| Solar power technologies, the harnessing of | | | | entirely clean. Not only that, your solar |
| the renewable energy of the sun for our | | | | power system wont run out of fuel unless we |
| electrical power, include the use of either | | | | run out of sun in which case youd run out of |
| photovoltaics or implementation of passive | | | | life as would everyone and everything else on |
| solar heating. Lets take a look at each. | | | | the planet. Solar power will also help the |
| Photovoltaics PV for solar power are solar | | | | United States or whichever country you are in |
| cells whose purpose is to convert the light | | | | reduce its dependence on foreign countries |
| from the sun directly into electricity. These | | | | for its energy supplies. Many manufacturers |
| Photovoltaic cells are made of materials that | | | | of solar power panels and other products |
| have semi conductive properties. In their | | | | might be right in your home town, or at least |
| simplest forms these solar power cells | | | | a nearby community. You can generally support |
| energize calculators and watches. The more | | | | local firms for the batteries, glass and |
| complex photovoltaics can provide the | | | | other parts that make up your photovoltaic |
| lighting for entire homes and provide solar | | | | solar power supply. The second source of |
| power to the local electric grid for a large | | | | solar power, passive solar power, can heat or |
| portion of the local community. Photovoltaics | | | | your home and light it as well. Residences |
| works at any time that the sun shines, | | | | and commercial buildings that have |
| although you'll get more solar power when it | | | | implemented this passive solar power use |
| is a bright sunny day and when the rays of | | | | simple methods such as windows that face |
| the sun are shining perpendicularly on the | | | | south and building materials that absorb the |
| solar power panels. Unlike a solar power | | | | heat of the sun and then release it slowly. |
| system that is used to heat water, the | | | | Passive solar power is not about mechanical |
| technology of Photovoltaics doesn't use the | | | | implementations. With these simple passive |
| rays of the sun to make the electricity. What | | | | processes and implementations residences can |
| it does instead is produce the electricity | | | | realize a reduction of up to half of their |
| right from the electrons that are freed by | | | | home heating bill. Natural ventilation to |
| the sunlights interaction with the PV cells | | | | cool that home is also part of passive solar |
| semi conductive materials. Its not necessary | | | | power as well. The basic and most important |
| for you to be a whiz at physics, however, for | | | | premise of new home solar power |
| you to implement this solar power and take | | | | implementation is that the longest wall of |
| advantage of all its benefits. Investing in | | | | your newly constructed home should be built |
| PV gives you the chance to produce your own | | | | to face true south within 15 degrees. This |
| power noiselessly, pollution-free and without | | | | will provide the most gain in winter solar |
| any moving parts to worry about. Solar power | | | | heating power and the best advantage for |
| is a renewable energy resource that is | | | | summer solar power cooling. |