Types of Solar Energy
According to the DOE, there are two primary types of solar energy being produced today:
- Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Cells which change sunlight directly into electricity. Individual PV cells are grouped into panels and arrays of panels that can be used in a wide range of applications … including large power plants covering many acres.
- Concentrating Solar Power plants generate electricity by using the heat from solar thermal collectors to heat a fluid which produces steam that is used to power the generator.
Solar photovoltaic panels are arranged in arrays, sometimes over hundreds of acres, to capture the largest amount of energy when the sunlight is most intense. The solar photovoltaic panels are tilted and adjusted to optimize ...
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