Reprint from Fastener World Magazine, Vol. 152

Thomas Edison is attributed with the following quote, “We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature’s inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide…. I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” Today, many would see his words as prophetic. As concerns have increased over the supply of consumable energy sources and their lasting impact on the earth, cleaner and renewable energy sources have become a topic of intense interest and anticipated source for future energy consumption.