Solar panels and energy crunch forum

This is dependent on your own individual energy needs, and how large your build budget is. PV solar panels are extremely impressive for longevity. These things have been working for over 40 years. So if you are planning a long term investment, then PV is your technology.

A huge amount of energy falls every day from the sun to the earth. We have sufficient day light hours to make these systems viable to the UK market. These systems are highly efficient and selected to perform well in the UK climate.

Everyone can use this energy to power your appliances in your home or business. The energy is generated by the panels which creates DC energy, an inverter then converts this to AC energy to use in your home or business to power everything including lights. If the system produces more than you need, then it will spill this additional energy back onto the grid. That is the basics of PV solar panels.

For those with a tighter budget, or have a high demand for hot water (larger family), than solar tubes are your best technology.

Either way, you will feel immensely proud to have them on your house. I do.