SOLAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS & INFO By Sean, Justice, ceci
Feb 23, 2016
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLUTIONS & INFOBy Sean, Justice, ceci
WHAT IS SOLAR ENERGY?
Solar Energy is the fundamental source of energy extraction from the sun, or any given light source in which photons can be absorbed and converted to an electrical current.
WHY SHOULD WE USE SOLAR ENERGY? Renewable Energy Source. Better for the Environment. Cost Effective. Quick and Reliable.
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE.
No need for dangerous, toxic burning and converting to energy.Completely clean.
BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
Installs leave almost zero Carbon footprint.There is a tiny amount of maintenance involved.
COST EFFECTIVE.
Installs are expensive, however; there is no monetary expense to a clean, reliable energy source
QUICK AND RELIABLE.
Obviously works when there is sun, and there is usually always sun; thus, no problem at all.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
7th Century B.C.: Magnifying Glass.6th Century A.D.: Sunrooms.1767: Cooking on a Black Surface.1873: Selenium Conducts Heat.1905: Albert Einstein published his
paper on the photoelectric effect.1959: Solar Calculators.
PRESENT USES
Used In Sydney Australia for Theatre.Phone Charging on the Go.Mobile Watercrafts.Camping (Food Warmer)Pools & Aquatic Centers
FUTURE USES
Solar cars by General Motors.Artificial Solar TreesSolar aircrafts by Southwest.Solar powered Cities.Solar homes.
SOURCES
Siteshttp://www.solarbuzz.com/
http://www.greentechmedia.com/http://www1.eere.energy.gov/
BooksPhotovoltaics: Design and Inst.