Do you want solar panels but don’t own a desert or sunny rooftop on which to hang them? ”No problem,” says CleanPath Ventures – a renewable energy projects capital company which plans to sell individualized plots of solar power plants to consumers. Solar panels and solar systems are not for everyone. They’re expensive, complicated, and [...]
It’s pretty obvious that harnessing the vast amounts of solar energy striking roofs around the world is a great way to supplement a building’s energy requirements. Whether captured by photo-voltaic shingles or manipulated with color changing tiles, controlling the solar energy hitting a home or commercial building can lead to huge cost savings. Adding to the variety of energy [...]
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No Comments »Harnessing and converting the idle power of sunlight is alluring for so many reasons. Besides the often expensive upfront equipment and installation costs, solar power systems can generate clean electricity for years requiring little maintenance or operational attendance. As the efficiency of solar cells continues to improve and production costs fall, unused rooftops [...]
Sadly, one of my favorite wintertime post snowstorm activities is to observe the accumulated snow on the roofs of nearby homes. It’s always amazing how quickly some homes shed the layer of roof snow, a clear sign of insufficient attic insulation and wasteful heat escape. Unfortunately, most homeowners neither realize the implications of this fast [...]
