Energy Efficient Solar Panels

Solar panel efficiency is a measure of the amount of solar energy irradiation which falls on a panel surface and is converted into electricity.

Energy efficient solar panels.

If a solar panel has 20 percent efficiency that means it s capable of converting 20 percent of the sunshine hitting it into electricity. The graphic below shows how dramatically solar panel performance has improved over time. Solar panel efficiency is determined by the production of electricity by solar cells which are in turn influenced by composition electrical configuration surrounding components and more. So if a solar panel has an efficiency rating of 15 that means 15 of the sunlight that hits the solar panels will be converted into electricity.

Due to the many recent advances in solar cell technology over the last 5 years average panel conversion efficiency has increased from 15 to 20. Solar panel efficiency is a measure of how much sunlight that hits the surface area of a solar panel is converted into usable electricity. A higher solar panel efficiency rating means a panel will produce more kilowatt hours of energy per watt of power capacity. The highest efficiency solar panels on the market today can reach almost 23 percent efficiency.

The energy grid is beginning to transition from one based on centralized polluting power stations to an interconnected distributed network of solar energy and battery systems.