Solar Red was one of the winners in the recent Clean Tech 2008 awards. They won in the green building category and are now poised to take the US by storm with their eco friendly technology.

Essentially Solar Red has created a product that facilitates the install and use of solar roof panels.

By devising a system that can be put up by the same guys who nail on your roof tiles (no professional solar installer required), Solar Red has succeeded in cutting the cost of home solar by 25 to 50 percent. To lay the groundwork for the system, workers simply tack a series of photovoltaic-friendly mounting brackets on during roof installation. “It only costs $500 to put in the brackets while you’re building a new roof,” says Solar Red founder Darrell Park. “After that, when you’re ready to install your solar, it takes about 30 seconds to snap on each of the solar panels.” Presto: Solar that’s as easy to assemble as Lego.

Solar Red won $100,000 in grants to aid in funding this idea and to bring it to the masses. We can’t wait to see it go mainstream and see every homeowner conserve energy.

We will bring you more details, as soon as we get it.

Source: [Popular Mechanics]