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The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education1 Solar Energy
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Radiant Energy The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education2
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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
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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)
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The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education7 Passive Solar
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Daylighting The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education8
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9 Active Solar Heating Flat Plate Collector Evacuated Tube Collector
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Concentrating Solar Power The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education10
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Power Tower The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education11
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How a Power Tower Works The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education12
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The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education13 Photovoltaics
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The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education14
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PV Cell The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education15
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PV Array Components o PV Cells o Modules o Arrays The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education16
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True or False?
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Today’s PV Cells are less than 20% efficient at converting radiant energy to Electrical energy
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It’s True!
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Conversion Efficiency The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education20
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PV System Components The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education21
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Residential PV Installation The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education22
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Source: Solarbuzz, a part of The NPD Group
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Advantages and Disadvantages The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education25
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o Clean o Sustainable o Free o Provide Electricity to Remote Places The NEED Project: 30 Years of Energy Education26 Advantages of Solar Energy
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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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