FAQs about Solar Energy
1. What is solar energy?
Solar energy is one that uses light or heat from sun to generate electricity or produce heat. Solar panels of photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electricity through a process called photoelectric. The panels can be installed on various places, such as roofs of houses, buildings or car parks. Solar parks produce electricity on a large scale, enough to meet the needs of cities.
Solar energy is inexpensive, inexhaustible, non-polluting, reduces the use of fossil fuels and does not increase global warming. Therefore, it is in direct line with the Paris Agreement, based on the non-emission of greenhouse gases and the replacement of fossil fuels with clean energies.
There are three systems to take advantage of solar energy. Passive systems are mainly used to capture and accumulate the heat coming from solar energy. Thermal systems take advantage of the sun’s energy to produce heat for cooking or heating. Photovoltaic systems, the most used, obtain energy from solar radiation and convert it into electricity.
Other FAQs about Solar Energy
1. What is solar energy?
2. Is solar energy a clean or green source?
3. How do solar panels work?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy?
5. What is a photovoltaic panel?
6. What are the main countries producing solar energy?
7. What is the share of solar energy in global electricity consumption?
8. What is a photovoltaic solar energy park and how does it work?
9. What is the future of solar energy?
10. What are the risks that threaten solar energy?
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