renewable energy at home

Design Sustainability

Renewable energy has to be a fundamental part of our sustainable future and solar power is a “tested” technology in the commercial world.

However there is still the investment verses the pay back calculation which is further factored by the location and aspect that the panels can be orientated to maximize efficiency.


In the same way that we see innovation tier to a consumer level in other technologies, the same is true for solar panels. There are a number of major manufacturers in the market to provide affordable panels and Cat DiStasio at Engadget profiles some of the available options in this article.