Solar Energy Facts
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
anyone know facts on solar energy?
i’m doing a report on it for science,
and i can’t really find too many good facts.
help would be pretty stellar :]
Solar radiation, along with secondary solar resources such as wind and tidal power or wave power, gravity driven river flows and biomass, accounts for most of the available renewable energy on Earth. Once this energy is captured in the form of heat or electricity, it is like any other energy source and can be put to all the uses that human ingenuity can devise. Solar Energy can heat up rooms, water, and dry out things for you. it can power just about anything that uses electricity. you can store the energy for later use, or seasonal use.Nellis Solar Power Plant, the largest photovoltaic power plant in North America. about half of the sun’s rays actually make it to earth.
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