New Solar Energy Technology in Upstate New York

Thanks to one of our favorite blogs Catskill House Blog we found Prism Solar Technologies. They manufacture a new type of photovoltaic module that uses transparent holographic optical elements in its design. This new holographic technology, collects and spectrally selects useful wavelengths from the sun and focuses them onto the cell to create electricity. At least that's what they wrote on their site. This is super exciting for us, they not only look cool but they are local (within 60 miles). We are hoping that they are going to be available to us when the time comes to purchase them. Not only do they look spectacular but they use fewer PV cells per watt of power which at some point means hopefully they'll be cheaper. At the very least they'll use less resources. A roof full of these panels would look stunning! While you're peeping make sure to check out Catskill House Blog they're great! Paul is not only in the know but he also has a unique point of view and the hands on experience as an engineer to speak with some authority. He has just started up Sun Volt a solar equipment seller and installer in the Hudson Valley area. So look him up if you're in the area.

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[Dany]

I was so excited to read about Prism Solar until I read "We are hoping they are going to be available to us ... ." Sigh. So, I added their URL to my list of favorite solar solutions that aren't available yet. The others include: http://www.avasolar.com/, http://www.nanosolar.com/, and one for wind that's made overseas, but the price won't come down until they have their production facility built in the U.S. (http://helixwind.com/en/). When we first started building our off-grid home, the future was in fuel cells. Homes were going to run independently using these. Solar's already here, but they're coming up with new/more efficient methods but none of them are actually available. Is big oil secretly causing problems? That's my conspiracy theory, I just wish someone would start MAKING some of these!