How does the mixture of beauty and energy generation on your roof sound? Yes, I am talking about solar shingles. Discovering the various ways in which solar can be harnessed is the best thing that has happened to the world at large.

A new spec has been added, and this time it is as wonderful as others. Solar shingles while performing the exact function of conventional roof tiles, comes with an added advantage of energy generation. So what exactly are solar shingles?

WHAT ARE SOLAR SHINGLES?

Solar shingles which are also known as photovoltaic shingles is a type of solar panel that performs the task of roof covering and energy generation for households. It could be said to mimic the functions and appearance of conventional roofing materials.

What this means is that, once you have solar shingles installed, it will serve as both your roof and your solar panel for energy generation.

The producers of solar shingles believe that it can last as long as the common solar panel in use. Solar shingles appear in sizes smaller than the normal solar panel.

So this means that the no of solar shingles that you will install in your home depends on the size of your home and the workload involved.

Solar shingles are composed of thin-film solar cells that are made from copper indium gallium selenide. This is a semiconductor known to have one of the highest energy conversion efficiency rates of about 12%.

In terms of availability, solar shingles are only being produced by a few companies now, so they are not yet very rampant, but you can be among the early users.

It will interest you to know that in the US, the total capacity of installed solar power has reached 71.3GW in the third quarter of 2019, and has increased significantly in 2020. This means that with the introduction and awareness of solar shingles, it will increase more.

HOW DOES SOLAR SHINGLES WORK?

Solar shingles operate just like the normal solar panels because they are building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) products. Solar shingles make use of silicon semiconductors.

When sunlight strikes the solar shingles, the semiconductor captures the energy. After a while, electrons will loose freely from the semiconductor and travel through a circuit to the area where other electrons are stored.

All these stored electrons will in turn be harvested to produce electricity. For a detailed explanation of how solar panels work, I recommend you read “what is solar panels”.

As the people getting solar shingles installed in their homes are excited about the added beauty, it doesn’t cover the fact that they need to get the maximum satisfaction from using solar shingles. So it will interest you to know that an average roof solar shingle will produce from 50 watts to 150 watts.

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