| Solar power is becoming more popular because of the fact that it is
producing reliable, quiet and clean power, but also due to real savings that can be made,
compared to other remote area energy sources. Solar power systems have no running costs or
high maintenance costs as experienced with mechanical power generators. Only the
batteries, that act as energy store, needs checking from time to time and replacement
every few years. Solar panels, also called
photovoltaic modules, use the energy available in sun light and convert it into direct
current electricity. This means that solar panels can be used anywhere, from the Arctic to
the Sahara, as power generation is dependant on light intensity and not on heat. The
direct current electricity can be used to drive specially developed submersible pumps or
to charge batteries. When alternating current is required, as needed by most household
appliances, the energy stored in the batteries is drawn through an inverter, which changes
the power from dc to AC.
Sun Electricity has the latest in power technologies for remote and rural
areas. Our wide range of solar power solutions for water pumping, rural homesteads and
farm houses, week-end and holiday homes, low income housing, camping, telecommunication,
rural schools, hospitals and clinics and countless other applications are not only sold in
South Africa, but also exported all over Africa.
Having started in 1988 the company has build a reputation
of quality service and appropriate design with thousands of installed solar systems of
various sizes and applications. This achievement was made possible thanks to the progress
being made in solar power development and also the growing awareness of the general public
on solar power. With escalating electricity prices, in monetary and attributable cost,
global warming and ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions the future for solar power and
other renewable energies looks very bright.
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