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FUN FACTS ABOUT
SOLAR ENERGY
-With a
magnifying glass you can hold the free power of the sun in your hand.
-"Solar"
is based on the Latin word "Sol".
-If it
was completely captured, the sunlight that shines on the Earth in just a single
hour of a single day, would provide electrical power to light every light, heat
every home, run every motor and power every electrical need in the entire world!
-Passive
solar heating has been used for thousands of years. The Greeks and
Persians were some of the ancient cultures that designed and built their houses
to take maximum advantage of winter heating from the sun.
-Solar
cells are made from silicon, the most common component of sand. Just one
ton of silica sand can be used to make photovoltaic solar cells capable of
producing as much electricity as burning 1,000,000 pounds of coal!
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