Features

September/October 2007

On the cover, integrated roof systems like BP Solar's Integra low-profile solar electric roof system are improving the curb appeal and economics of solar-powered houses.
Photo courtesy of BP Solar.

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Lessons in Living Solar

By opening his solar-powered home — updated with the latest in home automation and efficiency — to tours, Avenson hopes to inspire tomorrow’s innovators. By John E. Avenson

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Building a Market for Solar Homes

What other U.S. regions can learn from California and New Mexico’s work to bring efficient, solar-powered houses into the mainstream. By Robert W. Hammon, Ph.D.

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Wind Farm Tour

Three generations of a family tour Puget Sound Energy’s Hopkins Ridge Project near Dayton, Wash., and experience the grace and majesty of a wind farm firsthand. By J. Douglas Balcomb, Ph.D.

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Green Jobs USA

Experts at SOLAR 2007 discussed the tens of millions of renewable energy jobs that may be created in coming years — and how to bring them to the U.S. industrial heartland. By Bill Spratley