{"id":540,"date":"2008-06-18T08:44:36","date_gmt":"2008-06-18T13:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/06\/18\/unleash_solar\/"},"modified":"2008-06-25T10:16:45","modified_gmt":"2008-06-25T15:16:45","slug":"unleash_solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/06\/18\/unleash_solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Ink on Roofing Material"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miriam HornThis post is by Miriam Horn, a writer at Environmental Defense Fund and co-author of the New York Times bestseller, <\/i>Earth: The Sequel<\/a>. It’s part of a video series on new energy technologies<\/a>, Unleash the Future<\/b>.<\/i><\/p>\n


\n1. Introduction (YouTube)<\/a>
\n2. Solar
\n3. Biofuels<\/a>
\n4. Geothermal<\/a>
\n5. Wave<\/a>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

\n

Harnessing solar energy can be pricey, but that soon may change. One company aims to cut the price by a factor of 10 by printing cheap solar ink onto flexible film that could serve as your roofing material.<\/p>\n

Take a look at my short video on new solar technologies<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n

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If you have any questions or comments on solar power, please post them here. I’ll do my best to answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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