Photovoltaic electricity
Solar electricity
Renewable energy
Solar energy
Greenhouse Gases
Building-integrated PV
Kilowatt hour (kWh)
Electrical energy
Solar energy
Solar panel
Thin film solar panels
Monocrystalline silicon solar panels
Photovoltaic solar panels
Photovoltaic solar panels offer a silent method of producing energy that is clean and which emits no CO2. Panels composed of solar cells installed by Solairedirect enable the sun’s rays to be converted into electricity. These cells essentially consist of silicon, a semi-conductive material derived from silica (sand), an inexhaustible, abundant (28% of the earth’s crust) material. These panels are mostly fitted to roofs and the patios and outside terraces of buildings, but may also be installed to building façades or even, in the case of high output power arrays, on the ground. When photons (the particles to be found in the sun’s rays) hit the surface of a solar cell, they transfer their energy to the electrons in this cell. The movement of these electrons creates a flow of Direct Current which is then converted into Alternating Current via an electrical inverter so that it can be fed into the electricity grid.
Polycrystalline silicon solar panels
Solar hot water panels
Photovoltaic
Feed-in tariff
Semiconductor
Silicon
Retrofitted installation