Next we will get invisible solar panels. Kind of like those glue on fire sprinklers a contractor once installed all over Monterey.
When you look out over the Monterey Bay from the outdoor patio of the Beach House at Lovers Point, you understand exactly why these are the most sought-after seats at the Pacific Grove restaurant. But managing general partner Kevin Phillips had a conundrum: How to make the 30-some patio seats usable on those foggy, drippy days for which Pacific Grove is famous.
“It turned out that there was a very elegant solution with a great side benefit,” said Phillips.
The answer was the installation of innovative solar panels above the patio — a translucent, weatherproof array that allows sunlight to filter through while also shielding patrons from the weather.