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111Solar hot water in New Zealand — is increasingly used on both new and existing buildings.Solar thermal technologies had a sizable initial uptake in the pioneering days of the 1970s. By 2001 more that 40GW/hr was produced from solar hot water technologies, equating to 0.1% of the …
112Energy security and renewable technology — The environmental benefits of renewable energy technologies are widely recognised, but the contribution thatthey can make to energy security is less well known. Renewable technologies can enhance energy security in electricity generation, heat… …
113Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. — Energy Conversion Devices (NASDAQ: ENER) is headquarted in Rochester Hills, Michigan. United Solar Ovonic, LLC is its wholly owned subsidiary located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Ovonics (coined from Ovshinsky and electronics ) is a field of… …
114Solar heating — is the usage of solar energy to provide process, space or water heating. See also Solar thermal energy. The heating of water is covered in solar hot water. Solar heating design is divided into two groups: * Active solar heating uses pumps which… …
115Solar Cup — The Solar Cup is a eco boating competition in Temecula, California. Paid for by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and taking place on Lake Skinner, the competition revolves around high school teams constructing solar powered… …
116Energy policy of Russia — The Energy policy of Russia is contained in an Energy Strategy document, which sets out policy for the period up to 2020. In 2000, the Russian government approved the main provisions of the Russian energy strategy to 2020, and in 2003 the new… …
117Solar variation — Solar variations are changes in the amount of solar radiation emitted by the Sun. There are periodic components to these variations, the principal one being the 11 year solar cycle (or sunspot cycle), as well as aperiodic fluctuations. Solar… …
118Solar chemical — refers to a number of possible processes that harness solar energy by absorbing sunlight in a chemical reaction in a way similar to photosynthesis in plants but without using living organisms. No practical process has yet emerged. A promising… …
119Solar Tres Power Tower — Solar Tres is a planned 15 MW power plant based on solar thermal energy. It is located west of the city of Écija, in Andalusia, Spain. [ [http://www.nrel.gov/csp/troughnet/pdfs/2007/martin solar tres.pdf NREL CSP Technology Workshop: Solar Tres] …
120Solar core — The core of the Sun is considered to extend from the center to about 0.2 solar radius. It is the hottest part of the Solar System. It has a density of up to 150,000 kg/m³ (154 times the density of water on Earth) and a temperature of close to… …
