1. Solar Power By: Marissa Bohlman and Brittany Marshall

2. Basics  The cleanest, most abundant renewable energy source available  Richest solar resources  Photovoltaic's, heating and cooling, concentrating solar power, lighting  Centralized and decentralized

3. Production  1700 kWh/m^2 per year

4. Snow With Solar Panels  No big issue  Melts fast  Too steep to build up  Slippery

6. Passive Solar  Through windows  Heats and gives off light  FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!  FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Can have passive solar and active solar  Windows have to be facing sun though

7. Photovolatic  An electronic process that occurs naturally in certain types of material- semiconductors  Power big and small electric devices  US= 4 th largest market for PV instillation

8. Prices  Drastically dropping  1970= $150 per watt  1998= $4.50 per watt

9. Cars With Solar  Toyota Prius 2011  Smart Car  Ways they are helping world

10. Future or Present?

11. Compatible With Others  Can work with other types of energy  Geothermal  Natural gas (extra power if needed)

12. Citations  http://is.njit.edu/competition/2009/Cat2_2_ Winner_Group142/ http://is.njit.edu/competition/2009/Cat2_2_ Winner_Group142/ http://is.njit.edu/competition/2009/Cat2_2_ Winner_Group142/  http://www.seia.org/cs/solar_technology_a nd_products/solar_electric_photovoltaic http://www.seia.org/cs/solar_technology_a nd_products/solar_electric_photovoltaic http://www.seia.org/cs/solar_technology_a nd_products/solar_electric_photovoltaic  http://www.seia.org/cs/about_solar_energy http://www.seia.org/cs/about_solar_energy