Energy chosen

Energy's name :

🔅SOLAR🔅

Primary or secondary energy : Solar power is primary.

Renewable or not renewable : Solar power is renewable.

Traditional or alternative energy:  Solar power is alternative.

Brief definition:

Solar energy is a renewable energy and, is inexhaustible

 Solar energy is the use of sun energy. This is a type of renewable energy. It's also clean energy.

Solar energy is energy contained in solar radiation, which transforms into thermal or electrical energy. The solar panel is an element in charge of capturing solar radiation and transforming it into energy.

*Solar panel

Solar panels can be: - by solar thermal sensors (solar thermal energy)

                         -by photovoltaic modules (photovoltaic solar energy)

                         - without any external element (passive solar energy)

Here you've got a video of: How do solar panels work in the winter?

Advantages:

> Solar energy is a renewable energy and, therefore, is inexhaustible

>Low pollution and respect for the environment.

>Facilities with a low cost of installation and maintenance.

> It's favorable for isolated places

> It's favorable public opinion.

Problems :

>The economic cost compared to other options

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>The performance is a function of the weather.

>Limitations on solar hours.

>Limitations to store the generated energy

> It contaminate a lot.

>It occupies a lot of space and you will necetiraries a whole farmhouse.