Solar Guide is the U.K.'s leading source for finding companies who install and maintain solar panels. I learned a lot about what solar panels are used for and how they work from reviewing the Solar Guide site.  I knew solar panels can be used to generate electricity, but I didn't really understand HOW until I read the info pages on Solar Guide. What Solar Guide does is give customers a way to find local installers by zip code, or request free quotes. Solar Guide works with installers who are experienced in both kinds of solar panels - photovoltaic and hot water heating. Photovoltaic (PV) panels have groups of solar cells that convert solar radiation into direct current, which then goes to an inverter to be converted into alternating current, which goes into a fuse box and then is available through the house's electrical outlets. What's really cool about PV energy is that if more is generated than is used, the extra energy goes into the grid to be used by others, and the panel owner … [Read more...]