CSEM's white solar panels are made to blend into buildings

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Solar panels are seen as a way of making buildings greener and more sustainable, as well as making them less dependent on the grid for power. The problem is that the blue/black panels stick out like sore thumbs and end up exiled to rooftops. With the goal of making solar panels aesthetically invisible, the Swiss private, nonprofit technology company CSEM has developed what it bills as the world's first white solar modules – designed to blend into buildings instead of sitting on the roof... Continue Reading CSEM's white solar panels are made to blend into buildings

Section: Environment

Tags: Architects, Colors, Photovoltaic, Solar Power

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