| Solar power installers are doing their part in everyone's | | | | leaving it out in the sun or by installing solar panels with |
| efforts to improve the environment. Solar power is | | | | a heat transferring fluid in them. This type of system |
| probably the most easily used and the most | | | | can be installed by solar power installers, the solar |
| convenient of all the renewable energy sources (this | | | | panels have tubes behind them that are filled with this |
| also includes wind and water sources). Since the very | | | | liquid. The heat from the sun is then transferred to the |
| beginning of time man has used solar energy in some | | | | tubes which in turn pass the heat to the fluid from |
| form or another, the first was most likely as a way of | | | | there the tubes are directed around the water storage |
| keeping warm. Mankind's attempts at harnessing the | | | | system and the heat from the fluid is then passed to |
| power of the sun have continued to grow over the | | | | the water. Another use for this type of panel is instead |
| years. As far back as the 1830's when a solar energy | | | | of a heat transfer fluid simply fill the tubes with water |
| cooker was used on a safari, since those early days | | | | and let the sun heat it, the water that has been |
| there have been many forms of solar energy and | | | | warmed by the sun can then be pumped into a |
| today it's now possible for everyone to take | | | | swimming pool which saves money on the owners |
| advantage of this efficient renewable power source. | | | | need to run any kind of water heating system they |
| The most common use of solar energy is its use as a | | | | may have in place for their pool. |
| power source. Ever since the early 1970's a lot of | | | | New and even more creative uses for solar energy |
| people have been installing power collecting panels on | | | | are constantly being developed by solar |
| the roofs of their homes and using this collected | | | | manufacturers. One very useful and clever |
| power to run appliances in their homes. Whilst it is not | | | | development was the portable solar panel; this has |
| common to see enough panels installed to power a | | | | been a very popular innovation especially with people |
| whole house it is in fact very possible. Solar powered | | | | that use RV's for their vacations. Going even smaller |
| homes are able to run appliances and other items | | | | down the scale there are solar panel packs, these |
| directly from the suns power through their solar panels | | | | small book size panels unfold and can be used to |
| during the daytime and at night they can use the | | | | power-up lap-tops and mobile phones. As technology |
| power that has been stored in the battery cells. This | | | | improves the uses for solar power keeps on growing |
| method will enable the homeowner to never have to | | | | and of course the costs keep coming down. |
| use a non-renewable power source ever again. | | | | Solar power installers can help with any of the solar |
| Another popular way in which to use solar energy is to | | | | power uses you should choose to take advantage of |
| use the solar power that is generated to heat your hot | | | | in your home. And remember the more solar energy |
| water. This type of system can use either passive | | | | that you can use the lower your utility bills and the less |
| solar energy which means heating a tank of water by | | | | damage that is inflicted on the environment. |