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Facts About Solar Energy

March 8, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine  
Filed under Solar Energy

Solar energy consists of the light and heat emitted by the sun, in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
With today’s technology, we are able to capture this radiation and turn it into usable forms of solar energy – such as heating or electricity.
Although one could go into technical dissertations on the subject of electromagnetic [...]

Solar Energy: Technical Facts

January 19, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine  
Filed under Solar Energy

Following are some of the basic technical facts about solar energy.
A photovoltaic module or solar panel is made up of about 40 photovoltaic cells. “Photovoltaic module” and “photovoltaic cell” are the “technical terms” for “solar panel” and “solar cell.” When a photovoltaic module is used to charge batteries it is commonly [...]