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Solar Energy Basics Sunlight!solar energy!can be used to generate electricity, provide hot water, and to heat, cool, and light buildings. | Current Research in Solar Energy Today, solar energy research has a similar pattern to nuclear energy. The emphasis is on a narrow technical options and test facilities. | Future of Solar Energy The success of solar power will depend on the answer to the following question: 'What do you do when the sun goes down?' |
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v Solar Energy Technologies Program The sun is the primary source for most forms of energy found on Earth. Solar energy is clean, abundant, widespread, and renewable. Various technologies capture this solar energy, concentrate it, store it, and convert it into other useful forms of energy: |
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