UK firm touts "solar slates"

James S Murray
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Slate-like appearance good enough for Grade 1 Listed building

UK solar company PV Systems has this week launched a new solar roofing tile, which it claims resembles traditional slate tiles so closely that it not only requires no specialist installation skills but...

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