solar total energy system
1Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
2Solar 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… …
3Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System — Artist representation of CERES instruments scanning Earth in Rotating Azimuth Plane mode. Clouds and the Earth s Radiant Energy System (CERES) is on going[update] NASA climatological experiment from Earth …
4Photovoltaic-Thermal (PV/T) System — A photovoltaic system that, in addition to converting sunlight into electricity, collects the residual heat energy and delivers both heat and electricity in usable form. Also called a total energy system. Solar Electric Glossary *** A… …
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 hot water — is water heated by the use of solar energy. Solar heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a fluid system to move the heat from the collector to its point of usage. The system may use electricity for pumping the fluid,… …
7Solar hot water in Australia — Solar hot water is heated using natural energy from the sun. Solar energy heats up large panels called thermal collectors. The energy is transferred through a fluid (often water) to a reservoir tank for storage and subsequent use. It is then used …
8Solar car racing — refers to competitive races of electric vehicles which are powered by solar energy obtained from solar panels on the surface of the car (solar cars). The first solar car race was the Tour de Sol in 1985 which led to several similar races in… …
9Energy quality — the contrast between different forms of energy, the different trophic levels in ecological systems and the propensity of energy to convert from one form to another. The concept refers to our empirical experience of the characteristics, or qualia …
10Solar Energy Generating Systems — (SEGS) is the largest solar energy generating facility in the world. It consists of nine solar power plants in California s Mojave Desert, where insolation is among the best available in the United States. FPL Energy operates and partially owns… …
