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Sun Power: Lalith Gunaratne sees enormous potential for good in solar panels.
Sun Power: Lalith Gunaratne sees enormous potential for good in solar panels.

Sun Power: Lalith Gunaratne sees enormous potential for good in solar panels.

Date8/7/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128031F
Townhouses with solar panels under construction, off Dixie Road north of Highway 7. Brampton, Ontario
Townhouses with solar panels under construction, off Dixie Road north of Highway 7. Brampton, Ontario
12/5/1981
Under Cover: Mechanical engineering student student Paul Yeh, 24, is almost hidden by the solar panels of his 380-watt fibreglass car, which took a year to build
Under Cover: Mechanical engineering student student Paul Yeh, 24, is almost hidden by the solar panels of his 380-watt fibreglass car, which took a year to build
8/9/1989
Export bound: Bill Malone, left, who designed a reusable aluminum form system for concrete construction, displays one of the panels with John Berger, of TS Aluminum, which finished the forms
Export bound: Bill Malone, left, who designed a reusable aluminum form system for concrete construction, displays one of the panels with John Berger, of TS Aluminum, which finished the forms
1/19/1993
Ravaged by time: Bill Barber, curator of the Peel Museum, examines one of the three panels of the historic Meadowvale mural, painted by Fred Haines, which depicts the Mississauga Indians on the Credit River.
Ravaged by time: Bill Barber, curator of the Peel Museum, examines one of the three panels of the historic Meadowvale mural, painted by Fred Haines, which depicts the Mississauga Indians on the Credit River.
8/1/1980
Way out: David Burnett, seen with panels from Lynn Donaghue's Four Tradesmen, will soon be leaving the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Way out: David Burnett, seen with panels from Lynn Donaghue's Four Tradesmen, will soon be leaving the Art Gallery of Ontario.
8/29/1984
Hiding the modern: Master woodworker Derek Maw demonstrates sliding pine panels that he ingeniously built in the living room to hide the television
Hiding the modern: Master woodworker Derek Maw demonstrates sliding pine panels that he ingeniously built in the living room to hide the television
2/7/1990
Picture worth 1,000 watts: Entrepreneur Gord Hamilton of Thornhill holds one of the radiant heat panels he uses in the art works behind him.
Picture worth 1,000 watts: Entrepreneur Gord Hamilton of Thornhill holds one of the radiant heat panels he uses in the art works behind him.
12/31/1985
Fuel source: Alexander Stuart, left, and his son, Andrew, display a solar panel and electrolysis unit which they hope to combine to produce hydrogen.
Fuel source: Alexander Stuart, left, and his son, Andrew, display a solar panel and electrolysis unit which they hope to combine to produce hydrogen.
8/30/1990
Backing the future?, Entrepreneur Stuart Butts, above, sees potential in Richard Armstrong's clean-air engine, especially since it won two U.S. patents.
Backing the future?, Entrepreneur Stuart Butts, above, sees potential in Richard Armstrong's clean-air engine, especially since it won two U.S. patents.
4/9/1991
Winning clients: Edmund Gosse, Sun Life's Canadian property manager, sits beside a $30,000 model of Toronto, used to help sell his company's office towers to potential tenants
Winning clients: Edmund Gosse, Sun Life's Canadian property manager, sits beside a $30,000 model of Toronto, used to help sell his company's office towers to potential tenants
9/23/1984
Lynn Dudley, holding control valve which is the heart of swimming pool solar heating system manufactured by Raypak Thermonics (Canada) Ltd., says solar heating may be closer than we think. Dudley, president of Rexdale-based Raypak, says solar assisted home heating systems already may be within the grasp of the average houseowner who wants to save on the fuel bills.
Lynn Dudley, holding control valve which is the heart of swimming pool solar heating system manufactured by Raypak Thermonics (Canada) Ltd., says solar heating may be closer than we think. Dudley, president of Rexdale-based Raypak, says solar assisted home heating systems already may be within the grasp of the average houseowner who wants to save on the fuel bills.
6/8/1977
Help for home: Brian Longhurst, president of Candian Computerized Living, sits with a control panel-the brain of the Tomorrow house intelligent home system - and a computer monitor that displays information in the system, such as how much power a home is using
Help for home: Brian Longhurst, president of Candian Computerized Living, sits with a control panel-the brain of the Tomorrow house intelligent home system - and a computer monitor that displays information in the system, such as how much power a home is using
7/3/1987