Solar energy can be used for a variety of purposes such as heating, drying, cooking or electricity, which is suitable for rural areas in India. It can also be used in cars, airplanes, large motor ships, satellites, calculators and many more similar items, only suitable for the urban population. Solar energy is inexhaustible. What are […]
How is solar energy converted to chemical energy during photosynthesis? During the process of photosynthesis, light penetrates the cell and passes into the chloroplast. Light energy is intercepted by chlorophyll molecules in the grain cells. Part of the light energy is converted into chemical energy. During this process, a phosphate is added to a molecule […]
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination. This is the highest efficiency solar cell of any type, measured using standard 1-sun conditions. “The new cell is more efficient and has a simpler design that […]
To the average eye, there is only one empty plot, 25 acres of grass blowing in the wind. But for Jordan Energy and Food CEO Bill Jordan, it’s a possibility. He plans to make the plot in Utica a power source for the city of Trenton by using solar panels. “It will give the farmer […]
Are you ready to finally start building or overhauling your solar setup? Well, Amazon is helping you out with a number of Renogy discounts today in its Gold Box that has items starting at just $102. Our favorite deal here is the flexible solar panel that’s down to $111, which is both a new all-time […]
There are three main ways to harness solar energy: photovoltaics, solar heating and cooling, and concentrating solar energy. How solar energy is being used? The most commonly used solar technologies for homes and businesses are solar photovoltaics for electricity, passive solar design for space heating and cooling, and solar water heating. Businesses and industry are […]
