http://blog.sextantproperties.com/2009/10/30/solar-panels-going-green-is-no-longer-the-sole-preserve-of-militant-eco-warriors/ French Property News by Sextant Properties Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:33:12 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://blog.sextantproperties.com/2009/10/30/solar-panels-going-green-is-no-longer-the-sole-preserve-of-militant-eco-warriors/comment-page-1/#comment-2069 jenni stevenson Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:24:36 +0000 http://blog.sextantproperties.com/?p=375#comment-2069 The new panels that generate elctricity , not water heating panels, rely on light not sunshine, so the number of hours of sunshine is immaterial. Even if it is foggy, which is quite dazzlingly bright, they will be generating electricity. So it is not only areas with high levels of sunshine who can use this very effectively. It's the number of hours of light that count, not the temperature. The new panels that generate elctricity , not water heating panels, rely on light not sunshine, so the number of hours of sunshine is immaterial. Even if it is foggy, which is quite dazzlingly bright, they will be generating electricity. So it is not only areas with high levels of sunshine who can use this very effectively. It’s the number of hours of light that count, not the temperature.

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