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Solar Energy Applications
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ISBN:
9780791862001
No. of Pages:
240
Publisher:
ASME Press
Publication date:
2020
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Chapter 5. Future Solar Energy Applications
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Page Count:
27
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Published:2020
The Sun is potentially a huge source of renewable, clean energy. Some estimate that sunlight could produce 10,000 times as much power as the Earth used at the turn of the 21st century. There are, however, major technological challenges to be met in harnessing that energy effectively. There are a number of different technologies available, and under development, that use sunlight to provide power.
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