| Solar energy is energy that is harnesses from the Sun. | | | | has been recovered. |
| The technologies harness the sun's incredible energy | | | | Photovoltaic is a process where solar cells directly |
| for practical ends. Solar power plants use a variety of | | | | convert sunlight into electricity. Solar energy collected in |
| methods to collect sunlight and convert this energy into | | | | photovoltaic cells can be used to produce electricity |
| electricity. | | | | for a number of uses, including: remote area power |
| While the use of solar energy has been used for | | | | supply systems such as remote farms or in national |
| millennia, it's potential has only been recognized within | | | | parks electricity supply in urban areas electric fencing |
| the past few decades{readmore}, when it played an | | | | and telecommunications. |
| essential part in the success of early commercial | | | | Photovoltaic energy is the conversion of sunlight into |
| satellites. After the Solar energy collected, it is most | | | | electricity through a photovoltaic (PVs) cell, commonly |
| often stored as heat in the thermal mass of buildings, | | | | called a solar cell. This process is gaining credence |
| however batteries, water tanks, and other storage | | | | among private investors as having the potential to |
| facilities can be used to store energy in thermal and | | | | grow into the next big industry. |
| chemical forms. | | | | Photovoltaic cells, like batteries, generate direct current |
| Solar energy provides an energy efficient and | | | | (DC), which is generally used for electronic equipment. |
| environmentally friendly power source and it has | | | | The photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight directly into |
| satisfied the demands of activists for an eco-friendly | | | | electricity and are made of semiconductors such as |
| world. Solar energy has also become an attractive | | | | crystalline silicon or various thin-film materials. |
| solution to global warming. | | | | Photovoltaics can provide tiny amounts of power for |
| Solar energy is the solar radiation that reaches the | | | | watches, large amounts for the electric grid, and |
| earth. The technologies have great potential to benefit | | | | everything in between. It is an incredible procedure that |
| our nation because it can be used in both large-scale | | | | may very well end our dependence upon fossil fuels. |
| applications and in smaller systems for the home. | | | | Photovoltaic systems provide a unified solution, bringing |
| Solar energy has many different advantages over | | | | power to these that need it, while making a moderate |
| conventional energy; The biggest one being that the | | | | but important contribution to climate protection. |
| energy from the sun is virtually free after the initial cost | | | | |