Not your average solar panel: The SRS solar roof tile
Thanks to a system created by SRS Energy and offered exclusively as an upgrade option to customers of US Tile (the largest manufacturer of clay tile in the United States), those wishing to benefit from rooftop solar energy will no longer have to worry about any panels being stuck on the side of the roof and spoiling the aesthetics. The Solé Power Tile system is the first building-integrated photovoltaic roofing product designed to blend in with curved roof tiles commonly found in the Pacific West and Southwest of the United States.
According to SRS Energy: "triple-junction amorphous silicon thin-film technology incorporated within the Solé Power Tile" is manufactured by United Solar Ovonic and "allows the system to produce an estimated 8-20% more energy than incumbent crystalline silicon panels of the same rated power."
Any power generated by the system which is not used by the building (or stored in batteries if that option is chosen) is fed into the grid. Utility companies then give a credit for the amount of energy generated meaning financial benefits can be enjoyed from day one. Each system is monitored to provide feedback so that checks can be made against any credits made.
Details and installation photographs can be viewed on both SRS's website and US Tile's website.
Read more at: http://www.gizmag.com/srs-curved-solar-roof-tiles/12584/
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You are the latest victim of the blatant and massive marketing fraud perpetrated by SRS Energy. The statement that the tiles generate "8-20% more energy than incumbent crystalline silicon panels of the same rated power" is false and misleading. It is also false that the solar tiles will blend in, as they have an atrocious dark blue color. Don't look at the nice digitally altered pictures - they are mostly fake!.
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