A solar panel assembly (10) having a stand (30), a solar panel platform (20, 120) and one or more directional mechanisms (40； 404, 414) connecting the stand (30) with the solar panel platform. One or more optical elements (50； 161, 162) are provided at all or portions of the edges (24) of the platform around the solar panel directing the light under the platform (20, 120) or towards its underside (22), and then to the ground (31) under or near the solar panel assembly. One or more of the optical elements (161, 162) are mounted on an inner side of a profile (160). The profile (160) is connected via a web (164) to the solar panel platform (120) and the web is connected with a drive within the platform. The connection of the web extends the profile from the platform creating a passage (124) between the profile and the platform.
