Solar Power

Kids, Technology, Electricity and Electronics, How Things Work/Are Made, Natural World
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Author: Elizabeth Lachner ISBN: 9781508106234
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing Publication: December 15, 2018
Imprint: Britannica Educational Publishing Language: English
Author: Elizabeth Lachner
ISBN: 9781508106234
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
Publication: December 15, 2018
Imprint: Britannica Educational Publishing
Language: English

Although the sun beams out more than enough energy to meet the needs of all of Earth's population, at the moment only a small percentage of the power we use is generated through the use of solar energy technologies. This volume examines the factors that have limited the role of solar power in the past and discusses some of the developments that promise to make it more significant in the future. Readers will learn about various methods for collecting solar power, such as concentrating collectors, flat-plate collectors, and photovoltaic cells. The opening chapter focuses on the sun itself, explaining the thermonuclear reactions that produce energy there.

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Although the sun beams out more than enough energy to meet the needs of all of Earth's population, at the moment only a small percentage of the power we use is generated through the use of solar energy technologies. This volume examines the factors that have limited the role of solar power in the past and discusses some of the developments that promise to make it more significant in the future. Readers will learn about various methods for collecting solar power, such as concentrating collectors, flat-plate collectors, and photovoltaic cells. The opening chapter focuses on the sun itself, explaining the thermonuclear reactions that produce energy there.

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