1. Active Solar Energy Kt Aguilera Joy Huizar Alex Acton

2. Active solar energy provides us with: o Heat - when using air panels for walls, window boxes, and other collectors that heat one room and require no heat storage. - Heats water in boilers. o Lighting - light bulbs. o Electricity - power your home.

3. Active Solar Energy Production Steps Heating Solar energy collector Storage system Distributed boiler

4. Advantages of Active Solar Energy -Does not pollute or produce greenhouse gases. -Environmentally friendly. -Helps conserve the earth’s energy resources. -Stable in price. -Available everywhere on earth.

5. Current Energy Sources That Would Be Replaced Oil Coal Natural Gas How Solar Energy is Applied Today Heating for swimming pools, domestic hot water usage, ventilation, industrial and commercial processes Certain energy companies

6. Pros and Cons of Active Solar Energy PROS No fuel No pollutants Expensive at first but long term results beneficial CONS Potential toxic chemicals as a result of photovoltaic cell production (Can be reduced by properly handling chemicals) Have to shovel off snow from solar panels

7. Making Active Solar Power “Mainstream” Has become more mainstream…but is still limited to certain venues -Space heater -domestic hot water -pool heater The usage of solar energy is pretty much limited to homes. -creating it on a grand scale is not cost effective to meet efficiency

8. Michigan Infrastructure Variations There are regulations for installation of solar panels… Some Precautions -Exceeding roof load -Unacceptable heat exchangers -Improper wiring -Unlawful tampering with potable water supplies -Potential zoning issues include these: Obstructing sideyards -Erecting unlawful protrusions on roofs -Siting the system too close to streets or lot boundaries Installation of solar panels High COST! -285 square feet $16000 -takes up little room; no edifices need to be built

9. CAN IT HAPPEN? -an active system to provide 40%–80% of the home's heating needs -cost effective for homes, but businesses may not be so compliant -designing an active system to supply enough heat 100% of the time is not cost effective

10. SOURCES www.newenergy.org www.estu.strath.ac.uk http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/ A/AE_active_solar_energy_system.htmlhttp://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/ A/AE_active_solar_energy_system.html http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/information_res ources/factsheets/20acspht.pdfhttp://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/information_res ources/factsheets/20acspht.pdf