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Solar Collectors use the greenhouse effect to capture the sun's energy. It is able to harvest the suns energy in the form of heat. Greenhouses use air to transfer heat and Collectors use water or a combination of water and antifreeze.

Solar Panels (or solar panel kits) are very much different.. They convert solar radiation into electricity and they work best in direct sunlight at a low temperature. Large PV (Photo Voltaic) systems are still quite costly. They produce DC current and require inverters to convert the DC to compatible AC power. The AC power is often connected to the grid so that solar energy may be sold back to the power company. Due to the reimbursement tariffs it makes sense to feed all the solar power into the public grid and continue consuming household electricity at much lower rates.

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