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Solar Power Facts
There are many interesting solar power facts. We have used solar energy since the Ancient Greek times when they used to build their houses to maximise the sun.
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The average household uses the equivalent of 3000kW hours of power per year to heat water. In the south of the country we can collect up to 1300 kW hours per square metre of solar panel per year. This is free energy waiting to be collected and used all year round.
Solar energy is better for the environment than traditional forms of energy.
Solar energy is a renewable resource (it may go away at night, but we will always have it.) See how solar power works.
The earth receives more energy from the sun in just one hour than the world uses in a whole year.
Solar energy has many uses such as electricity production and heating of water. Check out the different solar energy panels.
Shell Oil predicts that 50% of the world's energy will come from renewable sources by 2040.
Solar energy can also be used to heat swimming pools, power cars, mobile phones, ipods and other small appliances.
You can cook food using solar energy with a solar oven.
Solar Energy is becoming more and more popular. The worldwide demand for Solar Energy is currently greater than supply.
Two billion people in the world have no access to electricity. For most of them, solar photovoltaics would be their cheapest electricity source, but they cannot afford it.
Solar energy will not pollute our air with carbon dioxide and other harmful greenhouse gases and bad emissions.
We have used solar energy throughout history without giving it much thought. Check out our solar energy history.
Click on our solar power gadgets for great gift ideas.
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