<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/d5e1f711-1bc9-4b87-95b0-2019a49c13bc/9E4C2689-0CBB-4DEB-A53B-F88ECEA87367/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://ecogeek.org/solar-power/2973-dow-introduces-stealth-solar-shingles" href="http://ecogeek.org/solar-power/2973-dow-introduces-stealth-solar-shingles" style="font-size: 11px;">ecogeek.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ecogeek.org/solar-power/2973-dow-introduces-stealth-solar-shingles"><H2 class="contentheading"> <A class="contentpagetitle" href="http://ecogeek.org/solar-power/2973"> Dow Introduces Stealth Solar Shingles </A> </H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ecogeek.org/solar-power/2973-dow-introduces-stealth-solar-shingles"><DIV class="article-meta"> <SPAN class="small"> Written by <SPAN>Megan Treacy</SPAN> on 08/10/09 </SPAN> </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ecogeek.org/solar-power/2973-dow-introduces-stealth-solar-shingles"><P><IMG width="468" height="183" src="http://ecogeek.org/images/stories/solar-shingles.jpg" alt="solar-shingles" /><BR />This week Dow Chemical Company joined the ranks of companies trying to make renewable energy both practical and <A href="http://ecogeek.org/solar-power/2817-this-is-how-gorgeous-solar-power-can-be">visually pleasing</A>.  The company introduced its <A href="http://www.dowsolar.com/">POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle</A> this week and, I have to say, I'm impressed.  The new shingles almost seemlessly blend in with asphalt shingles, providing you with solar power without the possibility of offending your neighbors.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ecogeek.org/solar-power/2973-dow-introduces-stealth-solar-shingles"><P>The advantages to these solar panels go beyond aesthetics - they can be installed by a regular roofing contractor along with, or in place of, traditional shingles, and, although specific pricing hasn't been released, they will reportedly be around 30 - 40 percent cheaper than other rooftop solar PV systems.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://ecogeek.org/solar-power/2973-dow-introduces-stealth-solar-shingles"><P>The CIGS cells operate above 10 percent efficiency and the solar panel system will be available in small quantities by the middle of next year with a bigger roll-out by 2011.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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