was a part of NASA’s ERAST programme (Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology). It was developed by NASA and Californian company AeroVironment Inc. ERAST programme develops pilotless solar powered airplane technology. The HELIOS construction is based upon its predecessors like NASA’s solar plane Pathfinder‚ which was successfully tested a few years prior to HELIOS. Due to its speed HELIOS was able to fly over the same spot for days or weeks‚ therefore‚ in the future such aircrafts could
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astronauts when an amount of radiation gets through the walls of a space shuttle or station and enters the body. Solar radiation usually affects astronauts walking in space‚ outside of their space shuttles‚ but sometimes it can even affect the people on Earth‚ causing electricity failures. Many people - astronauts mostly- fear the consequences of solar radiation‚ due to the fact that solar radiation can cause dangerous effects to one’s health. Even though sometimes the effects are so minor‚ you can
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Solar Energy Outline: Abstract Recently‚ the solar energy technology market has experienced phenomenal growth. Due to growing public awareness of environmental issues‚ clean energy research funding has increased. This funding increase has created dramatic technological improvements. Compared with traditional energy‚ solar energy is showing many remarkable advantages. Despite its technical and economic limitations in the present‚ it is expected that solar energy will play an important role in
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SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION IN INDIA Coming specifically to the land of much sun‚ heat and humidity as well as persistent power shortages‚ overdependence on coal (52%) and huge oil and gas imports‚ solar energy production in India remains appallingly low. This is made evident by the minimal range of solar energy products in India. Solar lighting (solar lamps‚ street lights)‚ rural electrification‚ solar water heaters‚ solar cookers and PV pumps sum up the measly range of solar energy products
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Stars A star is a massive‚ luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun‚ which is the source of most of the energy on the planet. Solar System The Solar System consists of the Sun and its planetary system of eight planets‚ their moons‚ and other non-stellar objects. It formed 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a giant molecular cloud. The vast majority of the system’s mass is in the Sun‚ with most of the remaining mass contained
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The Benefits of Solar Energy Melissa Strayer University English 215 July 20‚ 2012 The Benefits of Solar Energy Solar energy represents the future of a clean earth in days to come; it also represents the clean air that our children and their children will breathe. We constantly have to worry about pollutants in our air from all of the many harmful chemicals being thrown into the air by fossil fuels; we never stop to think about how this will affect our children‚ and it’s time that we start
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A solar car is an electric vehicle powered by solar energy. This is the result obtained from solar panels on the surface (usually the top) of the vehicle. Photovoltaic cells integrated into the panels convert the sun’s energy directly into electrical energy‚ electricity is captured and then stored in batteries that power the electric motor of the car. Electrical systems and electronic control the operation from capture to storage of solar energy received."In 1982‚ the Australian Hans Tholstrup built
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the document subtitle] Peter Strucks [Pick the date] Contents Executive Summary 3 2012-2013 Solar Industry 3 Japan 5 Strategic analysis on the Solar Industry 7 Porter’s 5 forces 7 Threat of entry 7 Bargaining power of suppliers 7 Bargaining power of buyers 7 Threat of substitutes 7 Industry rivalry 7 PEST 8 Political: 8 Economic: 8 Social: 8 Technology: 8 Bibliography 9 Executive Summary The solar industry poses many lucrative opportunities for companies with a long term horizon. The potential
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Final Draft Solar Energy: Powering Our Future Today nearly half of the world’s energy is provided by petroleum. What began as a cheap and abundant way to provide energy‚ has become expensive‚ environmentally harmful‚ and finite. With population explosions and the demands of modern lifestyles‚ the world’s need for energy production has become far too much for fossil fuels to keep up with. Experts say that the Earth’s stores of petroleum will be depleted by 2050
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for Research Essay The topic for my research essay is “Solar Power Cars“. My curiosity grew towards solar energy since the first time I heard about it‚ and over the time‚ my interest has developed‚ while coming across different and wonderful applications of such a never ending energy source. I have also been passionate about motor car designs since childhood‚ and my curiosity to find out about the consequences of combining solar energy with motor cars‚ led me to choose my topic. Global warming
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