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Why solar energy is the best energy
PV (photovoltaic) solar power is in many ways superior to other energy sources. It combines advantages from social, environmental and economic perspectives also referred to as the triple bottom line of sustainability. The combination of these three aspects leave no doubt that photovoltaics are an increasingly important energy source in the future.
Learn about the triple benefits of solar
1. Economic / financial benefit
On a personal level, if you produce your own energy you gain independence from the grid and the price increases that are regularly occurring. The price of PV panels has decreased by an astounding 96% in the past two decades and the trend continues, even if at a slower pace. As a result PV solar is the cheapest power generation source on the planet.
2. Environmental benefit
As you would expect, PV solar is one of the most environmentally sound power generation sources available. Its environmental impact constantly improves as cell efficiencies increase. Depending on the region its environmental payback time can be as low as one year – while Sharp modules are built to last 30 years.
3. Social benefit
A social benefit of PV power is that it creates local jobs (such as PV installers) wherever solar power is installed. No other power source generates more jobs and therefore supports socio economic development. On a macroeconomic level, it allows countries to become more energy independent as the sun shines everywhere and thus energy imports become less dominant.
Storing solar energy, so you can use it day and night
PV panels only produce electricity as long as the sun is shining. Especially in residential homes, electrical energy consumption and peak energy production times of the PV system do not match, because production peaks at midday and consumption peaks in morning and evening. The solution to this mismatch is solar power storage or solar batteries. Residential solar panels equipped with backup batteries significantly increase the independence from the electricity grid. One of our partner installers can set you up with a complete solar kit for your home.
✓ low electricity costs - high savings
✓ independence from the power grid
✓ renewable energy
Converting sunshine to electricity
In just 1 hour, the earth gets more energy from the sun than our society consumes in a year. Make the sun your new energy supplier. The photovoltaic effect makes it possible to generate electricity from sunlight. Each photovoltaic solar panel consists of many cells, these cells are made of silicon, a semi-conducting material. These silicon cells absorb sunlight and electrons are set in motion creating an electric current. This direct current (DC) is captured by fine metal wires on the cell’s surface called fingers and then leaves the cell via thicker metal wires called busbars. Later this DC is converted into alternating current (AC) in a solar inverter. This electricity can either be used directly or stored in a battery.
PV solar panels come in different sizes. Generally the 108 and 120 cell (half-cell) modules are used for smaller rooftop applications such as residential installations. Larger 144 cell (half-cell) modules are used for large installations such as free-field PV power plants.
