1. Energy Expo Solar By Rachel Vresilovic, Trey Hurst, Ben Schneider

2. Energy Source Our source is solar energy. You get solar from the sun. Solar energy is renewable energy.

3. History It is not widely known who discovered solar energy because many people discovered different things to do with it at different times. A Swiss scientist, Horace de Saussure was the first person to create a solar collector, which he used to cook food. It was discovered around 7 th century BC.

4. Where do we get it? Solar energy can be found everywhere that sunlight shines. It is most commonly found places around the equator where the sun is up the longest. Solar energy can be recovered by using solar panels. Anyone can use it if they have enough money to get solar panels and they use it to power buildings and homes. Video- http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/envir onment/energy-environment/solar-power.html

5. How is it stored and released? Solar energy can be stored by using battery banks or grid inter-tie. Solar energy is also stored by using PV cell systems and is then transferred to electricity for power plants. It is released by electricity so it can power homes and buildings.

6. How is it used today? Solar energy is used for powering homes and other buildings by the use of solar panels. Some calculators and cars also run off of some solar energy. We are using a lot more solar energy now in 2011 then we did in the past.

7. Advantages and Disadvantages One advantage of solar energy is that is gives off less pollution then other energy sources. One disadvantage is that it costs a lot of money to install for your home or a business building.

8. Future? The future of solar energy is that most buildings will have solar panels and will use solar energy to power the building. In the future cars and other types of transportation may also be powered by only solar energy.

9. Resources www.worldsolarpanels.com http://facts-about-solar-energy.com www.solar-energy-at-home.com www.articlesbase.com www.eer.energy.gov www.advantagesofsolarenergy.net www.ehow.com