6 Amazing Solar Energy Facts You Probably Didn’t Know!

According to the World Economic Forum, the demand for solar panel installations is booming. Solar power companies install 1000 football fields worth of solar panels every day worldwide.

Solar energy production works better in areas with low pollution levels. Fewer pollutants in the atmosphere makes it easier for the sun’s rays to penetrate through to the earth’s surface. As we move to using more renewable energy, the air should become cleaner which in turn will make solar power generation easier. As a result, solar panels will absorb more sunlight and produce more energy, creating a domino effect.

The end result is more savings and higher output from your solar installation.

An area the size of Spain covered in solar panels would generate enough power to satisfy the world’s energy needs. That would remove the need for all other forms of renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Spain is a large country, but it doesn’t even account for 1% of the earth’s landmass.

But we need not pick one single location. Think about all rooftops, wasted spaces, and desert areas we could use for panels. This is a reality we might soon be experiencing.

Manufacturing of Solar PV creates some environmental pollution, of course. Until we can 3D print panels in outer space using asteroids as materials, we’ll need to use the earth’s resources to build panels. However, once built and installed there is a negligible impact on the environment from solar panels.

No moving parts, no noise pollution, no emissions, and no need for fuel besides the sun’s rays.

This system is called “Solar Water Disinfection” or “SoDis”. This form of water purification only works with biologically contaminated water, and not water contaminated with industrial pollutants or chemicals. Further treatment steps are not needed and the process does not pollute the environment. The potential for cleaning water in rural areas is huge.

The world’s former largest solar powered battery is located in Australia. Constructed in 2017, this Tesla built battery has the capacity of 100MWh and was built in under 100 days. At the time, the battery could power 30,000 homes for an hour. Fast forward to 2025 and the world’s largest operational solar-powered battery is the Edwards & Sanborn Solar Plus Storage Project in California, USA. This massive installation boasts a storage capacity of 3,287 MWh, integrating 1.9 million solar panels with over 120,000 batteries across 4,600 acres.

The future is sunny for solar power as advances in technology help to reduce costs, improve output, and enable easier installation of panels. We can expect solar energy facts to continue to blow our minds as humans leave behind polluting forms of energy for clean, green, renewables. We’re betting on solar and we think you should too.

If you are interested in installing solar panels then fill out the form below and one of our team will get in touch.