{"id":21091,"date":"2025-12-12T09:11:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T07:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/?p=21091"},"modified":"2025-12-12T09:11:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T07:11:54","slug":"seau-expert-dmytro-lukomskyi-shared-practical-recommendations-on-installing-solar-panels-with-unian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/seau-expert-dmytro-lukomskyi-shared-practical-recommendations-on-installing-solar-panels-with-unian\/","title":{"rendered":"SEAU expert Dmytro Lukomskyi shared practical recommendations on installing solar panels with UNIAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The Head of the SEAU Investment Committee, Dmytro Lukomskyi, told UNIAN where it is most appropriate to install solar panels, how to correctly choose the location and tilt angle for maximum generation, and also shared practical advice for private households.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the expert, solar panels can be installed on the roof, on the fa\u00e7ade of a building, on canopies, or other solid structures \u2013 the limitations are only technical and aesthetic. <em>\u201cPanels can even be mounted on a fence \u2013 the main thing is that the structure must be strong enough\u201d<\/em>, Lukomskyi noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most efficient operation of the panels is achieved when set at the proper angle to the sun. <em>\u201cIn summer, the panels are tilted at about 15\u00b0, in winter \u2013 up to 60\u00b0. For stable generation throughout the year, the optimal angle is around 30\u00b0\u201d<\/em>, he explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The expert emphasized the importance of avoiding shading and also highlighted the growing popularity of \u201ceast-west\u201d systems, which provide a more even daily output.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lukomskyi added that for apartments, installing panels on the balcony may be an option if it faces the sunny side, while for an entire multi-storey building the effect would be minimal due to limited surface area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also pointed out that most Ukrainians first invest in inverters and batteries, and only afterwards in solar panels \u2013 especially during winter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solar modules are certified under international standards and can withstand hail, but require regular cleaning. <em>\u201cA panel can serve 25-30 years or even longer \u2013 after 25 years it retains about 80% of its generation capacity\u201d<\/em>, the SEAU representative noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the implementation stage, businesses may also use the Net Billing mechanism, which allows them to feed excess electricity into the grid and offset consumption during hours without generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEAU supports the dissemination of practical guidance for private households and businesses on installing solar panels and developing distributed generation in Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unian.ua\/society\/de-ne-mozhna-vstanovlyuvati-sonyachni-paneli-chogo-boyatsya-sonyachni-paneli-13220907.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Read the full publication<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Head of the SEAU Investment Committee, Dmytro Lukomskyi, told UNIAN where it is most appropriate to install solar panels, how to correctly choose the location and tilt angle for maximum generation, and also shared practical advice for private households. According to the expert, solar panels can be installed on the roof, on the fa\u00e7ade &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/seau-expert-dmytro-lukomskyi-shared-practical-recommendations-on-installing-solar-panels-with-unian\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SEAU expert Dmytro Lukomskyi shared practical recommendations on installing solar panels with UNIAN<\/span> \u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0456 \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":21092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[369,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21091"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21091"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21094,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21091\/revisions\/21094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}