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    anything else we can use the sun for? According to "That's Solar Power" there is, "The sun is a natural resource. The sun's energy can be used to power homes. That is good for the Earth. Fossil fuels are used to provide energy in most homes. But the use of fossil fuels for energy can poison the Earth". Just like Abdul Kalam said, "If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun." Solar panels! Solar panels conserve energy beyond compare. Today our o-zone atmosphere is deteriorating

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    Solar energy is defined as “power obtained by harnessing the energy of the sun’s rays.” (Dictionary.com, 2017) People have been using the sun for thousands of years for warmth, growing food, drying out food and clothes. Using solar energy in public schools could benefit all of the society with the creation of more clean energy and be able to stretch the use of nonrenewable resources. According to National Center for Education Statistics, there are 98,328 public schools in America. (Statistics, 2016)

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    Solar Energy Disadvantages

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    of solar energy as renewable energy and their planes for development in this filed and the areas in which these countries planning to use the solar energy. (www.ezinearticles.com ) Germany Ten thousand megawatts: Germany is one of the most countries use of solar energy, and plans because the rate of use will be 100% by the year 2050. In view of the year 2009 alone, we find that Germany has installed 3,806 megawatts of solar power generators; any more than the full capacity of solar energy Spain

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    analyses of solar energy deployment contained in the Word Energy Outlook, Energy Technology Perspectives and several IEA Technology Roadmaps. It aims at offering an updated picture of current technology trends and markets, as well as new analyses on how solar energy technologies for electricity, heat and fuels can be used in the various energy consuming sectors, now and in the future. If effective support policies are put in place in a wide number of countries during this decade, solar energy in its various

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    The Solar Of Solar Energy

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    in solar energy has been growing in recent years. Solar energy is abundant, clean and renewable. There are two main methods to tap solar energy, i.e. with PV cells and with solar collectors. The former converts sun light directly to electricity while the latter collects the solar thermal energy (heat) to be used for various applications. Solar collectors have been in existent for many decades. Their usages are experiencing resurgence in the recent years due to the interest in renewable energy sources

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    Solar energy is capable of providing a cleaner energy than most forms of energy generation, and solar energy is able to be generated economically. Solar energy reduces the amount of harm to the environment from energy generation, by providing a cleaner alternative. Solar energy also provides jobs for construction and installation of solar powered technologies. The cost of installing solar panels can vary greatly, but its long term benefits outweigh the costs. Typically a solar panel system is

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    Energy can be harnessed and produced through means of a lot of sources, some sources are more efficient than others, while some sources give a higher quality of energy. Lots of factors go into the kind of energy that would be optimal in producing the most efficient and cost effective type of energy. What is it? Well, there’s no definitive answer to that, but what we can do is figure out which types of energy go well together and give the optimal energy production. In the sunny state of California

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    Sun Solar Energy

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    How does the sun’s energy affect water? The sun which is a star in the middle of our solar system. The Sun is the primary source of energy. Solar energy is light and heat from the sun. Solar energy is important to renewable energy. The diameter of the sun is 1.39 million kilometers. The Sun’s mass mostly contains hydrogen and helium. The use of sunlight is to supply the needs of humans like energy is a primary source to survival on earth. The sun’s energy is able to feed animal

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    renewable energy . Most of these renewable energies depend in one way or another on sunlight. Wind and hydroelectric power are the direct result of differential heating of the Earth 's surface which leads to air moving about (wind) and precipitation forming as the air is lifted. Solar energy is the direct conversion of sunlight using panels or collectors. Biomass energy is stored sunlight contained in plants. Other renewable energies that do not depend on sunlight are geothermal energy, which is

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    Solar energy is a way to restore and preserve our world. How wonderful it would be to use the sun's energy to heat and cool our homes, power out cars and run the electricity to light our houses. This concept is getting closer to reality all the time. Solar energy is expensive on a large scale, but running lights and small appliances are now inexpensive. Small calculators and lights that are solar powered are accessable to everyone. God commissioned his children to take care of the earth in Genesis

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