HERE COMES THE SUN
IT DOESN’T GET much greener than solar power. Modern photovoltaic solar panels take light and turn it into electricity. The more light, the more power you get, but even cloudy days create current.
Solar panels are ideal for keeping your leisure battery topped up in summer, or providing the power to run low-draw devices, such as alarms and trackers, when a caravan’s in storage for months on end.
They’re a boon for off-gridders, too, providing current to keep leisure batteries charged when you have no hook-up.
So, to sum up, solar panels are effective and relatively cheap, eco-friendly and easy to use. Fitting one looks like a no-brainer. What are you waiting for?
How do they work?
Photovoltaic solar panels are covered in a thin layer of silicon. When sunlight strikes the panel, photons are absorbed, which causes electrons to separate from the silicon atoms and move around.
This creates
