solar energy system

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• Active solar energy system —   A system designed to convert solar radiation into usable energy for space, water heating, or other uses. It requires a mechanical device, usually a pump or fan, to collect the sun s energy.   California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy… …   Energy terms

• energy system — UK US noun [C] ► NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT a group of things that are used together to produce energy: »We need to make the world s energy systems more sustainable. solar/wind/renewable energy system »They manufacture a roof based solar… …   Financial and business terms

• 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 — 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

• Solar Energy Generating Systems — (SEGS) is the largest solar energy generating facility in the world. It consists of nine solar power plants in California s Mojave Desert, where insolation is among the best available in the United States. FPL Energy operates and partially owns… …   Wikipedia

• Solar Energy Generating Systems — Centrale solaire SEGS Vue aérienne montrant une partie de quatre des cinq unités SEGS III VII située à Kramer Junction. Localisation Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

• solar energy systems — Systems used to collect, convert, and distribute solar energy in forms useful within a business or residence. A passive system uses no additional energy from other sources for the distribution of the solar generated heat. An active system may use …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Hybrid Renewable Energy System —   A renewable energy system that includes two different types of renewable energy technologies that produce the same type of energy; for e.g., a wind turbine and a solar photovoltaic array combined to meet a power demand …   Energy terms

• Indirect Solar Gain System —   A passive solar heating system in which the sun warms a heat storage element, and the heat is distributed to the interior space by convection, conduction, and radiation …   Energy terms

• Isolated Solar Gain System —   A type of passive solar heating system where heat is collected in one area for use in another …   Energy terms

• Liquid-Based Solar Heating System —   A solar heating system that uses a liquid as the heat transfer fluid …   Energy terms