I don’t know, but Stan’s companies are ordinarily in MI. OTH, I see the price and lose interest in details that I may not be able to afford in my lifetime.
I’ve also heard a lot of buzz on nanosolar.
It is disappointing to see these yeahoos on HGTV building green castles and other things like $$ is no object. You have money? You can buy goodies. They may last if someone doesn’t take them. If they break, you can get them fixed or do something else with more money.
Stan, however, if you’ll recall, invented the Electric Car, the patent for which is owned by Texaco now, IIRC. Yes. THAT electric car, that came & got them all and smashed them. And they worked.
I have seen here on FR a cool Honda gizmo though, but not a utility-related thing. Rogue: http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/segway-inspired-all-electric-honda-rouge-concept-is-remote-controlled/
Oh. I really meant the U3-X, not the segwey-rickshaw: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1215741/Honda-unveils-Segway-style-unicycle-travels-direction-want.html
I also saw some kind of anti-mold/anti-bacterial steel coating that was used in a California concept house. People got sick a whole lot less. I had thought that was developed by AK Steel, but I haven’t heard much of it lately.
The long & short of it is that the solar shingles are, I suppose, still out of reach & limited use in Northern climes, but I can’t guarantee that. For Stan, however, I would emply garbage and clean toilets just to work with him.
I just really like the idea of denying the government tax money by using an alternative source of electricity.