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Solar PV Technology
On a small scale Solar PV is familiar to most people in the UK. It is used to power calculators, road signs, toys and phone chargers. It takes light from the sun and uses it to run the appliance. Solar PV panels used to generate electricity, work on the same principle but to a larger scale.
Sunlight is all you need to generate electricity from the panels and it is a FREE, clean, unlimited resource.
More electricity will be generated on sunny days, however good results can still be achieved on less sunny days.
All types of Solar PV Systems are measured according to their peak power rating which is measured in kWp (kilowatt peak). This is a guide to how much power the module produces under standard test conditions: it measures the power produced under 1kW per
m2 of light. The more efficient the module the smaller the array needed.
