Testing Solar Panels

| Thursday, September 1, 2011
By Charlie O'Connor


When it comes to thinking about the environment, everyone is working hard to try and save energy. The introduction of solar powered energy has made a real difference to the way that we store and use electricity, particularly in warmer parts of the world.

Solar power can make a real difference to your home, aside from saving you money it can also be a way that you can put back into the environment and even make a profit. Although many people feel that solar power is ugly as we continue to develop the technology the panels continue to become more aesthetically pleasing and suitable for any home.

Although in the UK most people believe that solar power would be completely inefficient, this is quite untrue. Solar power does not necessarily need the sun to function, rather it needs light rays to provide its energy and therefore can provide and store solar power with the sun either in front of or behind the clouds.

Solar power does not have to be used to provide electricity for an entire house, rather it can be used to provide power for certain elements within a house including swimming pools and farmhouses. For areas that cannot be connected to mains power, solar panels can be placed on roofs to provide an alternative means of electricity generation. In warmer climates, homeowners with swimming pools will often use solar power to generate the warm water which flows into their pools. This is done as water flows through pipes on the roof of a house and gains warmth before being pumped back into the pool.

Governments right across the globe are offering hefty discounts to homeowners that are choosing to make the switch to solar power. Its ability to greatly reduce greenhouse emissions while providing a safe and clean form of electricity means the reduction in the cost to society is so large that Governments often are happy to subsidise the installation of any solar powered technology.




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