Landscape pavers for ground installation of photovoltaic panels

A landscape paver including:

• (a) a PV panel having a panel first surface and a panel second surface with the panel first surface and the panel second surface bounded by a panel peripheral edge, the PV panel being operable to provide electrical power in response to operating light incident on the panel first surface;
• (b) a frame extending along the panel peripheral edge and having a frame inside surface and a frame outside surface, the frame inside surface together with the panel second surface defining a base volume and the frame outside surface facing away from the base volume;
• (c) a base material located in the base volume, the base material including a base material backing surface and a base material lateral surface, the base material backing surface being molded against at least a portion of the panel second surface so that at least a portion of the base material backing surface is shaped by contact with the panel second surface and the base material lateral surface being molded against at least a portion of the frame inside surface so that at least a portion of the base material lateral surface is shaped by contact with the frame inside surface;
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• (d) a paver cover material extending over the panel first surface, the paver cover material being light-transmissive at least in portions extending over one or more areas of the panel first surface.

A landscape paver installation including:

• (a) a paver supporting bed;
• (b) two or more landscape pavers supported on the paver supporting bed;
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• (c) wherein a first landscape paver of the two or more landscape pavers includes,
• (i) a PV panel having a panel first surface and a panel second surface with the panel first surface and the panel second surface bounded by a panel peripheral edge, the PV panel being operable to provide electrical power in response to operating light incident on the panel first surface and being supported on the paver supporting bed with the panel first surface facing upwardly;
• (ii) a frame extending along the panel peripheral edge and having a frame inside surface and a frame outside surface, the frame inside surface together with the panel second surface defining a base volume and the frame outside surface facing away from the base volume;
• (iii) a base material located in the base volume, the base material including a base material backing surface and a base material lateral surface, the base material backing surface being molded against at least a portion of the panel second surface so that at least a portion of the base material backing surface is shaped by contact with the panel second surface and the base material lateral surface being molded against at least a portion of the frame inside surface so that at least a portion of the base material lateral surface is shaped by contact with the frame inside surface;
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• (iv) a paver cover material extending over the panel first surface, the paver cover material being light-transmissive at least in portions extending over one or more areas of the panel first surface.