Solar+Energy


 * There are many different types of renewable resources from Biomass, wind, geothermal and hydropower energy; however the one that I found to be most passionate about was solar power. Solar power is defined as energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electric energy. Solar energy is among the top technical trends in today’s market, with the concept of saving money and also saving the environment intrigues a demand. **


 * The development process of solar energy starts with the photovoltaic panels, also known as PV panels which contain cells that capture the suns energy and produce an electric current. In order to provide your household with optimum energy is to determine the amount of alternating current needed. Alternating current can be found on your electronics; once you add up the amount needed you have determined the amount of electric current being consumed. **


 * Once you have captured the energy from the sun there are two choices that the consumers has for the storage of excess energy. First, you can keep the energy stored in batteries on your property or you have the option of selling the energy back to the electrical company. The recommendation from AZ Smart Power and a professor from Arizona State University highly recommend that the energy be sold to the utility company. The reason for selling the excess energy is to optimize your money; you sell back for the exact same price in which you purchased. The reason for not wanting to keep your energy stored in batteries is for liability reasons, plus the safety of having fully charged batteries. However if because of your weather and lack of continuous sun the Synchronous solar panel inverters might appeal to you because the panel allows for the energy to be stored. **


 * Looking at solar power from the business aspect Arizona State University is currently the number one university in the United States to have massive solar capacity surpassing 10 megawatts. As a side note a megawatt is one million watts compared to a kilowatt which is 1000 watts. There is a 168 kilowatt ground mount photovoltaic installation on the Tempe campus known as Verde Dicky Dome, which is home to the Sun Devils football team. ASU is not only a major business taking part in the remarkable form of energy savings, Paloma is a solar power plant located in Arizona. Paloma consists of 275,000 thin-film photovoltaic panels mounted on fixed steel supports which were completed in ten months. **


 * Solar power is the future, with unlimited amount of access to the sun a sense of security is felt in this environmental phenomenon. **


 * In relation to other Wiki webpages, Solar Energy can closely relate to Clean Water Tech because both are renewable resources. Clean Water Tech presented on the concept of using a low cost filtration that would keep the toxic arsons out of drinkable water. As described in the PowerPoint this would benefit people in third world countries where drinking water is not always accessible. How the two concepts collide is by implementing natural resources where the benefit is for consumers but also the environment ****. **
 * *Link to Clean Water Tech * **

Below are links to a presentation and powerpoint on Solar Power along with a focus area checksheet.

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