Solar hot water — is water heated by the use of solar energy. Solar heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a fluid system to move the heat from the collector to its point of usage. The system may use electricity for pumping the fluid,… … Wikipedia
Solar heating — is the usage of solar energy to provide process, space or water heating. See also Solar thermal energy. The heating of water is covered in solar hot water. Solar heating design is divided into two groups: * Active solar heating uses pumps which… … Wikipedia
Solar thermal collector — A solar thermal collector is a solar collector specifically intended to collect heat: that is, to absorb sunlight to provide heat. Although the term may be applied to simple solar hot water panels, it is usually used to denote more complex… … Wikipedia
Solar energy — is the light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth s climate and weather and sustains life. Since ancient times it has been harnessed for human use through a range of technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources… … Wikipedia
Solar controller — In the context of solar hot water systems, a Solar controller is a device which ensures that the system works correctly. Here is a summary of what a solar controller comprises, what it does and how some controllers can perform other functions as… … Wikipedia
List of solar energy topics — *solar activity: see) solar variation *Solar and Heliospheric Observatory *(solar array) solar panel *Solar Hot Carbon *solar azimuth angle *solar balloon *solar box cooker (solar cooking box) *solar car racing (solar panel car) *solar cell… … Wikipedia
Solar sail — Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails, especially when they use light sources other than the Sun) are a proposed form of spacecraft propulsion using large membrane mirrors. Radiation pressure is about 10 5 Pa at Earth s distance… … Wikipedia
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Low-cost solar cell — The low cost solar cell is an effort to make solar power price competive with traditional (fossil fuels and nuclear power) energy sources.The polysilicon shortage [http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/charting a path to low cost solar 1128.html … Wikipedia
solar system — the sun together with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it. [1695 1705] * * * The Sun, its planets, and the small bodies (see asteroid, Centaur object, comet, Kuiper belt, meteorite, and Oort cloud) interplanetary dust and gas… … Universalium
