| Considering the fact that fossil fuels will not last | | | | turn can be used for heating water and heating your |
| forever, it is important to identify alternate sources of | | | | home. Here you store solar heat for use later. The |
| energy. As fossil fuels become more and more | | | | storage device will release the heat in small quantities |
| scarce, fuel prices will continue to increase. We need | | | | as and when required. |
| to explore other forms of energy and possibly | | | | The second way to use solar energy is to generate |
| leverage natural resources like sun and wind to get | | | | solar power electricity. The basic component here is a |
| solar power electricity and windmill electricity. | | | | photovoltaic cell, which is a semiconductor device. The |
| Burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, gasoline and natural | | | | photovoltaic cell captures the light energy from the sun |
| gas increases the level of carbon dioxide in the air, | | | | .A series of photovoltaic cells working in unison in a |
| which in turn contributes towards greenhouse effect | | | | module form the solar panel. The light energy captured |
| and global warming. Burning of fossil fuel is also | | | | by the solar panel is stored in batteries, which is then |
| contributing towards air pollution. | | | | subsequently used for generating electricity. |
| Natural and renewable energy resources like solar, | | | | A combination of solar panels and solar heating energy |
| wind, hydrogen, Tidal and hydropower provide clean | | | | panels can be used to meet all your energy demands |
| energy with little or no pollution and no greenhouse | | | | thus creating a solar power house. With the solar |
| effect. | | | | power electricity you can have light bulbs and other |
| The Top renewable energy resources are: Solar | | | | appliances powered and the solar heating system will |
| energy, Wind energy, Hydropower, Hydrogen, Biomass | | | | provide you hot water and heat your house. |
| energy, ocean energy and geothermal energy. | | | | 2) Windmill electricity |
| Out of these renewable energy resources, | | | | Wind energy can again be transformed into electricity |
| implementing solar energy and wind energy solutions | | | | using wind turbines or windmill generators. Windmill |
| would be the easiest. Solar panels and windmill turbines | | | | generators produce windmill electricity and these |
| or windmill generators are used to generate energy. | | | | generators fundamentally work the same way as a |
| The key outputs from these two natural resources | | | | windmill. |
| are solar power electricity and windmill electricity. | | | | The large blades of windmill generators rotate with |
| 1) Solar power electricity and heating | | | | wind. The blades are attached to a shaft, which has |
| Solar energy can be used in two ways to create a | | | | magnets on it to generate electricity. With wind, the |
| solar power house. You can use solar heating energy | | | | blades and the shaft rotate thus producing windmill |
| panels to absorb the heat from sun and this heat in | | | | electricity for you. |