Sunny balcony

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The SolaRail from EPV Solar is encased made up of amorphous silicon thin-film cells encased in glass. It weighs 90 pounds and can generate 42 watts under peak conditions. It's used in a building in the Tribeca part of Manhattan where each balcony has 14 modules.

May 8, 2009 8:48 AM PDT

Photo by: Martin LaMonica/CNET

 

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