solar energy conversion

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• Solar energy — is the light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth s climate and weather and sustains life. Since ancient times it has been harnessed for human use through a range of technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources… …   Wikipedia

• Solar Energy Research Institute — (SERI)   A federally funded institute, created by the Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974, that conducted research and development of solar energy technologies. Became the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)… …   Energy terms

• Energy Conversion Devices — Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Type Public Traded as NASDAQ: ENER Industry Alternative energy Founded 1982 …   Wikipedia

• Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. — Energy Conversion Devices (NASDAQ: ENER) is headquarted in Rochester Hills, Michigan. United Solar Ovonic, LLC is its wholly owned subsidiary located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Ovonics (coined from Ovshinsky and electronics ) is a field of… …   Wikipedia

• solar energy — energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation. Also called solar. * * * Radiation from the Sun that can produce heat, generate electricity, or cause chemical reactions. Solar energy is inexhaustible and nonpolluting, but it is not an …   Universalium

• energy conversion — ▪ technology Introduction       the transformation of energy from forms provided by nature to forms that can be used by humans.       Over the centuries a wide array of devices and systems has been developed for this purpose. Some of these energy …   Universalium

• Energy conversion efficiency — Output energy is always lower than input energy …   Wikipedia

• Solar Thermal Electric Systems —   Solar energy conversion technologies that convert solar energy to electricity, by heating a working fluid to power a turbine that drives a generator. Examples of these systems include central receiver systems, parabolic dish, and solar trough …   Energy terms

• Solar power tower —   A solar energy conversion system that uses a large field of independently adjustable mirrors(heliostats) to focus solar rays on a near single point atop a fixed tower (receiver). The concentrated energy may be used to directly heat the working… …   Energy terms

• Solar Simulator —   An apparatus that replicates the solar spectrum, and used for testing solar energy conversion devices …   Energy terms

• Ocean thermal energy conversion — Temperature differences between the surface and 1000m depth in the oceans Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses the difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce useful work,… …   Wikipedia