The Many Faces of Solar Energy: An Overview of Solar PV Technologies
11-02-2011
Category: Solar Panels
You are about to embark on your solar journey, and the first thing you notice is that you need language lessons to pronounce the jargon. Terms like monocrystalline do not necessarily flow easily off the tongue. If you know the difference between a solar panel and a solar module (short answer: none) and a solar collector (short answer: different technology), then you may not need this primer, but for the rest of you, please read on. Not all solar energy is created equal and there are essential differences between solar electricity primarily produced by photovoltaic (much easier to say PV) panels, and solar thermal (much easier to say solar heating) primarily produced by solar collectors that heat water on your roof. If you are interested in producing electricity, then you should look at our home solar panels, and if you are interested in heating your water, you should look at solar water heaters.
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