Ever wanted to know your ROI for a solar metal roof? How about the benefits of metal vs. shingle? Find out why homeowners in PA and NJ are going with solar thin film and metal and why this could be a perfect fit for your home!

Date and Time:

Thursday, March 4th – 5:30 – 7:30pm with Information on Metal Roofing, Solar Thin Film, and Hardie Siding

Stay until 8:00pm for a complimentary Dinner Reception and a Metal Roofing and Solar Q&A Session

Location:
Washington Crossing Inn

1295 Gen Washington Mem Blvd

Washington Crossing, PA 18977-1309

Enjoy an informative and entertaining night out at the enchanting Washington Crossing Inn. Exclusive Savings on metal roofing and hardie siding direct from the Manufacturer Reps. Register online or call 888-234-2929 for tickets.

Click below to download the latest article concerning Solar Metal Roof Systems (solar thin film) and whether or not its the right fit for your home and budget.

The Solar Equation

For more information on net metering, AC to DC conversions, solar thin film ROI in years and dollars, as well as per watt output and amount of energy being offest, call the team at Global Home Improvement at 888-234-2929 or visit their solar thin film webpage.

Learn why residing your home with Hardie Fiber Cement Board is the #1 investment 4 years in a row for improving your home’s value as reported by Remodeling Magazine. See all the styles, accents and improvements that will make your home stand-out and stand-up to all the elements.

Also, thanks to the success of out last seminar we will have a full review of the “must know” benefits of metal roofing and integrated solar panels. Learn about maximizing your tax credits, return on investment calculations and if you bring in your home energy bill we can even show you how much energy you can expect to offset!

Date and Time:

March 4th – 5:30 – 7:30pm with Information on Fiber Cement Siding and Integrated Solar

Stay until 8:00pm for a complimentary Dinner Reception and a Questions and Answer Session

Location:

Washington Crossing Inn

1295 Gen Washington Mem Blvd

Washington Crossing, PA 18977-1309

Enjoy an informative and entertaining night out at the enchanting Washington Crossing Inn. Exclusive Savings direct from the Manufacturer Reps. Register online or call 888-234-2929 for more info.

There are many rumors out there regarding the production of thin film solar panels designed for metal roofs and most of the rumors are GOOD! Like the fact that they can combine with Metal Roofing to give you a 30% tax credit on the ENTIRE integrated system.

The one issue that I’ve seen come up, is people questioning: “Where is This Stuff Made??” Is it another product of China or is this a real American revolutionary product made here and installed here?!

The answer comes from Uni-Solar’s website and the fact is…Thin Film Solar is America Made! (and so is the metal roofing) See below:

Description: United Solar Ovonic, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ENER) (NASDAQ: ENER), is the leader in building integrated and commercial rooftop photovoltaics, one of the fastest growing segments of the solar power industry. The company manufactures and sells thin-film solar laminates that convert sunlight to energy using proprietary technology. ECD’sUNI-SOLAR® brand products are unique because of their flexibility, light weight, ease of installation, durability, and real-world efficiency.

UNI-SOLAR Global Headquarters
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD)
2956 Waterview Drive
Rochester Hills, MI 48309

Manufacturing Facilities:
Auburn Hills I, MI                      (167,000 Square Feet)
Auburn Hills II, MI                     (170,000 Square Feet)
Greenville I, MI                          (expanding to 280,000 Square Feet)
Greenville II, MI                         (expanding to 280,000 Square Feet)
Battle Creek, MI                        (under construction, 265,000 Square Feet)
Tijuana, Mexico                         (288,000 Square Feet)

Standing seam metal roofing and thin film solar are in love, and they didn’t need match.com. They knew from the start they were meant to be, and their relationship is nothing short of joyful.

Why?

Because it’s the best kind of relationship, of course. It’s mutually beneficial.

Metal roofing does the grunt work. It keeps water out, keeps energy in… and looks ruggedly handsome doing so. Thin-film solar lays around and soaks up the rays, yes, but it’s a worker too, assisting the metal roof with drastically reduced energy costs and a general sense of efficiency.

Okay, that was some silly stuff. You know what? Someone else described the perfect relationship between metal and solar a lot better. You might as well check that out:

http://www.mysolarroof.com/40billionreasons.pdf – By Drexel Metals

There are also step by step pictures of exactly how the thin-film solar is added and how the panels attach to the roof. The article is a bit older though; it mentions an outdated $500 tax credit. Current metal + solar projects are eligible for larger tax breaks (up to 30% on both the metal and solar portion with no cap!!) Call 888-234-2929 for a FREE Estimate!

The outlook is sunny for Philadelphia as a Greek solar-cell manufacturer has chosen the city to host its newest factory.

The Heliosphera US factory will cost about $500 million and should be completed sometime in 2011. Gov. Ed Rendell landed the thin-film bigshots with $49 million in incentives and various other tax-reducing possibilities. Philadelphia beat out 34 other locations.

Excitement abounds in the area as the 500,000 square food facility located at the Navy Yard should directly create 400 jobs, with the possibility of more secondary employment. The plant will be able to produce 1.2 million thin-film solar modules per year.

This deal will put Philadelphia front and center in the race to Go Green, as the city attempts to cultivate an eco-friendly image. According to pv-tech.org:

“There are more than 1300 solar projects under way in Pennsylvania that, once completed, will bring the state’s total solar capacity to nearly 60MW, according to state officials. One of those PV system installations, funded by a combination of federal recovery act monies and state grants, is a 1.5MW power plant to be built on 6.5 acres of Navy Yard property by Conergy and Exelon Power Generation.

The Navy Yard will also be the site for two new solar-related centers run by the Pennsylvania State University, funded in part by U.S. Department of Energy grants announced earlier this year.”

Most of the solar projects are made possible through the affordability and efficiency of thin-film photovoltaics, the same kind of solar system that Global Home Improvement can install on your home!

Global Home Improvement is gearing up for a busy fall season….We want to thank everyone for their continued support of our go green initiative and with that we are offering an exclusive 10% off the total project cost of a metal and integrated solar project that we can market online and in magazines. Our marketing budget is typically 10% of every job, so why not pass this along to a customer that helps us market their project…Click Here to Submit Your Project

We have had such a great response on our solar initiative that we decided to dive even deeper into the subject.

The following information relates to the next generation of solar energy, thin film solar laminates and building integrated photovoltaics. The drive to make solar power readily available to all homes relies heavily on two aspects: making the panels more efficient in converting energy and making the panels less expensive to produce.The following information is an excerpt from Scientific America.

Prices for high-grade silicon (that can generate electricity from sunlight) shot up in 2004 in response to growing demand, reaching as high as $500 per kilogram (2.2 pounds) this year. Enter thin-film solar cells—devices that use a fine layer of semiconducting material, such as silicon, copper indium gallium selenide or cadmium telluride, to harvest electricity from sunlight at a fraction of the cost.

The sun blasts Earth with enough energy in one hour—4.3 x 10²⁰ joules—to provide all of humanity’s energy needs for a year (4.1 x 10²⁰ joules), according to physicist Steven Chu, director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The question is how to most effectively harness it. Thin-film solar cells may be the answer: One recently converted 19.9 percent of the sunlight that hit it into electricity, surpassing the amount converted into power by mass-produced traditional silicon photovoltaics and offering the potential to unleash this renewable energy source.

With scientists coming closer to achieving optimal energy efficiency at a reasonable production cost, our hope is that every home in America can afford solar. Think about LCD Flat Screen TV’s, with all the benefits at the current prices, isnt’ hard to live without one?? Email adam@greenisglobal.net for more information