Solar PV facts
Solar PV generated power could provide 10,000 times more energy than the world currently uses.
If we covered a small fraction of the Sahara desert with PV, we could generate all the world's electricity requirements.
If you install a solar PV tiled roof, you could prevent over 34 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions during its lifetime.
Today all TV and communication satellites are powered by PV. In the heavens there is no mains power, but the earth receives a continuous power input from the sun of 200 x 10 to the 15 Watts - that's 200 followed by 15 zeros! An unimaginably huge amount of energy which completely dwarfs the capabilities of fossil fuels or nuclear fission….and its clean and free.
Two billion people on earth have no electricity. Typically their energy comes from candles, kerosene and batteries. Often these monthly costs are greater than the cost of a solar mortgage to pay for a quality solar home system.
Many buildings use cladding materials which cost £1000 per square metre. The bronze façade to the new Westminster parliament office complex cost over £7000 per square metre. By contrast, solar PV cladding - which can look every bit as attractive as marble or bronze - costs as little as £500 per square metre. It would also have provided clean and indeed free power for the building.
PV provides power when you need it, where you need it. Caravaners, campers, backpackers, climbers and outdoor enthusiasts can now have solar PV power packs that fit in a rucksack, provide power for laptops, GPS devices, music, light at night, and a charging point for mobile phones.
