SOLAR ENERGYBY: SHANISE, JANESSA, ASHLEY, AND ISABELLE

• HOW IS THIS ENERGY CREATED? • WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

• The sun get its energy from nuclear fusion of hydrogen atom. It is harvested from by people using solar panels to capture the heat to make electricity.

• Solar energy comes from the lowest point of the sun. The sun bears a constant stream of thermonuclear expolisions as hydrogen atoms are merged into helium atoms. The sun is like a homogeneous power station that does a reaction that lets out light.

PROBLEM• HOW DO WE CAPTURE/CONTROL THIS ENERGY?

• Capture: Solar energy is captured in a flat metal plate or solar cells installed in the roof of your house.

• Controlled:

MATERIALSWHAT TECHNOLOGY DO WE CURRENTLY USE TO MAKE IT WORK?

• Solar cells, also called photovoltaic cells.

DATAWHAT ARE THE START UP COSTS WITH USING THIS FORM OF ENERGY?WHAT ARE THE RECURRING COSTS OF THIS FORM OF ENERGY?

• Less than $10,000. You are saving 100 each month

• Less than $10,000 a year.

APPLICATION HOW IS THIS ENERGY BEING USED NOW?IS THIS ENERGY BEING USED IN OUR AREA?

• To heat the house, power calculators, phones and cars are becoming solar powered.

• Solar energy is used every where, they are coming up with new ways to use solar energy.

WHERE IS THIS ENERGY BEING USED NOW?

• It is used all around the world.

CONCLUSION

• The benefits of solar energy is healthy financial incentives, changing relationships with public utitilites and minimal environmental impact.