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Solar power plants are an image that most of us should get used too in a hurry. While they are not all that common now, they are coming. As of this writing 90% of the commercially produced solar energy is produced at just one plant in the Mohave Desert in Southern California. We can expect these numbers to change as the world discussion about climate change heats up along with the planet. At 354 MW, SEGS (Solar Energy Generating Systems) is the largest operational solar thermal energy system, and the largest solar power system of any kind. It is a trough system which operates by linear parabolic mirrors concentrating sunlight upon a receiver running along the focal line of the collector. Each mirror has a diameter of almost 20 feet concentrating solar energy upon a 4 inch diameter specially-insulated tube filled with oil. There are seven different production units which include four hundred thousand mirrors. Each mirror heats the oil to close to 750 degrees Fahrenheit. This oil circulates through a heat exchange and the last stage is akin to a steam turbine generator. This process is believed to be close too competitive with traditional peak generation as the costs |
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When solar power was invented, it had very limited uses and was thought to be useful for bigger industries or government only. The most common use of solar power back then was among the solar powered calculators only. Other then the calculators it was used by the government on few projects. The size of the equipment and the cost involved in acquiring a solar power system was very high and was out of the reach of an average individual. It was either seen in the calculators or on remote highways for the use of telephones. In last few decades the solar power was regarded as an important and a very vital source of energy. After a while the solar energy started to become part of the normal households. Solar power systems costing not a lot of dollars and smaller in size were introduced for the house. Today there are numerous solar powered systems found in many homes across the United States. Today the most common use of solar energy in homes is the solar power lights. There are solar power lamps (light bulbs specially made to be compatible with solar power) which are found in many homes. They don't cost |
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Heating water is somewhat a very risky and a very expensive process. Hot water heaters which use the normal electricity contain a large amount of current to be supplied to them. Therefore a better way of heating water was introduced. It is called solar power hotr water heater. Solar power hot water heating systems have gained massive popularity and they are the best for areas where there is no electricity or gas (e.g. mountains). They do not cost a lot of dollars and are available easily to each individual. Any average person can easily acquire the water heating systems. It is estimated that in only northern Europe, this hot water technique provides about 25% of homes with the hot water. This is gaining more popularity in the African regions and other under develop countries which are far behind in technology. Thanks to the funds by big countries like America and Australia that these hot water heating systems are being installed in poor nations where electricity and natural gas is not available. Solar power hpot water heaters are spreading vigorously throughout the world and the governments in many countries are encouraging it citizen to use these hot water heaters. A typical |
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