What is amazing about thin film solar panles is that they can be made into and shape or size and not lose much if any effect.  In other words, solar panels that are the same size and shape as roof shingles can be made.  Your roof can be fully solar, but not look much different than your neighbor’s.  No one needs to know – or even if your want everyne to know about your solar roofing because you are proud of your choice, they will know because you tell the, not because of an unsightly or diferent looking roof.

I’m going to start this blog with resources about solar energy.   This renewable could be the key to you reducing your own dependence on gas or oil.  Throw out that picture of ugly giant solar panels, and realize that solar energy can be produced in a way that does not subtract from the aesthetic of your home.  And it can do so :

1. solar roofs: http://www.thinfilmsolar.net or http://www.solarcellshingles.com

2. condensing boilers – furnaces that save energy: http://www.condensingboilers.net

3. geothermal heat pumps to heat your house without oil: http://www.geothermalheatpumps.info

4. rainwater harvests which preserve water and save money: http://www.rainwaterharvests.com

5. plug-in hybrid cars: http://www.pluginhybrids.co.uk