Capturing the power of the sun
Solar power using solar panels is a great eco friendly alternative energy source that lets you take advantage of green energy straight from the sun.
An energy source that should last for a couple of billion years. Why line the pockets of energy companies when you can get all you need for free?
A quote heard on the radio said "half the planet is paying for energy to keep warm and the other half is trying to cool down because of it"
I find climate change scary, and anything we can do to reduce carbon emissions has to be good.
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Solar energy
Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the Sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available renewable energy on Earth. Only a minuscule fraction of the available solar energy is used.
Solar powered electrical generation relies on heat engines and photovoltaics. Solar energy's uses are limited only by human ingenuity. A partial list of solar applications includes space heating and cooling through solar architecture, potable water via distillation and disinfection, daylighting, solar hot water, solar cooking, and high temperature process heat for industrial purposes.To harvest the solar energy, the most common way is to use solar panels
Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute solar energy. Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic panels and solar thermal collectors to harness the energy. Passive solar techniques include orienting a building to the Sun, selecting materials with favorable thermal mass or light dispersing properties, and designing spaces that naturally circulate air.
Solar Energy News
- California utility to buy space-based solar energy
- California regulators on Thursday approved an ambitious project to beam solar energy from space, starting in 2016. Under a power purchase agreement approved ...
- Heating up the economy
- That is the message of the New York Solar Energy Industries Association, which called on the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to continue to support ...
- Rochester Hills energy firm to trim 400
- Solar energy company Energy Conversion Devices in Rochester Hills is cutting 400 jobs at its Michigan and Tijuana, Mexico, facilities to help save $17 ...
- Pilot Projects Aim to Integrate Solar Into Fossil Plants
- "These projects will seek to demonstrate a near-term and cost-effective way to use solar energy at commercial scale," said Carolyn Shockley, vice president ...
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Solar Energy Blog Posts
- Corvallis Residents Meet the SunWize Corvallis Solar Challenge ...
- The SunWize Solar Challenge program, in which Corvallis was the first city, catalyzes an entire city or town to achieve a significant renewable energy goal. The Corvallis Solar Challenge set an objective of signing up enough residential ...
- LDK Solar and Q-Cells Announce Continuation of Supply Contract ...
- LDK Solar and Q-Cells have agreed to increase the flexibility of the delivery schedule. Flexible pricing based on market levels and Q-Cells' preferred customer status will apply for the entire remainder of the contract term. ...
- Green Energy Works in Pennsylvania | Solar Energy News
- Future Green Energy Works! funding will be awarded to large-scale solar, biogas and wind projects. For more information, contact the Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Energy and Technology Deployment at 717-783-8411. ...
- Investorideas.com - Global Industry Leaders Issue Report on ...
- Topic: Global solar industry leaders highlight the significant impact solar energy technologies can have on combating climate change, review the policies that drive accelerated deployment of solar, and take questions from the media. ...
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- How to build a solar panel
- I found a great piece of property. The problem is, it's so remote that there is no electric service available.
- MIT Energy Storage Discovery Could Lead to ‘Unlimited’ Solar Power : CleanTechnica
- All things clean and technical
- Build it solar
- Build It Solar will help people with Do It Yourself skills build solar projects that save money and reduce pollution. It is a "hands-on" site with detailed plans for solar projects including solar space heating, water heating, passive solar home design, solar pool heating, solar cooking...
- France's Bright Future is 2020
- By the year 2020 France would enact an ambitious plan to capture more than 400 times the solar energy it collects today.
- Alternative Energy Resources | Evolution Solar Energy Investment | Stock Portfolio
- Evolution Solar Corporation imports and distributes alternative energy solutions in North America. Focused mainly on cutting edge solar technologies and next generation alternative energy industries, Evolution Solar Corp developes and funds the development of alternative energy sources.
- The Solar Commute Project | Facebook
- Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.
- A Solar Grand Plan: Scientific American
- By 2050 solar power could end U.S. dependence on
foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions. - Thin-Film Solar Technology Could Be Seriously Clobbering Fossil Fuels in Ten Years : TreeHugger
- Everyone loves solar power. The notion of making electricity from the Earth's solar income is pretty much irresistible. But the harsh reality of our current state of PV (photovoltaic) technology, a reality that not many choose to acknowledge.
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- Solar Energy Educational Material, Activities and Science Projects
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- The Oregon Lottery has given funds that have resulted in Oregon becoming the leading solar manufacturer in the Country.
- Solar Rebate Program Virginia
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Solar cell
A solar cell is a device that converts the energy of sunlight directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. Sometimes the term solar cell is reserved for devices intended specifically to capture energy from sunlight, while the term photovoltaic cell is used when the light source is unspecified. Assemblies of cells are used to make solar panels, solar modules, or photovoltaic arrays. Photovoltaics is the field of technology and research related to the application of solar cells in producing electricity for practical use. The energy generated this way is an example of solar energy (also called solar power).
Category: Image - :solar cell.png|thumb|A solar cell made from a monocrystalline silicon wafer
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