1. Solar Energy

2. Radiant Energy

4. Solar Radiation

5. Average Daily Solar Insolation Per Month

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

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

8. Passive Solar

9. Daylighting

10. Active Solar Heating

11. Concentrating Solar Power

12. Power Tower

13. How a Power Tower Works

14. Photovoltaics

15. PV Cell

17. Conversion Efficiency

18. PV Array Components o PV Cells o Modules o Arrays

19. PV System Components

20. Net Metering

21. PV Array Fields

24. Source: Solarbuzz, a part of The NPD Group

25. o Clean o Sustainable o Free o Provide Electricity to Remote Places Advantages of Solar Energy

26. Disadvantages of Solar Energy o Inefficient and costly equipment o Part Time o Reliability Depends On Location o Environmental Impact of PV Cell Production

28. For more information The NEED Project www.need.org