Just the Solar Facts

Solar Buzz has compiled a list of solar energy facts under five unique topics: the solar energy demand, Photovoltaic Manufactured Solar Cells, solar energy pricing, global energy and electricity industry, along with other solar energy statistics. Around 50 % of the world’s solar cell production was manufactured in Japan in 2003. United States accounted for …

The Solar Basics

Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity, using the energy of speeding photons to create an electrical current within a solar panel. Solar Technologies®, explains how energy from the sun can be transformed into sustainable electricity. They provide links and resources for more information on solar technology. Over the past several decades, scientists have been learning …

Parabolic Troughs Made More Energy Efficient

Science Daily provides an interesting article on an invention created by Rich Diver that may soon make parabolic troughs (one of the most popular and widely used solar collectors) more affordable and energy efficient. Diver’s new theoretical overlay photographic (TOP) technology is drawing interest from the solar industry because of its simplicity and the need …