Energy sources by Christy Sinclair

Energy sources by Christy Sinclair https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27 Solar Energy en-us 2018-04-05 16:21:54 UTC 2023-05-09 12:06:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png 2018csinclair https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/248948029 2018-04-05 16:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/248948029 Energy Source Information 2018csinclair https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/248948505 Solar energy is renewable energy
Currently, there is 27.2 gigawatts of solar power capacity in the United States.
In the future it is thought that solar energy will get up to multi-terawatt scale power instead of what it is now which is 550-megawatt capacity.
Physically this is the power from the sun.

]]> 2018-04-05 16:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/248948505 Energy Source Processing 2018csinclair https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/249282442 Solar-powered photovoltaic panels convert the sun's rays into electricity by exciting electrons in silicon cells using the photons of light from the sun.

The average gross cost of solar panels before tax credits is $18,840.
Raw materials: Silica, Cadmium, Gallium, Germanium, Indium, Selenium, Tellurium, Phosphorus, Boron.
Synthetic materials: Ethelene vinyl acetate, polyvinyl fluoride film.
Annually, the US produced 52.1 terawatt-hours (TWh), 1.29% of total U.S electricity.

]]> 2018-04-06 16:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/249282442 Energy Source Usage 2018csinclair https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/249282618 Solar panels or solar collectors covert the solar energy into heat and light here on Earth.
In 2016, total U.S. primary energy consumption was about 97.4 quadrillion.
Solar panels need to be hooked up to a grid system which is the infstructure.
Solar energy is used just about everywhere and is used when produced by the sun.]]> 2018-04-06 16:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/249282618 Environmental Information 2018csinclair https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/249282706 Land use, water use and habitat loss are associated with solar energy production as well as the use of hazardous materials.
What to do with old solar panels is one of the wastes associated with solar energy. ]]> 2018-04-06 16:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/249282706 Agricultural Impact 2018csinclair https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/249282894 Agriculture consumes solar energy yo control irrigation systems which can produce heat for farms.]]> 2018-04-06 16:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/249282894 2018csinclair https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/250354148 2018-04-10 16:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/250354148 2018csinclair https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/250354176 2018-04-10 16:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/250354176 2018csinclair https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/250354990 2018-04-10 16:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2018csinclair/1n9r1ix9bz27/wish/250354990