Essays on Solar Energy

Monocrystalline photovoltaic electric solar energy panels are the oldest and most dependable kind of solar energy. The module is built of a single silicon crystal, which is very efficient, and the production process is comparable to that of semi-conductors. Nevertheless, the solar cells are complex and huge, with a capacity...

Dr. Chris Granet and the Founding of Solyndra Dr. Chris Granet founded a startup renewable energy company in Fremont, California in 2005. This firm, now known as Solyndra, specializes in the production of tubular solar tubular panels. The company's offering was unrivaled by any other product on the market in the...

During the tour to the Frick Environmental Center in Pittsburgh I realized that there is a wide variety of environmental sustainable strategies that can be adopted by man. However, a noteworthy sustainable strategy was the Solar Energy PV Array at Parking Canopy. This sustainable strategy entails masking up the parking lot with...