The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education1 Solar Energy.

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The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education1 Solar Energy

Radiant Energy The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education2

Average Daily Solar Insolation Per Month The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education3

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Drying Agricultural Products Heating Water Space Heating Generating Electrical Energy The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education5 Major Uses of Solar Energy

Solar Technologies The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education6 o Daylighting o Passive Solar Heating o Active Solar Heating o Concentrating Solar Thermal o Photovoltaics (PV)

The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education7 Passive Solar

Daylighting The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education8

9 Active Solar Heating Flat Plate Collector Evacuated Tube Collector

Concentrating Solar Power The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education10

Power Tower The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education11

How a Power Tower Works The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education12

The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education13 Photovoltaics

The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education14

PV Cell The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education15

PV Array Components o PV Cells o Modules o Arrays The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education16

True or False?

Today’s PV Cells are less than 20% efficient at converting radiant energy to Electrical energy

It’s True!

Conversion Efficiency The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education20

PV System Components The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education21

Residential PV Installation The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education22

The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education23

Source: Solarbuzz, a part of The NPD Group

Advantages and Disadvantages The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education25

o Clean o Sustainable o Free o Provide Electricity to Remote Places The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education26 Advantages of Solar Energy

Disadvantages of Solar Energy o Inefficient and costly equipment o Part Time o Reliability Depends On Location o Environmental Impact of PV Cell Production The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education27

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