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    SOLAR POWER General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to use more solar power, to save money and help the environment. Introduction Attention Getter: We are 90 million miles from the sun, but in merely ten minutes light travels all of that distance to the earth. This extraordinary speed and natural light can help us to power homes and businesses with the use of solar panels. Reason to Lister: Natural resources will not

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    Introduction Solar energy is defined as the transformation of the sun’s rays into useful forms of energy, for instance, electricity and heat. The capacity of solar radiation a place receives depends on a variety of factors such as geographic location, time of day, season, and local weather. According to Knier (n.d.) photo voltaic and concentrating solar power cells are the two forms of sources to produce electricity. Photo voltaic cells generate electricity directly using solar cells and concentrated

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    Solar Power Rating

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    Solar Stats: How much Energy are my Panels Producing? There are three main factors to consider when trying to determine how much energy your panels are producing. For starters, the amount of energy being produced will depend greatly on the amount of sunlight that the panels are subjected to. Along with this, it will also depend on the size of the panel as well as the quality of the solar cells that make up the panels. In order to determine if switching to solar is the right decision to make, learning

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    Solar Power Importance

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    Solar power is an important aspect of life that people should consider putting in their homes. Solar power is the process of obtaining the energy from the sun and converting it to multiple uses. It can be used to light, heat, and cool homes for cheaper than electric companies. Solar power is created by using a device called a solar panel. Solar panels are used to soak up the sun’s rays to create renewable energy for homes and businesses. Solar power is saved during the daylight so that it can be

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    Solar Power: An Alternative Energy Source Since first discovered in the 1860s, the concept of storing energy from the sun to use as a source of power has been studied and pursued by many programs. Either using solar collectors or photovoltaic cells, the methods of using solar power are becoming more efficient and cost-effective. Solar technology is currently being used by homes and businesses, but is still too expensive and risky for many residents. Researchers are still making advances to solar

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    Solar energy is capable of providing a cleaner energy than most forms of energy generation, and solar energy is able to be generated economically. Solar energy reduces the amount of harm to the environment from energy generation, by providing a cleaner alternative. Solar energy also provides jobs for construction and installation of solar powered technologies. The cost of installing solar panels can vary greatly, but its long term benefits outweigh the costs. Typically a solar panel system is

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    founded in 2006 by brothers Peter and Lyndon Rive and are headquartered in San Mateo, California. Ever since 2007, SolarCity was the leading company for solar energy in California and holds its place as the number one residential installer in 2013 for the United States and also a second place for solar installation for the country. As the largest solar power provider, SolarCity is proud to provide clean energy for schools, homes, government and non-government organizations and businesses. The company serves

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    Solar power is among the very best environmental choices within the energy sector that is accessible to everyone. This source of energy will be in existence for as long as the earth exists. However, you must determine if it's not fiscally unwise to spend money on this alternative power source resource. These suggestions can help you in your journey to utilizing solar power. Routine care helps to ensure that the solar-powered add-ons work correctly. The panel surfaces have to be cleaned, and all

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    EXPANSION OF SOLAR ENERGY < Address> ABSTRACT Solar power has increasingly gained demand over the years. It is due to the rising energy requirement by industries, and also population growth that energy requirements have increased as years go by. However, the demand has brought the challenge of expanding the production of solar energy. This paper focuses on how engineering concept of Lean can be used to bring efficiency in the expansion of solar power production. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Solar power harness

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    he popularity of solar power seems undiminished even after decades of its discovery. It was what everybody was raving about in the 70's. The popular frenzy over solar power continued well into the 80's too. What is surprising to note is that solar power is still enjoying tremendous popularity even today. So what makes solar power such a 'hot' idea (no pun intended) even after all these years? The first, and clearly the most important reason, is economy. If you've ever wondered if there is such a

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