The Solar Industry: Reviews of Integrated Photovoltaic Products

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We decided to share these reviews of integrated photovoltaic products, a few of the representative items available today.

Learn about new solar industry items with these reviews of integrated photovoltaic products.

Back when the photovoltaic industry was getting on its feet, starting about ten years ago, it was pretty much up to the user to match PV panels to power needs. You bought panels from a manufacturer or distributor and gamely tried to hook them to appliances–all too often a hit-and-miss proposition.

A recent trend in the rapidly maturing industry, however, is toward packages that incorporate cells matched to uses: integrated products. These carefully designed match-ups are an ideal way for those with little experience or expertise in alternative energy systems to get started on the road to electrical independence. And some of them are so inexpensive that you might consider them for gifts this holiday season. What better way to indoctrinate a relative who’s obstinately stuck in the petroleum age?

Everyone is familiar with the most common of integrated PV devices, the solar calculator, but there are probably far more of these sorts of products than you imagined. Consequently, we decided to share these reviews of integrated photovoltaic products, a few of the representative items available today.

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  • Published on Nov 1, 1985
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