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-# Solar electricity+This topic is part of [[gt:power|Power & heating]]. 
 +====== Solar electricity ======
  
  
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-## What is solar electricity?+===== What is solar electricity? =====
  
 Solar electricity is the generation of electricity from the power of the sun, via photovoltaic (PV) cells. It is different from [solar water heating](/watr/water), where water passes through panels to be heated directly, and no electricity is generated. Solar electricity is the generation of electricity from the power of the sun, via photovoltaic (PV) cells. It is different from [solar water heating](/watr/water), where water passes through panels to be heated directly, and no electricity is generated.
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-## What are the benefits of solar electricity?+===== What are the benefits of solar electricity? =====
  
 As a renewable source of energy, the main environmental benefits of PV are based on the fact that it doesn't cause the problems that other types of electricity generation do. As a renewable source of energy, the main environmental benefits of PV are based on the fact that it doesn't cause the problems that other types of electricity generation do.
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 First, learn as much as you can. Here’s our free [online course](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/solar-electricity-course/) on all aspects of solar electricity. The tutor is Andy Reynolds of [theInfoWorks](https://www.youtube.com/@TheInfoworks). Note that the course is slowly slipping out of date, but there's lots of free information on there that you might find useful. First, learn as much as you can. Here’s our free [online course](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/solar-electricity-course/) on all aspects of solar electricity. The tutor is Andy Reynolds of [theInfoWorks](https://www.youtube.com/@TheInfoworks). Note that the course is slowly slipping out of date, but there's lots of free information on there that you might find useful.
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-## Further resources+===== Forum ===== 
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 +This topic belongs to the section [[gt:power|Power & heating]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/power). 
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 +===== Further resources =====
  
 - free [online course](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/solar-electricity-course/) on all aspects of solar electricity. The tutor is Andy Reynolds of [theInfoWorks](https://www.youtube.com/@TheInfoworks). Note that the course is slowly slipping out of date, but there's lots of free information on there that you might find useful. - free [online course](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/solar-electricity-course/) on all aspects of solar electricity. The tutor is Andy Reynolds of [theInfoWorks](https://www.youtube.com/@TheInfoworks). Note that the course is slowly slipping out of date, but there's lots of free information on there that you might find useful.
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 +===== Related topics =====
  
-## Related topics+- [[wind:Wind generators]] 
 +- [[sail:Sail boats]] 
 +- [[nrbo:Narrowboats]] 
 +- [[solr:Solar cookers]] 
 +- [[sohw:Solar hot water]] 
 +- [[lien:energy|Low-impact energy]] 
 +- [[batt:Batteries]] 
 +- [[roof:Roofing]] 
 +- [[grel:Green electricity]] 
 +- [[coen:Community energy]]
  
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
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