Solar PowerBy: Jamie Vinolas

How Solar Power Works• Used by the suns energy

• From the energy it goes to the solar panels

• These solar panels transfer the electric current to the different controllers, and battery

• After it gets to the batteries and/or controllers, it moves to the power, and makes the appliance work

What Solar Power Can Be Used On In The Real World

• Chargers– Individual– On backpack

• Jewelry

• To heat water, and house– Swimming pools– Tap Water

•Your house appliances

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How Much Do Solar Panels Cost

• To get it done professionally it would cost as much as $12,000

• Kits to make solar panels yourself, it only cost for as much as $4,000

• They were amazed with the results of the kit working

• You could have it running in just a few days

Solar Power Used In New Jersey

• There is over 5,200 installations in the state of New Jersey

• The fastest growing solar panels being used in the U.S.

• The solar panels are on the roof of house, or on top of stores• Cape may

• First year electric earnings- $4,300.05

• Total energy saved (30 Years)- $707,332.36 (Estimated)

• Has the discounted price of $5.45/DC Watt

• In New Jersey you do not have to pay sales tax

• The rebate for 2009 was at $1.75/watt

• They are trying to double solar power, by the end of 2013

Problems With Solar Power

• To get it installed professionally, it costs $12,000

• Energy intensity of solar energy is relatively low

• Depending where it can be $400 a month

• The need to store energy is not good

Why We Should Use Solar Power

• Its energy that is free and very clean as sunlight is

• It is 100% clean energy

• To make a clean non-polluted world for us and our children– There will be less electricity being used– There will not be as much wires installed, leaving electrical

pollution not a problem

• Can make a better lifestyle all over the world– People will appreciate the sun and environment life never before

Different Types Of Solar Power

• Solar Photovoltaic Power – Mostly used in residential areas, turns the sunlight into electricity

• Concentrating Solar Power- Mirrors are used to conduct heat and makes steam, turns sunlight into power

• Solar Thermal Energy- Captures the heat from the sun, then goes and produces hot water and heats buildings

• Passive Solar Energy- Uses the solar power more, used for heating buildings

Facts About Solar Power And The Sun

• The sun can provide 1,000 times total world energy

• Germany and Japan use more solar energy then United States

• While the sun reaches the surface of the earth, it is soaked up by the earth's oceans, plants, and lands

• When the heat is absorbed by the sun it is responsible for the ocean current

• Solar panels can last up to 20 years

• Cleanest energy