Thin-film Photovoltaic (PV) Laminates

Video is from Google video.
Installing clean, reliable, inflation-proof solar power is easier than ever, thanks to the invention of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) laminates that can be bonded directly onto metal roofing panels. Unlike crystalline PV material, there's no need for obtrusive racks and heavy, expensive glass. Instead, unbreakable thin-film PV is produced using amorphous silicon, encapsulated in Teflon and other polymers.
http://www.uni-solar.com/index.asp
http://www.etaengineering.com/panels/unisolar.shtml
http://www.mhi.co.jp/power/e_a-si/index.html
http://www.bigfrogmountain.com/powerfilmsolarproducts.htm

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[touchmyjohnson]

This Is Awesome.

I am a 19 year old Electrician from England, I am moving to Australia very soon and i hope one day to be installing systems like this!

[mordsith05]

No longer will our race be shackled by the ilumini of this world. Inventions like this may create a more sustainable existance for us all.

[platinum243125]

Can it still produce a current with some of the crystals damaged?

[daemonk9]

I have a metal roof but it not like the one they recommend. I'm thinking of buying a single sheet of metal to screw onto concrete slab and then adhere the pvl to it. Wise?

[ecdfann]

themymrhyde

1. the size of the project/array determines the cost. See local and fed susbsidizes to get 30%+ of your project cost paid for. (then keep in mind your roof gives you a return OF investment with lower monthly electric bills.

uni-solar . com

[shakaama]

@themymrhyde so apprently you didnt' read the 3 year old top comment.

1. how much do they cost?

2. how many watts does it provide?

3. how much does installation cost.?

4. where is this company and

5. can you order it through the mail?

[themymrhyde]

i work for the company that made the solar panels that are shown in this video. i'm so proud! :) i may have inspected these exact laminates myself before they left our factory!

[KyleCarrington]

@coolflatroof Good points.

[coolflatroof]

@KyleCarrington

Tha's nothing - you get a lifetime roof under it, which you never have to worry about. It protects against ice dams, fire, rain, snow, and keeps your cooling costs down.

[distressed7]

I'm surprised the government has not come in with the FBI and razed his home. This is one of the best examples of what some call the solar shingle.