This energy they will then convert into electricity which you can use to power your appliances etc just as you would with your regular electricity supply.
Of course you might be thinking that this would not work during the winter months, however the reality is that even on a cloudy day lots of the sun's rays still penetrate through the clouds to enough of a degree that they can power a range of electronic devices.
At the same time the latest solar panels can also collect and 'store' energy for use later which will mean that you can use them in the dark using the solar energy that has been collected from the rest of the time.
This is an incredibly effective way then to reduce your energy costs and will be a great investment.
For just the initial cost of buying and installing those panels, you then can avoid using electricity from elsewhere most of the time and bring down your electricity bill by large amounts.
More than this though, using the latest solar panels is also something you can do to help save the planet.
The sun you see is a renewable energy source - 'green energy' that is limitless and completely efficient and that creates no by-products.
This means that you can use it and not worry about it 'running out' as might be the case with other sources of energy.
At the same time it also means that you will not be contributing to your 'carbon footprint' which would otherwise contribute to the greenhouse effect and global warming.
This makes them the polar opposite of using regular sources of electricity which require fossil fuels to burn in order to create the power.
These cause serious emissions into the atmosphere as a by product of the burning which then traps the heat from the sun and means that the Earth gradually warms up.
These are some of what makes up the 'greenhouse gasses' which you hear so much about and that are causing climate change through this method.
In turn this climate change causes the death of the coral reefs, serious weather storms and the melting of the polar icecaps.
In all this will cause changes to the ecosystem and the environment that could eventually render the Earth uninhabitable.