Solar Panel Uses in 2010

Photovoltaic solar panels are being used in more thaninclude photovoltaic panels on its roof. Park your car
just calculators and on roofs in 2010. Costs continueand retract the protective covering, and you can run
to drop, and improvements in strength and weightyour air conditioning with the engine off. Toyota says
have led to such improvements as ultra thin solarthe new feature will save energy by preventing the
panels. These and other factors have lead to somecar from heating up while parked, which will in turn
new and interesting solar panel uses in 2010.reduce the energy needed to cool the car back off
It is pretty common to see solar panels onwhen driving resumes.
recreational vehicles, powering the TV and airOne of my personal favorite new solar panel techs is
conditioning, or on wireless lawn lights stuck in thesolar roof shingles. These shingles do not generate as
ground. One new application in 2010 will be coveringmuch power as the bigger traditional panels, but they
our countries landfills. Republic Services, one of ourlook awesome and are quite simple to install.
nation's largest waste disposal companies has installedAnother cool thing is the many DIY solar panel plans
landfill covers equipped with photovoltaic panels at itsand homemade clean energy systems out there. I
Tessman Road landfill in San Antonio, Texas.think my favorite as far as ease of installation has to
Combined with its existing waste-to-energy system,be the solar hot water panel, just stick some copper
the facility produces 9 megawatts of power, enoughcoiling in an airtight box and you're done. I don't know
energy to power 5,500 homes.about you, but I can't wait to see what new solar
Another neat use this year will be in Toyota's newtech the rest of the year brings.
Solar Roof Prius. The highly acclaimed hybrid will now