Video: What is solar power?

Duration
00:21
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Narrator (N1)


[On-screen visual: Icon of sun rays hitting a small solar panel against a yellow backdrop.]

N1: Ever wondered about solar power?

[On-screen visual: Camera pans down to solar panel. An icon of a solar panel and electricity bolts are overlaid.]

N1: Well, the sun releases something called photons, which solar panels capture and convert into electricity.

[On-screen visual: Camera continues panning down, over two batteries. An icon of a battery is overlaid.]

N1: And at our solar farms we’re creating electricity to power our sewage and water treatment plants. Harnessing the energy of the good old shiny sun.

[On-screen visual: Lightbulb switches on]

[On-screen text: Our path to net zero – reducing our emissions]

[Melbourne Water logo]