Solar Power
Articles and information on solar power in all its form. Solar power can be created by photovoltaics (such as in solar panels) or by solar thermal conversion (which uses the heat of the sun to create steam in order to turn a turbine and generate power). This category includes all forms of solar power and all types of solar power equipment – from the small portable solar battery chargers, to the full-scale home solar power system, to broad-scale solar energy plants which can power entire cities.
Solar Powered Mobile Phone Revealed
Chinese company ZTE has announced that they have developed a low-cost solar powered mobile phone that they hope can bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. This will be the first of its kind to be made available in the market. They plan to sell it in June for $40 or less.
Green Oil Anyone?
Something is brewing in Mexico, and it’s not just the dreaded Swine Flu. Sustainable energy will be harnessed to harvest a conventional energy source. Thanks to a new innovation, solar energy will be used to pump petroleum from a Mexican oil well.
A solar electric system will be connected to an existing oil pump. This will be [...]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Power
Every day, households around the world use the planet’s energy resources. Conventional energy sources will be depleted quickly, unless more renewable sources are utilized. One source of clean and renewable energy is solar power.
Renewable Energy Technologies
In many countries today, quite a lot is being said about harnessing renewable energy technologies – particularly in light of the rising oil prices. But some people might still be wondering exactly what renewable energy is.
Renewable energy is power which has been generated from renewable resources – in other words, it does not “run out” or eventually become [...]
The History of Solar Power
The use of the sun to create energy, whether in the form of heat or electricity, is not new. Solar energy has been in use for many centuries. The following is a brief overview of the history of solar power.
History of Solar Power in the Ancient World
The Assyrians may have been the first to implement [...]
The Differences Between Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, & Clean Energy
To most people, the differences between “alternative energy,” “renewable energy,” and “clean energy,” might not be obvious. But each term is unique.
Thin Film Solar Panels
What are thin film solar panels, and what could possibly be so exciting about them?
Thin film solar panels operate in the same manner that regular solar panels do, the only difference being that they are a lot thinner and require far less materials and energy for construction.
This might not sound extremely spectacular, but in fact it is. [...]
The Solar Tower
A solar tower is a device that converts solar thermal energy (heat from the sun) into electricity. Solar towers are suitable for large-scale power generation.
The Basic Component Parts of a Solar Tower Energy Plant:
Solar Tower – The solar tower is simply a large structure with a boiler (a tank used to heat liquids) at the top. The boiler collects [...]
Solar Ink
Have you ever heard of solar ink? Well, there are some really smart people out there, creating some really smart inventions, and this is one of them.
There is No Energy Shortage on Earth
There is no energy shortage on earth, there is a shortage in technology to harvest the energy available on earth.
To put things in perspective – the sun delivers [...]
Save Money with Solar Power
One way to use solar power to save money is through the use of a practice called “Net Metering.” What is Net Metering? Net Metering is the practice of consumers “selling” energy to the electricity companies when they have some form of renewable energy facility installed at their home and a surplus is created.
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