Does solar PV provide hot water or heating?
PV systems provide electricity, which can then be used for a variety of purposes, including powering electric boilers or water heaters. Solar PV technology does not however directly generate hot water – this is solar thermal technology, or Solar Hot Water, which works differently. Why install a PV system? Installing your own PV system means that you can generate your own electricity using a non-polluting, free and inexhaustible energy source – the sun. A PV system never needs refuelling, has no moving parts, emits no pollution, is silent, and requires minimal maintenance. Can a PV system be installed on my building? Photovoltaic panels can be placed on almost any building surface which receives daylight for most of the day. Roofs are the usual location for PV systems on houses, but panels can also be placed on facades, conservatory or atrium roofs, sun shades, etc. The surface on which the PV array is mounted should receive as much light as possible as the more light received, the more
