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Solar Energy

Radiant Energy

Solar Radiation

Average Daily Solar Insolation Per Month

o Drying Agricultural Products o Heating Water o Space Heating o Generating Electrical Energy Major Uses of Solar Energy

Solar Technologies o Daylighting o Passive Solar Heating o Active Solar Heating o Concentrating Solar Thermal o Photovoltaics (PV)

Passive Solar

Daylighting

Active Solar Heating

Concentrating Solar Power

Power Tower

How a Power Tower Works

Photovoltaics

PV Cell

Conversion Efficiency

PV Array Components o PV Cells o Modules o Arrays

PV System Components

Net Metering

PV Array Fields

Source: Solarbuzz, a part of The NPD Group

o Clean o Sustainable o Free o Provide Electricity to Remote Places 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

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