Solar Energy

Radiant Energy

Solar Radiation

Average Daily Solar Insolation Per Month

oDrying Agricultural ProductsoHeating WateroSpace HeatingoGenerating Electrical Energy

Major Uses of Solar Energy

Solar Technologies

o Daylightingo Passive Solar Heatingo Active Solar HeatingoConcentrating Solar ThermaloPhotovoltaics (PV)

Passive Solar

Daylighting

Active Solar Heating

Concentrating Solar Power

Power Tower

How a Power Tower Works

Photovoltaics

PV Cell

Conversion Efficiency

PV Array Component

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oPV CellsoModulesoArrays

PV System Components

Net Metering

PV Array Fields

Source: Solarbuzz, a part of The NPD Group

oCleanoSustainableoFreeoProvide Electricity to Remote Places

Advantages of Solar Energy

Disadvantages of Solar Energy

oInefficient and costly equipment

oPart TimeoReliability Depends On

LocationoEnvironmental Impact of PV

Cell Production