Month: December 2021

Like doing any other audit, it is vital to perform an energy audit for your home to determine areas that are inefficient. A residential energy audit will help you know what you can do about these areas to make your home more energy efficient. An energy audit will also give you an idea of the best type of renewable energy for your home.
Most people are guilty of pushing the running costs of their energy to the back of their minds. What they don’t know is that they can save a lot of money after …

The traditional bulbs that have served the world so well over the last several decades are now inefficient and expensive to run. Hence, most people find the need to turn to energy-efficient bulbs.
Initially, people were reluctant to switch to energy-efficient bulbs because they were slow to light up, expensive, and rather too bright. However, modern energy-efficient bulbs are quickly finding their way into most homes. And whether you like it or not, one thing is for sure; energy-efficient …

The term photovoltaic may sound alien to most people, unlike solar panels, which are pretty popular among residential and commercial settings. Now, the terminology solar panel covers two types of panels; solar thermal panels and photovoltaic panels.
Solar thermal panels do an excellent job of producing hot water while photovoltaic panels major in electricity production. Photovoltaic panels are often referred to as solar cells.
The easiest way to understand what a photovoltaic system is to think of it as a solar powered calculator. You can assume that the little panel on top of the calculator is the photovoltaic panel which …