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SOLAR INFO
The three main technologies are collectors/solar panels, reflectors, and solar cells. Solar energy is when a solar panel/solar collector takes the heat from the sun, then it’s made into energy. Solar collectors/solar panels are devices that absorb heat from the sun. A window that lets heat energy from the sun enter homes is called a passive solar collector/solar panels because there are no moving parts. Some other types of solar collectors/solar panels contain water in tubes that are heated by the sun. solar collectors/solar panels like these are usually located on the roof of a building. The hot water in the tubes is then pumped to other parts of the building. These are called active solar collectors/solar panels because the heated water is moved by using pumps. Solar reflectors focus the sun’s heat energy on one spot by using mirrors or lenses. That spot then becomes so hot that if water is placed there it changes to steam. Large solar reflectors can make enough steam to use in a generator to produce electricity, small solar reflectors can also be used to cook food. Solar cells are another main technology that we developed to make energy. Solar cells transform light energy into electrical energy. Any light energy will work with a solar cell., it doesn’t have to be the sun’s light. But solar cells are too expensive to use where large amounts of electricity are needed. They are mainly used in places far from power lines and on space satellites. Some negatives of using solar energy is that solar farms take up a lot of space. To make space for the solar farm, they sometimes cut down trees, making animals lose their homes. Some environmental impacts of using solar panels are the deforestation that comes with it. Some challenges that they might face to make and use the solar farms are where to put the energy that the solar panels collect, and how to make space for the solar farm.