From the street, a solar shingle roof can look almost identical to a standard asphalt one. That is the core selling point of building-integrated photovoltaics, or BIPV: electricity generation baked ...

A New Jersey-based firm has launched the latest upgrade of the world's first nailable solar shingle. GAF Energy's Timberline Solar ES 2 reportedly delivers 23% more power than its predecessor, ...

Deciding to embrace solar power for your home is a big deal, and there are a lot of things to keep in mind when shopping around. Beyond simply deciding between installation companies, though, you also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GAF Energy is making major headway in the solar industry by becoming the world's "largest producer of solar roofing," according to ...

Now there’s another option: an entire solar roof. Solar roofs are composed of solar shingles that can fit over existing shingles or be installed on their own. So the energy-harvesting ability is baked ...

Interested in going solar? Find a Solar Energy partner near you. Part roof shingle, part solar panel, solar shingles combine the appearance of traditional roofing materials with the ability to ...

Belgium-based Belinus says its new PV modules feature a nominal power rating of 420 W and a power conversion efficiency of 20.1%. It says plans are also in place to build a 500 MW solar panel factory ...

GAF Energy’s new nailable solar shingle factory in Texas is about to make the company the world’s largest solar roofing producer. The San Jose, California-based company is the sister company of GAF, ...

Powerhouse-brand solar shingles, which install like traditional asphalt roofing products, have returned to the marketplace with Novi, Mich.-based Revere Plastics Systems LLC again molding and ...

Scientists from Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE and US panel maker Solaria have applied thermal laser separation and post-metallization passivated edge technology to tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) ...

GAF Energy, the sister company of GAF, the largest roofing and waterproofing company in North America, will build a 450,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, to meet growing ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Dow Chemical prepares to launch its solar shingle in 2011, Wall Street is hopeful the product will push the largest U.S. chemical maker into an entirely new, lucrative market.