PowerHouse Enterprises design principal John Rossi (left) and President Quincy Vale (right) show off a cutaway of the active solar roof. On the top of the roof are photovoltaic cells that convert light into electricity. Below that are liquid-filled tubes that are heated by the sun to make hot water for home use. In the demo model, the array is capable of generating 600 kilowatts of electricity--about a fifth of the size of a typical solar electric residential system.
The company expects that its buildings, including the PowerPod and another
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