During the past decade, the widespread adoption of solar energy as an alternative, more renewable, and environmentally friendly source of energy has decreased the cost of solar panels by a significant amount.
Solar power is not an entirely new concept in South Africa. However, more people are starting to rely more on solar energy to open the doors towards a bright future, with green energy being embraced as is the only way forward both for current and future generations.
More people are starting to notice the dire need to use renewable energy as opposed to fossil fuels to generate electricity, given the impact that it all has on the environment and the role that it plays in global warming.
This has increased the number of solar installations around the world and South Africans are starting to turn towards solar power to provide reliable, clean energy instead of relying heavily on utility companies such as Eskom.
What is a solar panel and how does it work?
A solar panel, also known as photovoltaic panels (PV) or modules, can be defined as an assembly of photovoltaic cells which are mounted on a framework for installation.
Solar panels use sunlight as a source of energy, turning this energy into electricity. While a collection of PV modules are known as a PV or solar panel, a system of PV panels is called an array. Current solar cells are rapidly being outpaced by newer technologies that capture more light, transforming light energy into electricity more efficiently.
This results in energy producers and consumers being more open to the adoption of solar power and the rapid establishment of solar farms in South Africa and several other sunny regions around the world, lowering energy costs and establishing solar power at the forefront of energy production as a renewable source of energy.
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Benefits of Solar Panels
With the costs of solar power much lower than it has been in the last decade and with new emerging technologies that are set to increase energy efficiency, the costs of installations are set to decrease as well. Solar energy is forecasted to become unbeatable compared to the use of fossil fuel for energy production in South Africa.
While the market for solar energy was quite small in 2010 and highly dependent on subsidy regimes, in 2021, there will be more than 115 gigawatts (GW) of solar installations across the world, which accounts for more than all other generation technologies overall.
Benefits of using solar power include:
- Solar panels and energy can drastically reduce your energy bills.
- Renewable and a clean source of energy can reduce greenhouse gasses and carbon emissions.
- Solar panels are widely available in South Africa from trusted suppliers such as Livestainable.
- Solar continues to become more efficient with emerging technologies that harness solar power.
- Solar energy diversifies energy sources and could help more people live off-grid.
- Solar panels improve the value of your home as they are highly sought-after.
- There are convenient financing options and initiatives involved with solar power.
- There is a wide range of solar panels for sale along with other solar energy supplies from several trusted suppliers.
From the above, it’s clear to see that renewable energy is the future with solar being part of the energy mix.
