PV Gap

Nicole Said:

i want to know everything bout solar energy and solar panels!!?

We Answered:

I would need write thousands of words to expain the above questions. To solve this here are some website which might help you with your questions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy
http://www.howstuffworks.com/solar-cell.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/solar-cell.htm

Justin Said:

How do solar panels convert solar energy into electricity?

We Answered:

Go on Wikipedia and look up the "photoelectric effect". In a nutshell: photons (light) hitting certain materials will transfer enough energy to electrons to break them off of that material. The movement of these electrons is electricity.

Herbert Said:

How solar panels convert solar energy into electricity?

We Answered:

Look into the photoelectric effect.

In a nutshell what happens is that photons of light hit a photoelectric material and transfer their energy to it. In doing so they break electrons off. It takes some of the photon's energy to break those electrons off. If there is leftover energy after breaking off those electrons the electrons will get that energy and their movement are what we know as electricity.

Susan Said:

Why is it that solar panels for solar energy is not mass produced like cars.?

We Answered:

Solar panels are mass produced, they are not individually crafted.

At the moment oil is unrealisticly cheap because the cost does not reflect the replacement of a finite resource and the cost of pollution - oil spills, climate change, particulates.

the easiest way for a government to get people to change is to tax oil for all these unaccounted costs. but in a democracy such a government would not stay in power long.

High energy use/waste lifestyles are addictive, think how hard it is to get people to stop smoking.

the real solutions are not technical fixes or government legislation but changes to society away from unsustainable industrial growth models, what has been termed "the Great Turning"