Contents 2 Background Information 3 3 How Solar Panels Work 4 4 Possible Applications in Hwa Chong Institution 6 4.1 Solar Powered Dustbins and Recycling bins 8 4.2 Powering of Air conditioning 10 4.3 Powering of fans 11 5 Strategies for change 12 6 Pros of solar energy 13 6.1 Cost efficient 13 6.2 Environmentally friendly 14 6.3 Independent/semi-independent 14 7 Cons of solar energy 15 7.1 Availability 15 7.2 Intensity 15 7.3 Cost 15 7.4 Transmission 15 7.5 Environmental Impact 15 8 Global initiatives
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Proposal for Solar Database Development Austin Technology Incubator / Clean Energy Incubator Patrick Kennedy Lauren Bissey Guillermo Hernandez 8/1/2012 Proposal for Solar Database Development Purpose This document serves to illustrate next steps for the development of the Solar Database project for future associates. In addition‚ it indicates particular needs that require attention as the project moves forward. Background The purpose of the Solar Database Development
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http://energybusinessdaily.com/power/using-taconite-for-solar-thermal-storage/ Solar thermal energy From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search | The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (May 2010) | Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini‚ Greece. | Sustainable energy | Renewable energy | Anaerobic digestion · Hydroelectricity |
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We all see the sun light every day‚ once you step outside on a hot day you fell its power and how destructive and life giving it is. Solar energy is the energy of the future‚ the main problem we have is making sure it is efficient and cheap. It seems that it would be simple to capture the sun’s rays and make electricity‚ but the material that “captures” the rays is very expensive due to it having to be a really pure material; if we use materials that are not as “pure” the electric current can’t go
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deployment of renewable energy resources to extenuate this energy crisis. Since Bangladesh is a country which is abundant in natural resources; the substantial availability of renewable energy sources in the form of solar‚ biomass‚ biogas‚ hydropower and wind energy can provide opportunities of sustainable energy based development. In Bangladesh‚ nearly 72% of the population lives in rural areas and renewable energy is considered to be the right choice for providing clean energy to these remote settlements
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Energy management 738038 Solar energy in oil/gas industry Project Nasser Almaawali 1092382 Introduction: Renewable sources of energy are being used worldwide to overcome the pollution problems related to oil and gas industry plus the use of natural gas that cost a lot of money and produce heaps of waste that affect the environment and cause air pollution and land/marine pollution. Therefore the solution was to invest in friendly and
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Energy In today’s world‚ pp seem worried about alternative energy demands in the future when we run out of oil.In addition the oil prices seem to fluctuate everyday due to world’s circumtances.Therefore‚scientists are searching for another energy that is more economical and solar energy is an answer.It’s a inexpensive‚renewable and pollution free and eco-friendly to solar energy‚ but pp can’t deny the initial costly price‚ unavailable at night and influence of
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All solar lights are “wireless”. They are not “hooked up” to external sources of power. Solar lights produce no pollution and cause no harmful environmental effects. Once installed‚ energy is free Fourteen solar farms have a combined installed capacity of 388.4 megawatts and in 2011 generated 0.1 billion kilowatt-hours. (Source: Canadian Centre for Energy Information compilation‚ 2013) There are now 3‚133 megawatts of solar power installed in the U.S. That’s enough to power nearly 3 million homes
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the development of a vibrant solar industry. In 2006‚ SB1 established the California Solar Initiative. The initiative’s ambitious goal is to place solar electric systems on a million California roofs by 2016‚ with a total generating capacity of 3‚000 megawatts‚ equivalent to the peak output of three large nuclear reactors. Initiative critics claim that solar electricity is too expensive‚ and that the money spent on solar incentives would be better spent on other energy options. These critics‚ including
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contribution to human energy needs is substantial — worldwide‚ solar electricity generation is a growing‚ multibillion dollar industry. But solar’s share of the total energy market remains rather small‚ well below 1 percent of total energy consumption‚ compared with roughly 85 percent from oil‚ natural gas‚ and coal. Those fossil fuels cannot remain the dominant sources of energy forever. Whatever the precise timetable for their depletion‚ oil and gas supplies will not keep up with growing energy demands. Coal
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