| Turn on any television or log onto any news website | | | | around the globe. |
| on the internet and you are bound to hear about | | | | Indirect Solar Heating: Many new homes and office |
| global warming and alternative energy sources. | | | | buildings are being designed with indirect solar heating |
| Alternative energy is currently developing at a rapid | | | | in mind. With this method the rays from the sun are |
| pace and one of the biggest and most popular forms | | | | magnified through special windows that transfer and |
| is solar power. So what is solar power? | | | | hold in the heat. This method basically mimics the |
| Solar power is a method of taking the power of the | | | | way the earth is heated and it is a very efficient and |
| sun and transforming it into energy. Mother nature | | | | popular method to reduce the cost of energy bills. |
| has been using solar power for millions of years to | | | | Solar Powered Turbines: A newer method of sun |
| heat and power the earth reliably and effectively. | | | | power generation is the solar turbine. With this |
| This natural solar energy can be transformed into | | | | method a liquid is heated with solar energy and the |
| cleanly produced electricity or heat for use by | | | | steam will spin a turbine that produces electricity. |
| anyone anywhere. So how is solar power being | | | | Although relatively new this method does show |
| utilized around the globe? | | | | promise in certain areas of the world. |
| Common Sun Power Methods | | | | With rising energy prices and the threat of |
| Photovoltaic Solar Energy: This method involves the | | | | environmental damage from fossil fuels alternative |
| use of special solar panels that absorb the sunlight | | | | energy is the wave of the future. As science and |
| and though a series of events produce electricity for | | | | private industry invest more time and money into |
| your home, car or office building. It is by far the | | | | research the possibility of mainstream power from |
| most popular form of solar power in use today and | | | | the sun is a real possibility. |
| will continue to be developed and implemented | | | | |