solar roof

collocation in English

meaningsofsolarandroof

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solar
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsəʊ.lər/us
/ˈsoʊ.lɚ/
of or from the sun, or using the energy from the sun to produce ...
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roof
noun[C]
uk
/ruːf/us
/ruːf/
the covering that forms the top of a building, ...
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(Definition ofsolarandrooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Over a long period, it might be possible to provide the whole country withsolarroofpanels.
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We could in fact develop a bigsolarroofpanel industry, which would help manufacturing.
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If we invested money insolarroofpanels—water heating and photo-voltaic panels—rather than in nuclear energy, we would be spending our money much better.
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In addition, the building's photovoltaicsolarrooftiles harness the solar power generated by the sun to create useful energy.
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It gets all the electricity it needs through its own natural-gas-powered plant,solarroof-mounted facilities and a boiler fueled by wood waste from its guitars.
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A few true solar bicycles were built, either with a largesolarroof, a small rear panel, or a trailer with a solar panel.
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Using asolarroof, solar cells can provide electric power.
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Due to that growth many installers had projects that were not idealsolarrooftops to work with and had to find solutions to shaded roofs and orientation difficulties.
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In addition, to begin with, a discount of up to seven grams is to be allowed for 'eco-innovations' such as solar roofs and economical air-conditioning systems.
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Roof coatings are mainly used for flat roofs including green roofs, light-reflective cool roofs, solar roofs or roof decks.
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Solar roofs have the potential to be more cost-effective than retrofitted solar power, because buildings need roofs anyway.
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