HERE COMES THE SUN
It really doesn’t get much greener than solar power. Modern photovoltaic solar panels take natural light and turn it into electricity. The more light, the more power you get, but even cloudy days create some current.
Solar panels are ideal for keeping your leisure battery topped up in summer, or providing the power for low-draw devices, such as alarms and trackers, when a ’van’s in storage for months.
They’re a boon for off-gridders, too, providing enough current to keep your leisure battery charged when you have no hook-up. So to sum up, solar panels are very effective and relatively cheap, easy to use and eco-friendly.
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 about.
