their green reputation than for their bottom lines. Enter Nanosolar, a San Jose-based start-up that manufactures thin-film solar panels. Unlike the bulky silicon panels that dominate the solar market, Nanosolar thin-film technology is light and extremely cheap to make. The key is the manufacturing process: while silicon panels need to be baked in batches, Nanosolar's thin-film panels roll off the assembly line, as if from a printing press." 07-08

8. Cool Roof (Wikipedia.org)
   "In the world of industrial and commercial buildings, a roofing system that can deliver high solar reflectance (the ability to reflect the visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths of the sun, reducing heat transfer to the building) and high thermal emittance (the ability to release a large percentage of absorbed, or non-reflected solar energy) is a cool roof. Most cool roofs are white or other light colors." 09-09