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