Examining Your Community’s Source of Energy Ecology and Environmental Sustainability October 27‚ 2014 My home itself uses oil for the primary heating source. We have two wood burning fireplaces as an alternate to help conserve oil and if there is any power outages. The third source of energy used is electricity. Most commonly used house heating fuel in Slatington is fuel oil and Electricity (See Figure 1) (city-Data.com‚ 2014). According to EPODUNK website there are 1‚867 homes
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NEW ERA OF FLIGHT SOLAR IMPULSE AIRCRAFT Throughout the centuries‚ scientists have found innovative ways to harness the power of the sun- from magnifying glasses to steam engines. Amid the push to find domestic energy sources that are less polluting than fossil fuel‚ solar energy stands out as the alternative source with the most potential. Assisted by technological innovations‚ two Swiss gentlemen have built a solar aircraft which promises a new generation of flight without burning an ounce
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A solar cell (also called photovoltaic cell or photoelectric cell) is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. Assemblies of cells used to make solar modules which are used to capture energy from sunlight‚ are known as solar panels. The energy generated from these solar modules‚ referred to as solar power‚ is an example of solar energy. Photovoltaics is the field of technology and research related to the practical
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Background * Three solar energy * Solar electric (太阳电能): convert the sun’s energy into electricity * Solar thermal (太阳热能): used the sun for heating or cooling * Concentrating solar: mixed both above as it used small optical mirrors to collect solar energy and convert the sunlight to heat. The heat was then applied to a liquid and gas to turn a turbine‚ thereby creating electricity * Grid-tied * Solar electric system that were connected to an electricity utility
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Solar power satellites Introduction The Sun is a very powerful‚ clean and convenient source of power‚ particularly for satellites. The only thing needed is a means to convert the energy contained in the Sun’s radiation – mainly light and ultraviolet rays – into electrical power. The most efficient way to achieve this today is by using panels composed of semiconductor photovoltaic cells. ‘Solar panels’‚ as they are usually called‚ are now quite a common sight here on Earth‚ but they were first used
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The Power of Solar Storms To Our Fragile Planet Natural disasters occur when least expected all over the world. Disasters affect countless lives and cost millions of dollars. Hurricanes‚ tornados‚ and tsunamis occur with such regularity throughout the world that society has developed warning systems and is prepared to rebound from these disasters as quickly as possible. One disaster that most people do not think about is solar storms. Research shows that solar storms have been documented since the
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assignment is based on solar energy and the title is “Solar Energy: and infinite resource meeting our infinite demand.” Firstly‚ solar energy is then introduced where it states that the energy radiated from sun is the solar energy which is essential for Earth. The aspects to be covered and the motivation for choosing solar energy are then explained. Pictures of solar cells are provided to have a better view of how solar power is generated. In addition‚ the importance of solar power is explained which
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PASSIVE SOLAR INTRODUCTION Passive solar is a “GREEN BUILDING “technique‚ which depends on natural convection process rather than mechanical transmitting source‚ which captures the heat energy of sun and delivers it during winter and pumps out the heat in summer‚ using heat distribution methods. Some of the heat distribution methods are Convection‚ Conduction‚ and Radiation. However components of passive solar heating are‚ the aperture area of the house‚ absorber area of the house‚ thermal mass of
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(LB5207). Topic: Solar cars- Golden rays ready to replace Black Gold. With the fuel crisis seen in the last decade and the current gasoline prices at an all time high there was need for a renewable source of energy that was more affordable and eco-friendly. Solar energy was the perfect answer. Almost all energy on Earth comes from the sun. The Solar technology aims at converting the Sun’s light energy into a direct current which can be stored and used as electrical energy. Various applications
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Introduction Canadian Solar was established in 2001 by Dr Shawn Qu. Canadian Solar is a leading manufacturer of PV components for solar energy. They have experienced significant growth over the past five years increasing revenues from 9.7 million to 705 million. This growth is due to the government incentive programs encouraging the adoption of solar PV (photovoltaic) technology. Canadian solar is a globally situated firm with a head office in Canada‚ branch offices in other countries and seven
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