Solar Energy Facts

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Come on out to the manufacturing courtyard in the CEI @UWindsor tomorrow (April 17) @ 3:30 pm to support our group presentation!

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The Largest Solar Plant is located in the Mojave Desert in California & it generates 90% of the world's commercially available solar power.

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Leonardo Da Vinci conceptualised using solar power heated water for industrial use in the 15th century.

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Germany uses the most solar energy.

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The Planta Solar 10 Tower Plant in Spain can provide electricity for as many as 5,500 homes!

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Solar Panel Concept Car

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Once you install your solar power system, it is pretty much build it & forget it since little maintenance is required–they last a long time!

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In 1990, the first solar powered aircraft flew across the United States only using solar energy.

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Architects can plan the way a building is sited, its windows, & its materials so that the sun provides most of the building's light and heat

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Did you know that...
In 1921, @alberteinstein won the #nobelprize for his theories on the photoelectric effect

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Electricity that could be generated worldwide from renewable sources: 975, 010 Terrawatt-Hours.

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In one hour, more sunlight falls on the earth than what is used by the entire population in one year!

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Did you know that solar energy, whether directly or indirectly, is the primary source of energy on earth?

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Photovoltaic cells made from the silicon in one ton of sand can produce as much electricity as burning 500,000 tons of coal in a power plant

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It takes about eight minutes for energy to travel from the sun to the earth.

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75 Million Barrels of oil are saved annually through the use of solar energy.

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@undergradstage There are many interesting technological advancements in solar energy. More details at our website http://t.co/gfa0rPkaa5

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@WhoNeedsHarvard Environmental impacts depend on several factors. Check out our website for more info: http://t.co/cy7Noad5WM

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How much solar energy potential does Canada have? http://t.co/t9q9OInvdl

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Did you know that wind power and biomass energy are indirect forms of solar energy?