This is transformed via inverters into alternating current which is suitable for connection to the electricity network.
Photovoltaic technology has been in use for over fifty years, with most of us familiar with the solar powered calculator. Advances in technology have improved the efficiency and reliability of photovoltaic devices and grid connected solar panels have been in mass production worldwide since the early 2000s.
As manufacturing scale increases, the cost of production is falling and solar PV is becoming an increasingly popular energy source globally.