Solar energy has been around for a while, yet it is still not widely used in homes. The large start-up cost can be a setback to many people who would otherwise consider it. Despite this factor, solar energy can be a wise investment, and worth the initial costs and labor. Here are some of the […]
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The fact is, the 350,000,000 terawatts of power available from the sun is so huge that an exposure to full sun in only 15 minutes will be enough to generate the world’s energy requirement Compare that with energy that is generated by nuclear and fossil fuel. Presently, the available data for fossil and nuclear fuel […]
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Perhaps you are happy with the status quo of today. Perhaps you feel all is fine and you don’t feel the need to change a system that’s worked for over a century. If you do, consider a few of these benefits to solar power and you may just recognize its potential in a somewhat more […]
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The words ‘solar cooling’ sure sounds like a contradiction, but it’s nonetheless true that the same solar energy that provides heat in winter can also give a lot of cooling in the summer months. There have been quite a number of passive cooling systems developed and tested in recent times. They function quite simply—there is […]
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The history of solar panels can be dated back to 1839 as this was the period when French physicist Antoine-Cesar Becquerel made the astonishing discovery of the photovoltaic effect. This surprising discovery took place during an experiment that involved an electrolytic cell made from two metal electrodes and was placed within an electrolyte solution. Antoine-Cesar […]
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