As the world grapples with the effects of climate change, solar power remains the ultimate renewable energy source. Solar power has recently become a strongly emerging source of energy in an increasingly diversified energy mix.
Solar power has been in a constant state of innovation for the last decade and has seen it become the fastest growing source of new energy in the recent years worldwide. The rapid growth in technology has fueled an even faster growth of renewable energy around the world and especially in Kenya.
Renewable energy accounts for over 70 per cent of Kenya’s installed capacity compared to the world average of 24 percent, according to the Ministry of Energy. This, according to Renewables 2018 Global Status Report (GSR), has seen Kenya top in Africa and become ninth globally with a capacity of about 700 megawatts.
The recent upsurge in residential solar around the country and especially in our major towns may mislead one to believe that solar power is a relatively recent innovation, yet the fact remains that human beings have been exploiting solar energy as an alternative means for power for decades.
The perception that households with roofs that are less ideal for panels cannot access this kind of energy has over the years been thwarted by the growth and expansion of ground-mounted solar. Its success has been credited to the tracking mount technology, which allows solar panels to maximize electricity production by following the sun as it moves across the sky.
With solar energy research and projects dating back to more than two decades ago, LG has been in the forefront ensuring that it not only becomes a leading solar panel supplier but also help in achieving the dream of a future defined by universal access to energy that is clean and cheap.
Promising new technology in regards to solar energy, including more efficient photovoltaic cells that can harvest energy across the light spectrum, LG’s state of the art solar panels have the potential to dramatically increase solar power generation.
“LG’s latest energy solutions are equipped with Cello Technology, which has tremendous improvement in terms of performance and reliability. The NeoN 2 panels have raised the bar for the entire solar market through its performance and high-efficiency levels,” says Moses Marji, LG Electronics head of marketing.
Cello technology, (Cell Connection, Electrically, Low Loss, Low Stress and Optical Absorption Enhancement), utilizes circular-shaped wires to scatter light more effectively for better absorption whilst reducing the electricity loss.
With enhanced temperature coefficient, these solar panels generate more electricity on sunny days and performs more efficiently on cloudy or misty days due to its low energy reduction in weak sunlight.
The immense strides that LG and technology as a whole has made in the last decade alone is a testament of greater things to come. New technologies, initiatives driving innovation aimed at bringing down the cost of solar energy work in tandem in the promise of a brighter renewable future.
