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Solar Power Solar Towers Photovoltaic Panels Department of energy project list

Solar Power Located in Spain - Top 10 Solar Countries: Germany China Italy Japan US Spain France Australia Belgium UK

Strong Solar Sites

Video - 7:15 minutes 1eRAcQd0 1eRAcQd0 Environmental Impact Solar Applications

Parabolic Mirror Flash burn -

Heliostats

3 Power Towers on 3,500 acres Video – 3:17 minuteshttps:// cl= &x-yt-ts= &v=0wVXgGTrPro - t=107– cl= &x-yt-ts= &v=0wVXgGTrPro - t=107

Ivanpah Solar Complex in the Mojave Desert Solar thermal electric technology reflectors to magnify the sun’s rays to create steam for electrical generation costing more than $2 billion, is owned by NRG Energy and NRG Solar plant operator, BrightSource Energy Inc., and Google Inc. power more than 140,000 homes in Northern and Southern California

Endangering Animals Bird Deaths?- 2:27 minuteshttps:// n9Ehttps:// n9E News Clip on Bird Deaths – 1:10 minutes

Photovoltaic Panels

How a PV Cell Works Video – 1:45 – Basic

Solar Panel DC to AC in a home using PV Cellshttps://

Additional Applications Solar Troughs Passive Solar Application

Wind Turbines

What’s Inside a Wind Turbine Video description – 9:53 minutes (first half is low megawatts, second half is high megawatts Arizona Wind Farm, 2009 Offshore Wind Farm

Cut - Away

Geothermal Power

Geothermal Plant in Nevada Desert

Natural steam from the production wells power the turbine generator. The steam is condensed by evaporation in the cooling tower and pumped down an injection well to sustain production.

Open System (exhaust) Closed System (exhaust)

Hydroelectric Power How Electricity is Made – 4:34 minutes Ontario Power Generation's Sir Adam Beck Generating Complex. The largest source of Hydroelectric power in Ontario.

Water Cycle