SOLAR POWER

 

 

WHAT IS SOLAR POWER ?

 

Solar power is energy that is produced from the sun. Sunlight is converted into energy through a process called photovoltaics. Solar energy is a form of renewable energy. It can be used for a range of things from homesteads, commercial buildings and even entire city’s. It is a cost effective method of renewable energy, that can be set up for a small price.
 

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOLAR POWER

 

PASSIVE SOLAR POWER

 

 

Passive solar energy refers to the harnessing of the sun’s energy without the use of mechanical devices.

 

ACTIVE SOLAR POWER

 

 

Uses mechanical devices to collect, store and distribute energy.

 

THERMAL SOLAR POWER

 

 

Solar thermal energy is the energy created by converting solar energy into heat.

 

PHOTO-VOLTAIC SOLAR POWER

 

 

Photovoltaic solar power is the energy created by converting solar energy into electricity using photovoltaic solar cells.

 

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER

 

 

Uses generated power to produce electricity.

 

BENEFITS OF SOLAR POWER

 

Some benefits of solar energy include: sustainable, renewable, natural a source of power, requires little maintenance, silent producer of energy, cost effective and produce zero emissions.

 

MAINSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES

 

Hybrid systems

 
Combines (C)PV and CSP with one another like wind or bio.

CPV/CSP system

 
Combines concentrator photovoltaics with the non-PV technology of concentrated solar thermal.

ISCC system

 
Combines CSP with a gas turbine.

PVT system

 
Combines a solar (PV) module with a solar thermal collector.

CPVT system

 
It uses concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) instead of conventional PV technology, and combines it with a solar thermal collector.

PV diesel system

 
Combines a photovoltaic system with another renewable energy system.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION