Renewable energy is an important part of the new energy policy for the US and solar thermal power is one of the oldest form of renewable energy created by the Sun. It has been widely used since ancient times to heat water and cook. Some examples of solar thermal power plants in the US are […]

Solar pool heating is the process of heating up the swimming pool using the power of the sun. The basic concept is the same for any solar pool heating system. The system used to heat the water is an evacuated tube collector, also known as a solar collector. Two basic types exist, the single collector […]

There is a huge increase in the use of solar energy for heating water. The state of California, for example, is looking for ways to cut down on energy consumption and develop innovative techniques that promote the use of solar energy. One technique that has been suggested is the application of solar heating panels to […]

The world’s largest solar power plant, the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, has been built in the desert near the California-Nevada border. The plant covers 5.5 square miles and uses 173,500 heliostats (mirrors) to focus sunlight towards three 450-foot (137 m) tall boilers that sit atop 459-foot (140 m) towers. The boilers use the heat from […]

What Is Photovoltaic Solar Energy? Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is a technology that uses solar cells, which are semiconductors, to convert sunlight into direct current (DC) electricity. Sunlight is made up of photons, which contain a large amount of energy. The photons in sunlight strike the semiconductor material in panels, which create electrons that flow […]