solar reflector
1Optical Solar Reflector — An Optical Solar Reflector (OSR) consists of a top layer made out of quartz, over a reflecting layer made of metal. OSR is used for radiators on space craft. The quartz outer layer lets the solar light through which reflects on the metal layer.… …
2Solar tracker — A solar tracker is a device for orienting a solar photovoltaic panel or concentrating solar reflector or lens toward the sun. The sun s position in the sky varies both with the seasons (elevation) and time of day as the sun moves across the sky.… …
3Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
4Solar energy — is the light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth s climate and weather and sustains life. Since ancient times it has been harnessed for human use through a range of technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources… …
5Solar sail — Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails, especially when they use light sources other than the Sun) are a proposed form of spacecraft propulsion using large membrane mirrors. Radiation pressure is about 10 5 Pa at Earth s distance… …
6Solar power in the United States — is the largest available energy source for the United States, although in 2006 it accounted for less than 0.1% of electricity generation. Renewable resources (solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass, and waste) provided nearly 12 percent… …
7Solar cooker — A solar oven or solar cooker is a device which uses sunlight as its energy source. Because they use no fuel and they cost nothing to run, humanitarian organizations are promoting their use worldwide to help slow deforestation and desertification …
8Solar power satellite — A solar power satellite, or SPS or Powersat, as originally proposed would be a satellite built in high Earth orbit that uses microwave power transmission to beam solar power to a very large antenna on Earth. Advantages of placing the solar… …
9Solar furnace — For the cooking apparatus see Solar cooker. For electricity generation see Solar updraft tower. A solar furnace is a structure used to harness the rays of the sun in order to produce high temperatures, usually for industry. This is achieved using …
10Solar mirror — A Solar mirror is a reflective surface used for gathering and reflecting solar energy in a system being powered by solar energy. It comprises a glass substrate, a reflective layer for reflecting the solar energy, and an interference layer. The… …
