Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.
Disney World’s Large Solar Project Probably Looks Familiar For those on their way to Orlando’s Disney World to get Belle’s autograph or revel in the Magic Kingdom, the first taste you might get of the famous park is while you still on the plane, staring down at the biggest, bluest…
Texas is known for barbecue, football fanatics, and “Texas Tea,” or a massive number of oil fields. While Texas has done a lot to increase its wind energy capacity, it looks as though the Lone Star State is starting to embrace solar. According to Scientific American, Austin Energy is adding…
Is solar energy renewable or non-renewable? When we think of renewable energy most of us know we’re talking about power coming from an infinite source of energy. The sun is such an energy source. Thus, solar energy IS renewable (yes, even if in about 5 billion years of time, the…
We all know solar panels produce electricity from the sun, but did you know that that electricity is direct current, the same type Thomas Edison invented in the late 1800s? To deepen your knowledge and love of this fascinating technology, here are the top 51 interesting facts about solar energy!…
