Wednesday 24 June 2015

Solar Power Explanation: Ethan

How does solar power work

Solar power is a renewable energy so why do we use fossil fuel instead of
solar power?

Because it's cheap and it's not always sunny so you have to save it up and that's expensive.

How can we collect solar power?

By putting solar panels on our roofs and where there is a lot of sun e.g Fiji,Middle East and the outback. It would take about 700,000 panels just to power Hamilton and that's not very efficient.

What are photovoltaic cells?

They are the black panels on calculators and satellites. When a photon gets hit by the sun in a calculator they come loose and are filled by another one.

What are the drawbacks?

People think solar panels are ugly and they’re not cheap.

By Ethan

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