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Alternative Energy - Term Papers

Alternative Energy

SOLAR ENERGY -- THE ENERGY OF THE FUTURE? About 47 per cent of the energy that the sun releases to the earth
actually reaches the ground. About a third is reflected directly back into space by the atmosphere. The time in which solar
energy is available, is also the time we least need it least - daytime. Because the sun's energy cannot be stored for use another
time, we need to convert the suns energy into an energy that can be stored. One possible method of storing solar energy is by
heating water that can be insulated. The water is heated by passing it through hollow panels. Black-coated steal plates are used
because dark colours absorb heat more efficiently. However this method only ...

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glass. The solar furnace takes the sunlight from a
large area and by the use of lenses and mirrors can focus the light into a very small area. Very elaborate solar furnaces have
machines that angle the mirrors and lenses to the sun all day. This system can provide sizeable amounts of electricity and create
extremely high temperatures of over 6000 degrees Fahrenheit. Solar energy generators are very clean, little waste is emitted
from the generators into the environment. The use of coal, oil and gasoline is a constant drain, economically and
environmentally. Will solar energy be the wave of the future? Could the worlds requirement of energy be fulfilled by the
"powerhouse" of our galaxy - the sun? Automobiles in the future will probably run on solar energy, and houses will have solar ...

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Added: 3/28/2006 08:29:04 AM
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