Florida Solar Energy Center

Can one imagine food lasting for weeks? Can one imagine not having to share the same bucket for bodily excretions? How about staying cool at the touch of a switch? Before the Rural Electrification Act was enforced, people endured austere conditions, such as poor heating in houses and unsanitary environments. Because of electricity, things such as refrigeration, air conditioning, and indoor plumbing are now able to function. Due to electricity, people no longer have to make tiresome trips to…

Solar energy in Nevada has been a topic of debate recently, raising questions such as whether Rooftop Solar or Nevada Energy will be a better provider for the residents of Nevada. Nevada Energy has been supplying our residents with reliable energy for years however, Rooftop Solar, a newer company , has made its rise recently in an attempt to supply reliable solar energy to Nevada residents. The Public Utilities Commission, … “a regulatory agency that makes sure investor-owned utilities comply…

possible. Efforts to harness solar energy in concentrated form have long been a human pursuit. Solar technology has existed since the 19th century and has received substantial government support since at least the 1970s. Despite these efforts, solar power comprises less than 1% of U.S. electricity generation (History of Solar Power, para.1, 2016). There have been many applications besides bulk power generation, and the solar-powered vehicle is one of them. The first solar vehicle that a person…

biggest producer of energy man has ever known. It is also just a normal sized star. Most of this energy is wasted however. On an average day the sun produces so much energy it would power everything we own for the rest of our lives. The solar rays produced from the sun are what can be used as an energy source (Locke, S.). Knowing this many people are harvesting this energy to produce power. This is why solar energy is becoming one of the most popular ways of producing energy. Solar power has…

junction producing the lowest current. Therefore, current density, which has an inverse relationship with bandgap energy, should ideally be equal between the junctions. However, multijunction designs are intrinsically based on a range of bandgaps, so material selection involves a compromise between matched current densities and ideal coverage of bandgaps. Layer thickness can be optimized to minimize losses [7]. Power conversion efficiency is defined as the ratio of electrical power output from…

“You can 't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.” (Deepak Chopra)5 The environment plays an enormous factor whether an innovation is introduced or not. The effects an innovation has on the environment can either make or break the entire project. If the effects are negative, then it is likely the project will not reach it’s next stage. However, technology is a brilliant thing. Many people in todays society do…

One of the alternative plan is replacing coal-fired energy to solar energy in the industrial factories, in order to reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and the nitrogen oxides (NOx). As most of scientists mentioned, the CO2 is one of the major greenhouse gas that causes the global warming; SO2 and NOx have link to several respiratory illnesses. In order to decrease the temperature globally and the cases of respiratory illnesses, the reduction of CO2, SO2 and NOx are the goals…

Not America Should Make the Shift to Renewable Energy? The concept of a shining future fueled by an infinite cache of energy has existed for ages. Yet, in the current year of 2015, that concept is still far from being a reality. Many countries around the world are still highly dependent on fossil fuels in order to meet their daily needs. Why, in a time full of ever advancing technology, is this the case? Should America make the shift to renewable energy a priority? Opinions vary drastically…

environment by using solar panels on our homes or energy that does not give off any bad chemicals into the atmosphere, and finding people…

climate change is due to the usage of coal. According to the US Energy Information Administration, a non-biased governmental agency that reports statistical information on US power production for expert study, roughly 33% of the electricity produced in America is produced by coal (“Electric Power Monthly”). This rate is around the same as it is globally, The Shift Project Data Portal, a site reporting data on the climate and energy to experts for use…