I just had a conversation with a building contractor who specializes in eco-friendly residential improvements–in a part of the world where such a specialty is a big deal: Santa Barbara, California. This was a great opportunity to ask questions about …
Tag: building-integrated photovoltaics
Building-Integrated Photovoltaics
The video below on building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) reminded me that this subject really hasn’t come into its own, for reasons I don’t claim to understand.
Building Integrated Photovoltaics
Here’s the way I like to explain building integrated solar PV (BIPV): “It’s not on the roof; it is the roof.” This is clearly destined for greatness over the coming years, especially as more states and other countries follow California’s lead …
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Solar Power International
By the time this post is published early tomorrow morning, 2GreenEnergy’s young intern Fabio Porcu and I will be on our way to the Solar Power International show in Anaheim (near Los Angeles) California. SPI is the largest solar conference …
From Stanford University: Peel and Stick Solar Photovoltaics
A friend sent me this article on “peel and stick” solar PV, and asked what I thought. In particular, he wanted to know if it has implications for transportation. I think the future will bring us all manner of applications …
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Quantifying CleanTech Startups
Yesterday I had the pleasure of providing an interview for one of the key researchers of the Germany-based think-tank Borderstep Institute. Their mission: Through scientific and applied research, the Borderstep Institute contributes to future-oriented solutions and innovations that are economically …
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