Solar panels and shade

Below are two articles from Renew Economy about how to overcome the problems associated with shade on solar panels.

Solar shading and what to do about it.

When a solar panel is shaded it changes from being an electrical generator to an electrical load. The shaded panel starts drawing power from the other panels in the string and thus reduces the overall output. This article explains how this is overcome. Read more. N.B. Read comments further down regarding associate battery storage.

NSW school's 151kW solar system made in the shade.

This school had a protected evergreen tree shading its roof, so it used the system described above. Read more.