That said, homeowners are increasingly tempted to install solar panels on their roofs, whether tiles, steel, or asphalt. You wouldn't blame them. Thanks to the two-year-old Inflation Reduction Act ...

The device is made of a PV-etched glass panel attached to a concrete roof tile and features 22%-efficient solar cells from a Chinese producer which is “well established in Europe,” said Lanzoni.

Swiss manufacturer Megasol launched, last year, a photovoltaic tile that is claimed to be compatible with a wide range of roof tiles. Megasol is offering three standard formats that can be ...