
How Do Solar Panels Work?
The US solar business is anticipated to grow by 400% over the next ten years. Today we install 20 GW of solar power per year. By 2030 this number will increase to 80 GW. Since solar energy is going to be all over the news, let’s do a quick recap on how do solar panels work. What is solar energy? Solar power is all about the photovoltaic effect. It was discovered in 1839 by French physicist Edmond Becquerel. Becquerel figured out that sunlight that shines on electrodes submerged in a conductive solution would create current. A simple experiment proved the…