Solar PV Panels

Summary

Solar panels are groups of photovoltaic (PV) cells that turn sunlight into electricity. Solar is a plentiful, renewable source of energy – and solar energy even works well in the grey old UK, because solar panels don’t need direct sunlight to function. Thankfully for us! For example, solar thermal panels or evacuated tubes use sunlight to heat water or glycol flowing through the panels, which can then be used to provide a proportion of your hot water needs or some people use it to pre-heat water for their wet central heating systems. Find out how solar panels work, how they are installed and how much they may cost.