What is solar power?

Solar power is the technology of harnessing and producing usable energy from the sun's light.

It is already used in a number of ways such as heating, electricity generation, and desalination of seawater. Solar electric power, converting sunlight into electricity, is called photovoltaic (PV) power generation.

Smart Solar specialises in solar PV power for generating electricity. We do not currently offer solar thermal systems, which are designed to heat water through pipes in solar collectors.

Our Solar PV systems cause very little disruption because they are substantively installed outside the house or on your roof.

Some PV systems are used with a battery for power storage such as for commercial solar water pumps. However the PV systems supplied by Smart Solar are grid-connected so do not require any battery.

There are many advantages of using solar energy to generate electricity. These include:

  • Clean
  • Quiet
  • Renewable
  • Self sufficient
  • Non-polluting
  • Lightweight
  • No running costs
  • Scalable
  • Portable