Not only will Nanosolar produce more, but the effieiency is much better. They have thin film product that are as efficient as silicon. They now have plastic solar panels that are 6% efficient! The downside to thin film is that it is not yet field tested. What may work great in the lab or on the computer may not pan out. Another option to affordable solar is Citizenre. They are trying market solar with an approach similar to satellite TV, cellular telephones, and alarm systems. That is to provide the customer a complete solar system with no upfront charges and make money from a service contract. In this case the service contract would be a rent agreement. They intend to put a complete silicon solar system on clients home. When the system produces electricity, it will lower the bill from the current utility provider. In most cases the savings from the lower bill will more than cover the rent fee that the company intends to charge. The company currently has no product available but intends to deploy in the middle of 2008. They are currently taking reservations and have almost 26,000 takers so far. I have written several articles on this company in my blog and even have a couple of videos that I have recorded at www.solarjoules.com. Feel free to take a look. I welcome comments. As in any start up business, a chance exists that they may never get off the ground and fulfill any preorders, but if this is the case - the potential client has not lost anything. If you cannot afford the upfront cost of solar today, this may turn out to be a great alternative. I have my name on the waiting list. If thin film does not work out and I cannot purchase, I will then use Citizenre if they are available. If anyone would like company information you can go to www.jointhesolution.com/razmataz.
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Not only will Nanosolar produce more, but the effieiency is much better. They have thin film product that are as efficient as silicon. They now have plastic solar panels that are 6% efficient! The downside to thin film is that it is not yet field tested. What may work great in the lab or on the computer may not pan out.
Another option to affordable solar is Citizenre. They are trying market solar with an approach similar to satellite TV, cellular telephones, and alarm systems. That is to provide the customer a complete solar system with no upfront charges and make money from a service contract. In this case the service contract would be a rent agreement. They intend to put a complete silicon solar system on clients home. When the system produces electricity, it will lower the bill from the current utility provider. In most cases the savings from the lower bill will more than cover the rent fee that the company intends to charge. The company currently has no product available but intends to deploy in the middle of 2008. They are currently taking reservations and have almost 26,000 takers so far. I have written several articles on this company in my blog and even have a couple of videos that I have recorded at www.solarjoules.com. Feel free to take a look. I welcome comments. As in any start up business, a chance exists that they may never get off the ground and fulfill any preorders, but if this is the case - the potential client has not lost anything. If you cannot afford the upfront cost of solar today, this may turn out to be a great alternative. I have my name on the waiting list. If thin film does not work out and I cannot purchase, I will then use Citizenre if they are available.
If anyone would like company information you can go to www.jointhesolution.com/razmataz.