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    Exploring Solar Energy

    Radiant Energy

    Nuclear Fusion
    Major Uses of Solar Energy

     Daylight
     Drying Agricultural Products
     Space Heating
     Water Heating
     Generating Electrical Power
     Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
     Photovoltaics
    Daylighting
    Drying Agricultural Products
    Space Heating Through Passive Solar
    Active Solar Heating
    Solar Collector

     Glass on outside
     Absorbent on inside
     Circulating Fluid
    Generating Electrical Power

     Concentrating Solar  Photovoltaics


    Power (CSP) • Small-scale (buildings)
    • Trough systems kW production
    • Power towers • Large-scale (utilities)
    MW production
     Heat exchanger plus
    steam turbine  Photoelectric effect
    Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
    Ivanpah, Mojave Desert

     The United States houses the largest CSP plant in the


    Mojave Desert.
     Ivanpah is operated by NRG. It uses 347,000 garage
    door-sized mirrors and 173,500 heliostats.

    Image courtesy of NRG Energy


    Photovoltaics
    PV Cell
    PV Array Components

     PV Cells
     Modules
     Arrays
    PV System Components
    Remote PV Power
    Top Countries for Installed PV Capacity

    US Department of Energy,
    NREL 2013 Renewable Energy
    Data Book
    © The NEED Projec
    Global Regional PV Installations per Inhabitant

    Source: European Photovoltaic Industry Association


    © The NEED Projec
    Advantages of Solar Energy

    • Clean
    • Sustainable
    • Free
    • Provide electricity to remote
    places
    Disadvantages of Solar Energy

     Less efficient and costly


    equipment
     Part Time
     Reliability Depends On Location
     Environmental Impact of PV Cell
    Production
    Using a Digital Multimeter

    Indicates
    voltage from
    alternating
    DC Voltage
    current. Do not
    Scale
    use.

    DC Current
    Resistance Scale
    Scale. Do
    not use.
    Wiring the PV Modules

    Series Parallel
    For More Information

    The NEED Project


    www.need.org
    info@need.org
    1-800-875-5029

    Energy Information Administration


    U.S. Department of Energy
    www.eia.gov
    NEED IS SOCIAL

    Stay up-to-date with NEED. “Like” us on Facebook! Search for


    The NEED Project, and check out all we’ve got going on!

    Follow us on Twitter. We share the latest energy news from


    around the country, @NEED_Project.

    Follow us on Instagram and check out the photos taken at


    NEED events, instagram.com/theneedproject.

    Follow us on Pinterest and pin ideas to use in your classroom,


    Pinterest.com/NeedProject.
    All NEED schools have outstanding classroom-based programs in which students
    learn about energy. Does your school have student leaders who extend these
    activities into their communities? To recognize outstanding achievement and reward
    student leadership, The NEED Project conducts the National Youth Awards Program
    for Energy Achievement.

    What’s involved?
    Students and teachers set goals and objectives, and keep a record of their activities.
    Students create a digital project to submit for judging. In April, digital projects should
    be uploaded to the online submission site.
    Want more info? Check out www.NEED.org/Youth-Awards for more application and
    program information, previous winners, and photos of past events.

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