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What Exactly Is Solar PV?

With the recent growing importance of being greener, people have become a lot more conscious about where they get their energy from. With so many alternatives to choose from it can be a daunting task trying to make your house greener. One fantastic way to do that is to produce green energy using solar power.

There are 2 main types of solar power systems Solar Photovoltaic (PV) for generating electricity, and solar thermal which is for water heating. Solar PV supplies electricity to a home. Photovoltaics (PV) panels are an array of cells containing a solar photovoltaic material which converts solar radiation into direct current electricity. Due to the huge increase in demands for renewable energy sources, the manufacture of solar cells and photovoltaic arrays has advanced dramatically in the past few years. The increase has been roughly 20% each year since 2002, making it the world fastest growing energy technology.

The cost of solar PV has decreased steadily in recent years due to the popular demand and growing technology. A solar PV panel requires only daylight, not necessarily sunlight. The technology used converts the daylight into electrical power. As the panels use daylight rather than sunlight it means that the panels can work even on a cloudy day. They can be installed easily to the roof of most homes and easily connected to a buildings electrical supply.

This form of solar power does not generate any green house gases or any kind of pollution, making them much better for the environment. For each kilowatt-peak of electricity produced with these panels can save approximately 455 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions compared to that made from fossil fuels. The solar installations can operate for many years with little maintenance or intervention, so after the initial setup cost, operating costs are extremely low. Therefore, the money saved on your electricity will offset the initial setup cost, making a solar PV system an incredibly valuable investment for the future.

Solar panels can be attached to most kinds of roofs including pitched roofs and flat roofs, or even fixed vertically onto external wall or on the ground. The panels don't have to be directly attached to the building, so they can be kept separate and simply connected by a wire. The panels will work effectively in most places as long as no part of the panel is being shaded from the sun.

 

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