by Rebecca Walker — October 23, 2009—The Dow Chemical Company recently unveiled its line of Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles. The company says they are revolutionary photovoltaic solar panels in the form of solar shingles that can be integrated into rooftops with standard asphalt shingle materials.
The solar shingle systems are expected to be available in limited quantities by mid-2010 and projected to be more widely available in 2011.
Groundbreaking technology from Dow Solar Solutions (DSS) integrates low-cost, thin-film CIGS photovoltaic cells into a proprietary roofing shingle design, which represents a multi-functional solar-energy-generating roofing product.
The product design reduces installation costs because the conventional roofing shingles and solar generating shingles are installed simultaneously by roofing contractors. DSS expects an enthusiastic response from roofing contractors since no specialized skills or knowledge of solar array installations are required.
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