Comments on: PVT Solar Panels Generate Heat and Electricity at the Same Time http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/01/pvt-solar-panels-generate-heat-and-electricity-at-the-same-time/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:55:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: miggsathonhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/01/pvt-solar-panels-generate-heat-and-electricity-at-the-same-time/comment-page-1/#comment-146721 miggsathon Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:27:00 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=15100#comment-146721 Solar cogen is a wonderful development, particularly since cogen is already in common use at manufacturing plants and other large institutions around the country. Still, it could be used far more, as DOE and EPA estimates suggest that cogeneration and waste energy recovery could slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 20%. That’s as much as if we took every passenger vehicle off the road.To be sure, I’m biased: I’m associated with Recycled Energy Development, which does precisely this kind of work. But the reason I’m involved is the massive potential to cut costs and global warming at the same time. Solar cogen is a wonderful development, particularly since cogen is already in common use at manufacturing plants and other large institutions around the country. Still, it could be used far more, as DOE and EPA estimates suggest that cogeneration and waste energy recovery could slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 20%. That’s as much as if we took every passenger vehicle off the road.

To be sure, I’m biased: I’m associated with Recycled Energy Development, which does precisely this kind of work. But the reason I’m involved is the massive potential to cut costs and global warming at the same time.

]]> By: Andrew Leinonenhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/01/pvt-solar-panels-generate-heat-and-electricity-at-the-same-time/comment-page-1/#comment-146702 Andrew Leinonen Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:39:54 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=15100#comment-146702 Solar cogeneration strikes me as a very good idea... Solar cogeneration strikes me as a very good idea…

]]> By: cbasshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/01/pvt-solar-panels-generate-heat-and-electricity-at-the-same-time/comment-page-1/#comment-146546 cbass Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:33:58 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=15100#comment-146546 My sister-in-law and their family just bought a new home in Utah with this very system on the roof. It\\\'s phenomenally efficient and very good looking. Here\\\'s a news article about the house: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=3903606 I\\\'ve enjoyed following their energy usage and production on the website that PVT Solar has given them. My sister-in-law and their family just bought a new home in Utah with this very system on the roof. It\\\’s phenomenally efficient and very good looking. Here\\\’s a news article about the house: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=3903606 I\\\’ve enjoyed following their energy usage and production on the website that PVT Solar has given them.

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