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Title: Self Sticking Solar Panels
Post by: Lin on August 31, 2012, 01:36:54 PM
A company that makes self adhesive, flexible solar panels called Uni-Solar has gone out of business.  Their leftover stock is now being sold pretty cheaply.  I just ordered a 144 watt panel off Ebay for about $170. including shipping.  It will require a controller that I will have to look into.  The panels are something like 18 feet long and a bit over a foot wide.  It would seem to me that it is perfect for a bus roof.  I don't think it will help me much in the summer, since I do look to be in the shade, but it should be good for the rest of the year.  An hour or two less generator time would be nice.

Anyway, I thought I would pass it on in case anyone else is interested.