EnergyPeak Integrates ThinFilm Solar with Seamed Metal Roofing

Solar energy has long been viewed as the perfect form of alternative energy. Free and renewable, solar energy’s potential has only been constrained by the technology used to harness it. Efforts to use the sun’s rays to power a building had previously involved expensive engineering and design, as well as unpredictable installation costs.

However, with building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology, solar energy is freed from the old financial and engineering limits. The key to this change is found in the PV laminates that power the EnergyPeak system.

EnergyPeak integrates UNI-SOLAR brand PV laminates with standing seam metal roofs. PV laminates are applied in the metal roofing factory and arrive at the project site already integrated into the roof. Once installed, a building immediately benefits from the solar roofing system and can begin immediately to offset its energy consumption

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Intel Demonstrates “Magnetic Field “ Wireless Power Transfer

Intel, the chip-maker, is working on a technology that would enable electronic devices such as PCs and mobile phones to be powered simply by placing them on a desk or table top.

The company said it had successfully used a magnetic field to transmit 60 watts of power a distance of two to three feet, and that it ultimately envisaged wireless chargers being built into household surfaces.

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