And the solar industry is poised to keep growing in the decades to come. In 2006, only about 30,000 homes had solar panels. Back then, it cost $9 per watt of power generated by solar panels. Today, it's just $3.79 per watt.The panels have increased in efficiency since then, too.nd the solar industry is poised to keep growing in the decades to come. In 2006, only about 30,000 homes had solar panels. Back then, it cost $9 per watt of power generated by solar panels. Today, it's just $3.79 per watt.
Continental Tire got its start in 1871 in Hanover, Germany, manufacturing and selling soft rubber products like hot water bottles, as well as bicycle and carriage tires.In 1904, the company patented the world's first car tire with a tread pattern.ontinental Tire got its start in 1871 in Hanover, Germany, manufacturing and selling soft rubber products like hot water bottles, as well as bicycle and carriage tires.
This innovative spirit lives on â in the late 1980s Continental created the first eco-friendly passenger tire, the ContiEcoContact, and in 2003, the ContiSportContact 2 Vmax, the first road tire approved for speeds of up to 224 MPH.ontinental Tire got its start in 1871 in Hanover, Germany, manufacturing and selling soft rubber products like hot water bottles, as well as bicycle and carriage tires.