Ever wonder if you could heat your home without having to constantly buy expensive bottles of gas? Well, there just happens to be a solution to that problem, if you have enough money to invest. The solution is a solar panel. Solar panels can convert the energy from the sun to either heat or electricity, and if you have enough panels installed on… Continue reading

A solar panel is actually more accurately called a photovoltaic module or photovoltaic panel. Each photovoltaic module is made up of an array of single small photovoltaic cells. These cells are also called solar cells. Each solar cell when exposed to the sun, produces a very small amount of electricity. When the individual cells are wired together in an array, the voltage and current is… Continue reading