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Renewable Energy - Solar

Renewable Energy - Solar. ENGR 101 Prof. Maria A. Barrufet Petroleum Engineering. Originates with the thermonuclear fusion reactions occurring in the sun. Represents the entire electromagnetic radiation (visible light, infrared, ultraviolet, x-rays, and radio waves). What is Solar Energy?.

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Renewable Energy - Solar

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  1. Renewable Energy - Solar ENGR 101 Prof. Maria A. Barrufet Petroleum Engineering

  2. Originates with the thermonuclear fusion reactions occurring in the sun. Represents the entire electromagnetic radiation (visible light, infrared, ultraviolet, x-rays, and radio waves). What is Solar Energy?

  3. Solar Radiation and the Seasons

  4. Optimizing Tilt for Different Seasons

  5. Renewable 6% Solar 1% Wind 2% Share of total energy (0.18% of total use) Energy Sources in USA http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html (accessed Nov, 2006)

  6. Uses for Solar Energy • Thermal • Residential thermal heating (low temperature) • Solar thermal engines (steam turbine) • Photovoltaics • Residential applications • Power plants

  7. Pumped Solar Water Heater http://www.solartwin.com/STApplet/STApplet.htm

  8. Rooftop Solar Water Heaters

  9. Rating Solar Potential Areas with rating greater than 5 have higher potential for energy generation using concentrated solar power (accessed, February 2006) http://www.nrel.gov/csp/maps.html

  10. Solar Cell Technologies and Efficiencies 40% 30%

  11. CIGS Solar Cell CIGS = Copper-Indium-Galleride-Selenium

  12. Cadmium Telluride Thin Film

  13. Thin Film Solar Cells

  14. PV Production 0.0002 TWy

  15. Multijunction Concentrator 40.7% conversion efficiency

  16. Thermal Solar Plant – Seville, Spain http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2007/2007-03-30-02.asp

  17. Honda Solar Car Darwin to Adelaide winner

  18. Honda Solar Car Darwin to Adelaide winner

  19. Solar Architecture Examples Canada – Center for Sustainable Living http://www.iea-pvps.org/cases/can_01.htm

  20. Solar Architecture Examples Austria - Institute for Marketing

  21. The Team

  22. Home Solar PV Installation http://solarguard.solarcity.com/kiosk/Data.aspx?Mode=Kiosk&GroupID=3&SubgroupID=0&Scroll=1&AutoDemo=0&Timeout=90&RangeType=Day&ChartHour=0&ClientID=524

  23. Solar Cells Uses • Landscaping • Solar shingles • Agriculture • Livestock watering • Electric fencing • Water pumping • Crop Irrigation • Drying

  24. Solar Gadgets • Solar powered calculators, scales, landscaping, mosquito repellent, bird feeders ttp://www.homesolarpoweredsystems.com/solardevices/solar_general.htm

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