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by admitting sunlight. Solar irradiance is the solar energy available from sunlight. Researchers can measure the intensity of sunlight using a sunshine...52 KB (5,649 words) - 19:03, 24 April 2024
Solar thermal energy (STE) is a form of energy and a technology for harnessing solar energy to generate thermal energy for use in industry, and in the...69 KB (8,095 words) - 17:37, 15 April 2024
Solar-cell efficiency refers to the portion of energy in the form of sunlight that can be converted via photovoltaics into electricity by the solar cell...49 KB (5,938 words) - 05:07, 21 April 2024
A solar cooker is a device which uses the energy of direct sunlight to heat, cook or pasteurize drink and other food materials. Many solar cookers currently...30 KB (3,965 words) - 04:29, 9 April 2024
A solar panel is a device that converts sunlight into electricity by using photovoltaic (PV) cells. PV cells are made of materials that produce excited...74 KB (8,445 words) - 18:10, 24 April 2024
the vehicle via sunlight. Solar vehicles typically contain a rechargeable battery to help regulate and store the energy from the solar cells and from regenerative...19 KB (2,285 words) - 09:14, 18 February 2024
large area of sunlight into a receiver. Electricity is generated when the concentrated light is converted to heat (solar thermal energy), which drives...91 KB (10,275 words) - 15:14, 9 April 2024
electricity, solar thermal energy (including solar water heating), and solar architecture. It is an essential source of renewable energy, and its technologies...75 KB (8,904 words) - 10:15, 3 April 2024
In passive solar building design, windows, walls, and floors are made to collect, store, reflect, and distribute solar energy, in the form of heat in the...76 KB (10,393 words) - 07:35, 11 March 2024- the sunlight striking certain materials generates detectable electric current – the photoelectric effect. This discovery laid the foundation for solar cells...54 KB (4,926 words) - 05:52, 25 March 2024
Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or...87 KB (8,923 words) - 19:13, 22 April 2024- A solar-powered desalination unit produces potable water from saline water through direct or indirect methods of desalination powered by sunlight. Solar...9 KB (1,146 words) - 23:17, 23 March 2024
The Desert Sunlight Solar Farm is a 550-megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station approximately six miles north of Desert Center, California, United States...10 KB (518 words) - 15:25, 28 January 2024
concentrated solar applications accept the direct component of sunlight light and therefore must be oriented appropriately to collect energy. Tracking systems...51 KB (6,604 words) - 18:58, 20 April 2024
Solar gain (also known as solar heat gain or passive solar gain) is the increase in thermal energy of a space, object or structure as it absorbs incident...17 KB (2,299 words) - 13:30, 6 February 2024- A solar fuel is a synthetic chemical fuel produced from solar energy. Solar fuels can be produced through photochemical (i.e. activation of certain chemical...39 KB (4,605 words) - 00:53, 17 February 2024
(the target). Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems are seen as one viable solution for renewable, pollution-free energy. Early designs used these focused...18 KB (1,358 words) - 16:19, 18 December 2023
that operate off of solar energy and/or sunlight are commonly referred to as solar cars.[citation needed] These vehicles use solar panels to convert absorbed...148 KB (16,857 words) - 17:07, 22 April 2024
A solar thermal collector collects heat by absorbing sunlight. The term "solar collector" commonly refers to a device for solar hot water heating, but...55 KB (7,021 words) - 02:31, 19 March 2024
plants by exposing them to sunlight. Still types include large scale concentrated solar stills and condensation traps. In a solar still, impure water is contained...14 KB (1,838 words) - 15:03, 29 March 2024
- of this section-- (1) the term `direct solar renewable energy' means energy from a device that converts sunlight into useable light within a building,
- the basis of solar calendars, one of which is the predominant calendar in use today. Sun has never deprived anyone of its light and energy irrespective
- Animal skin uses sunlight to produce vitamin D which is essential to develop and maintain the skeleton. The most visible use of solar energy or light is for