| Obviously, everyone is aware about the solar energy | | | | produced portable water for many people around the |
| that normally derived from the rays of the sun. Based | | | | globe. Some of the simple applications included are |
| from the facts, the sun provides as much as 5000 | | | | clotheslines and the solar cookers that focus sunlight |
| times energy to the earth. But how is solar energy | | | | for pasteurization, drying and cooking. Many of the |
| used? Maybe, there are people who do not know the | | | | sophisticated technologies have magnified the light of |
| purpose of this solar energy and the advantages | | | | the sun for industrial chemical production, metal |
| provided by it from their day-to-day life. | | | | smelting, and material testing with high-temperature. A |
| Solar energy has utilized its radiant energy from the | | | | variety of prototype solar vehicles provide sea |
| sun. The solar power is specifically refers to the | | | | transportation, air and ground. |
| sunlight conversion of electricity either through the use | | | | A country that is recognized to have the highest count |
| of some experimental technologies like solar ponds, | | | | of sunny seasons every year is the South Africa. That |
| solar chimneys, and thermoelectric converters or by | | | | is why is considered as the most appropriate place |
| some concentrating solar thermal equipments and | | | | around the world that can use to have the solar |
| photovoltaic. | | | | power energy. So how is solar energy used by some |
| To give you an idea on how is solar energy used, | | | | of the Africans? The photovoltaic sell can be used |
| listed below are some of its purposes:o Shading and | | | | through the light of the sun that is used to create an |
| solar energy shall be given an important consideration | | | | electric current. It is not actually the heat of the sun |
| that can be used for building design. The thermal mass | | | | that provides electric current as everyone thought. The |
| is the one that is used for the conservation of the heat | | | | power of electric current may therefore depend on |
| while the light of the sun is the one that delivers the | | | | the amount of energy provided by the sunrays. |
| building. Whereas, the solar water heaters provide a | | | | However, the efficiency of the photovoltaic will |
| domestic hot water and heat swimming pools. In terms | | | | decrease when the cell is extremely heated by the |
| of agriculture, the powered solar cells are the ones | | | | sun due to the resistance that builds up the material. |
| that expand the growing season of the greenhouses. | | | | These photovoltaic panels therefore will not work |
| While the evaporation ponds clean the waste streams | | | | efficiently to some places that have an extreme warm |
| of contaminants and can be used to harvest the salt.o | | | | climate. Summertime in South Africa is very hot, so |
| The methods of solar disinfections and distillation have | | | | these panels will work less efficient during this season. |