How effective is solar power?
I am very concerned about global warming, and when I grow up (I’m only fourteen) I plan on using solar power to power my home (and I hope that when I grow up it’s customary). How efficient is solar power? How many […]
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Q&A: How Can I Use Solar Power in My House?
As far as I know that it’s more economic to use solar power at home. What are the ways that solar power can help me with? How can i do it? How much will the devices needed cost? Best answer: Answer by […]
Q&A: How can I power a couple small appliances using solar power?
What would I need to power a small fan, some LED lights, ect in my home, without spending hundreds or thousands of dollers? How would I set it up? I think I would need a Solar Panel, a AC/DC converter or some […]
How do you transport solar power tower energy to a building that is 4 kms away?
And is an area of 1 km^2 for a solar power tower enough to produce energy for five houses? can you make an approximation of how much it could supply? Best answer: Answer by HelmutAt 40 % efficiency and 1252 W/m^2 the […]
Solar panel and motor: Any way to regulate the power transmission?
I’m an engineering student and for an individual hobby-like project i purchased a small solar panel and a small solar motor. I am planning on making a small solar powered toy car. The question i have is: is there a way to […]
Q&A: Could Solar Power work more effectively if the solar rays were magnified?
If we focused the sun’s energy like a magnifying glass does into the solar panels, would this generate more power at all? Best answer: Answer by Angela SNot really. It would reduce the size of the needed solar panel to generate a […]
How exactly do wind and solar power companies make their money?
I only invest in small-cap energy based companies like oil, gas, petroleum, and more recently, wind and solar power. What I would like to know is how exactly do wind and solar power companies make their money? Please, I’d like to understand […]
What kind of solar power setup would I need to power a single room’s energy needs?
I live in the basement of a house and would like to run my room on solar power. I have two power strips that run a TV and DVD player, a laptop, printer and two external hard drives and I would need […]
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