Everywhere you look, you see more and more solar panels. Most people already know that solar panels produce electricity and can be installed in households and businesses to save money on electricity bills.
But if you’re the curious guy and you’re wondering, “How do solar panels work?
Here’s how solar panels work
Let’s look at the sun first. It is a huge nuclear reactor 150 million kilometers apart and spitting energy in all directions in the form of small packets called photons. Sufficient numbers of these photons reach the Earth’s surface every hour to provide more electricity than we consume in the world in an entire year. The trick is to use this energy in a useful way, which is exactly what solar panels do. Continue reading “Solar Guide for Beginners: How Does it Work?”