| Water pump fountains powered by solar power | | | | to the roof of your home as well as your yard or |
| are a fantastic way of adding an attractive, | | | | garden then you may even generate surplus |
| tranquil feature to your home and garden but | | | | electricity which you could use to heat your home |
| without the high electric bills! | | | | or power your household appliances. |
| The great news is that now you no longer need | | | | Most of the materials you need to make your |
| to buy an expensive water pump fountain that | | | | own solar panels can be bought from a local DIY |
| comes with a solar power kit as you can make | | | | hardware store. Solar cells generate electricity |
| your own solar panels to generate electricity for | | | | using photovoltaic (PV) cells which are measured |
| your garden appliances! | | | | in kilowatt peak (kWp). Kwp is the amount of |
| Not only can you use your own home-made DIY | | | | energy that the cell can generate in full sunlight. |
| solar panels for water fountains but also for | | | | The cells are made from layers of semiconducting |
| garden lights, garden appliances and even outdoor | | | | material (usually silicon) which creates an electrical |
| or garage based refrigerators - all running off | | | | field when sunlight hits the layers. |
| clean, free electricity - at no cost to you and no | | | | If you generate more electricity than you need |
| cost to the environment. | | | | with your DIY solar panels you can even sell the |
| If you have space to add extra solar pv cells on | | | | surplus back to the grid! |