Solar panels are the heart of a solar power system as they are the ones that generate electricity! The rest of the solar power plant is only to ensure that the electricity thus generated is converted and transported optimally. In addition…
Are Solar Modules Recyclable?
Solar is growing quickly, but it is just maturing as an industry, and its products are only just beginning to approach middle-age. The vast majority of global PV installations have more than a decade of life left in them. With…
What can Break the Solar Panels Installed on My Rooftop?
Can solar panels break? To the naked eye, solar panels appear susceptible to damage from low-impact collisions, but looks can be deceiving. Although the solar cells themselves are very fragile—in fact, they are only a few millimeters thick—the glass and…
How Do Solar PV Panels Work?
Before getting into how PV technology and panels work, let’s look at why we need this technology. With depleting and polluting fuel-based energy sources, comes an imperative need for an alternative clean and renewable energy source. Solar PV technology, like…
Which is Better – Crystalline or Thin-film Module?
When you want to purchase a solar panel, very often you are stuck with the question of which type of panels to choose from. The various factors in making this decision ranges from the efficiency, cost, reliability and longevity of…
Will Thin Film Solar Cells Really Work for 25 Long Years?
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Jul 2015) That’s a good question indeed. The very term thin film brings to our minds solar modules so thin that they flap in the wind, and who knows, could get torn off :-).…
Can Solar Panels Get Damaged during Heavy Rains? Ask Solar Mango
Sweet Answer from Solar Mango: (updated Sep 2015) There have been many who had been concerned that a bunch of solar panels are left on the rooftops or on large farms for 25 long years, absolutely exposed to all the natural…
