Tom Leyden, VP of PowerLight Corporation, discusses the photovoltaic conversion of light into electricity and what it means in practical terms

Solar World #1

Berkeley, California, and New Jersey
July 30, 2004, 2004

By Marc Strassman
Reporter
Solar World
Etopia Media Environment and Energy News Network
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PowerLight photovoltaic installation at Toyota Motor Sales’ headquarters facility in Torrance, California

Tom Leyden is the Vice President for European and Northeast Sales at PowerLight Corporation.

Tom Leyden, VP, European and Northeast Sales, PowerLight Corporation

"Every house, every building, should have PV (photovoltaics) on it."



In an exclusive interview with Solar World from his New Jersey office on July 30, 2004, Mr. Leyden discusses in detail the basic physics of converting photons into electricity, the aesthetics of solar arrays, the economics of using the sun to generate power instead of relying on depleting energy sources like oil, the rise of New Jersey as a solar power due to enlightened government and business policies there, the use of solar energy in underdeveloped countries, and how pursuing the solar alternative can be both profitable and personally fulfilling.

You can listen to that interview by clicking here.

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