Solar energy is defined as the energy or heat or light that is harnessed from the sun, by applying various ever developing technologies. Solar power on the other hand, is the conversion of solar energy from the sunlight into electricity either by direct or indirect processes or by a combination of both the processes. The costs of solar electricity have decreased now, and this has led to the development of millions of solar power stations. Solar panel is a photovoltaic panel which absorbs the sun's light as an effective energy source and generates electricity from it. One of the most common and most popular solar product of solar panel is a solar water heating application. In many countries, today, solar electricity is cheaper than fossil fuel. Due to this popularity of solar power products, consumption of solar energy has increased.
Other than lower maintenance costs, solar power products have various advantages.
Other than lower maintenance costs, solar power products have various advantages.
- It is a very effective alternative for nonrenewable fossil fuels as it is a nonpolluting, renewable source of energy which creates less noise. It is ecofriendly and helps to protect as well as conserve the environment.
- The maintenance cost of solar products and solar panels are very low nowadays and are decreasing.
- Solar panels can be recycled as they are produced from Silicon based models and non-Silicon based models.
- Various investors are coming forward, and the solar power Industries are growing faster because the production cost is less.
- Solar inverter can convert DC power to AC power. The efficiency of an effective solar panel is calculated easily by maximum power point.
- Though the solar panels are usually weather dependent, they are very much effective and successful in generating power. Even on cloudy days, solar panels can effectively produce some power.
- Solar panels effectively reduce the dependence of mankind on fossil fuels and petrol and oil.
- Technically speaking solar panels need almost no maintenance as long as after 30 years.
- It can be installed anywhere on a building on top of a roof of a building in a field in factories and other places.
- Batteries can be charged and these batteries can be stored and used later at night.
- The excess power produced by the panels can also be sold to the power company.
- Efficiency of solar panels are continuously improving day by day as mankind is depending on to this renewable source of energy. This is due to the fact that the cost of non-renewable fossil fuels is increasing day by day.