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What is Solar Energy

Solar power is produced by collecting sunlight and converting it into electricity. This is done by using solar panels, which are large flat panels made up of many individual solar cells.

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A lot of people wonder how does solar energy work? The actually mechanism that solar based products use are extremely simple. One of the most common types of generator for solar energy is photovoltaic based products like solar panels. They take the power that the sunlight offers on a daily basis and then converts it directly into usable electricity.

The photovoltaic technology that is used is sometimes referred to as PV technology. The PV cells are incorporated into products like solar panels and their individual modules. The suns energy includes an element called photons. The sun light produces the energy to start an electrical current and eventually; electricity.

More and more people are wondering how does solar energy work? They realize that they can save a lot of money by using photovoltaic based solar energy produces like panels. The panels produce an immense amount of energy and they are usually connected to a storage system so that home owners have access to the electricity on a “on tap” basis!

Nowadays, the Government is pushing the use of solar energy products like solar panels. They realize that the earths resources are going to run out at some point and the best thing to do is start using these products sooner rather than later!

People can purchase ready made solar energy products, but they can also build their own. There are plenty of sets of plans available that enable people with basic DIY knowledge to construct solar energy products at an extremely low cost.


 * //Advantages of Solar Energy //**

Solar energy enjoys many environmental and economic advantages over other forms of energy currently used. These include:


 * Environmentally Friendly
 * Non-polluting: Solar electricity generation produces no emissions while the current alternative, fossil fuel combustion, releases more than a pound of carbon dioxide emissions for every kilowatt hour.
 * Non-consumptive: The suns radiation is a limitless resource that can be collected without the environmentally destructive processes of mining or pipelines.
 * Economically Beneficial
 * Cost effective: Solar generated electricity is already cheaper than conventional electricity in many major US cities. By 2027, PV will be the most cost-effective solution (even without any government subsidies or advantages from its environmental cleanliness) in nearly all areas of the United States.
 * Immediate and permanent savings: Properly financed systems will provide consumers with cheaper electricity from the day of installation.
 * Technological advancements: Improvements in solar technologies offer reduced costs and greater efficiency.
 * Easily Accessible
 * Security: The price of solar electricity does not fluctuate with politics or supply speculation; there will never be a shortage that will cause solar electricity to become unaffordable.
 * Already distributed: There are no expensive transportation costs for solar electricity because the sun shines everywhere.
 * Leapfrogging: Solar electricity will allow sun-rich developing nations to leapfrog as they are doing with wireless telecommunications to a new energy architecture without having to install expensive land-based grids.

