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  1. photovoltaic cell
    a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy
    The most urgent of these is a renewable energy source, primarily photovoltaic cells or use of powered by solar energy.
  2. solar constant
    the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere
    Solar constant cycle
    We know that energy is a constant mass of that by transfer take one or another form.
  3. solar power
    energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
    Barry Connomer
    Solar power
    Solar power is probably the cleanest free sources of energy we can get.
  4. fusion reactor
    a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy
    Solar energy gives off a tremendous amount of energy
    The sun is a powerful fusion reactor, where hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium and give off a tremendous amount of energy.
  5. solar energy
    energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
    The most urgent of these is a renewable energy source, primarily photovoltaic cells or use of powered by solar energy.
  6. cost analysis
    breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately
    Accompanying this book is a solar resource website containing lots of useful information, lists of suppliers and on-line solar energy calculators that will simplify the cost analysis and design processes.
  7. photovoltaic
    producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy
    The most urgent of these is a renewable energy source, primarily photovoltaic cells or use of powered by solar energy.
  8. solar panel
    electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells
    Fabrics that absorbes sun light can transfer the energy in the clothe to keep the I Pad, mobile phone and hot coffee running, fabrics that the radiant sunlight collects


    Recommended reading

    The Solar Electricity Handbook is a practical and straightforward guide to using electric solar panels.
  9. insolation
    incident solar radiation
    The annual energy output of the entire world is equivalent to the amount the sun produces in about five billionths of a second, however most of the radiation disappears and only a very small fraction of the sun’s radiant energy, or insolation, reaches the earth’s atmosphere, and only about half of that reaches the surface of the earth.
  10. radiant energy
    energy that is transmitted in the form of radiation
    No sun = no life, simple

    The solar constant is a measure of the amount of radiant energy reaching the earth’s outer atmosphere of the sun.
  11. nuclear fusion
    a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
    The surface of the sun, also known as the photosphere, Has a temperature of 5,538 ⁰ Celsius or 10,000°F. The temperature at the core, the region of nuclear fusion, is 20,000,000° or 36,000,000°F. A ball of coal the size of the sun would burn up completely in 3,000 years, yet the sun has already been burning for three billion years and is expected to burn for another four billion years.
  12. battery-powered
    powered by one or more electric batteries
    These are not only decentralized electric utilities but use sunlight to feel almost any energy need, including smaller, lighter, battery-powered cars.
  13. solar
    relating to the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
    Barry Connomer
    Solar power
    Solar power is probably the cleanest free sources of energy we can get.
  14. hydrogen atom
    an atom of hydrogen
    Solar energy gives off a tremendous amount of energy
    The sun is a powerful fusion reactor, where hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium and give off a tremendous amount of energy.
  15. environmentalist
    someone who works to protect nature from destruction
    One of the speakers for solar power was the leading environmentalist Barry Commoner

    One of the leading environmentalist
    Barry Commoner born 1917 - American biologist, environmental scientist, author, and social activist.
  16. photosphere
    the intensely luminous surface of a star
    The surface of the sun, also known as the photosphere, Has a temperature of 5,538 ⁰ Celsius or 10,000°F. The temperature at the core, the region of nuclear fusion, is 20,000,000° or 36,000,000°F. A ball of coal the size of the sun would burn up completely in 3,000 years, yet the sun has already been burning for three billion years and is expected to burn for another four billion years.
  17. commoner
    a person who holds no title
    One of the speakers for solar power was the leading environmentalist Barry Commoner

    One of the leading environmentalist
    Barry Commoner born 1917 - American biologist, environmental scientist, author, and social activist.
  18. redistribute
    disperse anew
    We must redistribute that wealth, among nations and within them to combine environmental and Socialist agendas.
  19. overpopulation
    too many individuals of a given species
    Eliminating Third World debt, he argues, would improve life in impoverished countries and end the spiral of economic desperation that drives countries to overpopulation.
  20. Celsius
    Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer
    The surface of the sun, also known as the photosphere, Has a temperature of 5,538 ⁰ Celsius or 10,000°F. The temperature at the core, the region of nuclear fusion, is 20,000,000° or 36,000,000°F. A ball of coal the size of the sun would burn up completely in 3,000 years, yet the sun has already been burning for three billion years and is expected to burn for another four billion years.
  21. energy
    forceful exertion
    Barry Connomer
    Solar power
    Solar power is probably the cleanest free sources of energy we can get.
  22. biologist
    a scientist who studies living organisms
    One of the speakers for solar power was the leading environmentalist Barry Commoner

    One of the leading environmentalist
    Barry Commoner born 1917 - American biologist, environmental scientist, author, and social activist.
  23. renewable
    capable of being replaced
    The most urgent of these is a renewable energy source, primarily photovoltaic cells or use of powered by solar energy.
  24. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
    Environmental quote of the day
    The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.
  25. Energy
    the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
    The Editor's note: Green Impact has been contracted to work with GreenWave Strategies in distributing and publishing the Alta Energy report mentioned in this article.
  26. ethanol
    colorless flammable liquid used as a solvent or intoxicant
    That in 1981 became the director of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College in New York City


    Barry Connomer speaks about the transition
    To quote Barry; to ease the transition from fossil fuels to solar power, he proposes methane, cogeneration which produces electricity from waste heat, and an organic agricultural system that would produce enough ethanol to replace about 20 percent of the national demand for gasoline without reducing the overall supply of fo...
  27. methane
    a colorless, odorless gas used as a fuel
    That in 1981 became the director of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College in New York City


    Barry Connomer speaks about the transition
    To quote Barry; to ease the transition from fossil fuels to solar power, he proposes methane, cogeneration which produces electricity from waste heat, and an organic agricultural system that would produce enough ethanol to replace about 20 percent of the national demand for gasoline without reducing the overall supply of fo...
  28. environmental
    of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings
    Environmental quote of the day
    The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.
  29. fusion
    the act of melding or melting together
    Solar energy gives off a tremendous amount of energy
    The sun is a powerful fusion reactor, where hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium and give off a tremendous amount of energy.
  30. helium
    a light colorless element that is one of the six inert gases
    Solar energy gives off a tremendous amount of energy
    The sun is a powerful fusion reactor, where hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium and give off a tremendous amount of energy.
  31. fossil fuel
    energy-producing substance derived from preserved organisms
    That in 1981 became the director of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College in New York City


    Barry Connomer speaks about the transition
    To quote Barry; to ease the transition from fossil fuels to solar power, he proposes methane, cogeneration which produces electricity from waste heat, and an organic agricultural system that would produce enough ethanol to replace about 20 percent of the national demand for gasoline without reducing the overall supply of fo...
  32. mobile phone
    a hand-held mobile device
    Fabrics that absorbes sun light can transfer the energy in the clothe to keep the I Pad, mobile phone and hot coffee running, fabrics that the radiant sunlight collects


    Recommended reading

    The Solar Electricity Handbook is a practical and straightforward guide to using electric solar panels.
  33. Third World
    underdeveloped or developing countries around the world collectively
    Eliminating Third World debt, he argues, would improve life in impoverished countries and end the spiral of economic desperation that drives countries to overpopulation.
  34. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
    Alta Energy enables solar vendors to bid on pre-qualified, viable projects and then successfully deploy solar systems


    Solar power the energy of life
    Solar power is probably the cleanest free sources of energy we can get.
  35. sun
    the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
    While the economics of solar are improving dramatically, commercial property owners face a significant obstacle in tapping the power of the sun.
  36. sustainable
    capable of being prolonged
    Otherwise I use links to give you the necessary information about research done on the blog and the links recommended in a post written on the sustainable Fashion Design blog by Buddha jeans.
  37. fuse
    any igniter used to initiate the burning of a propellant
    Solar energy gives off a tremendous amount of energy
    The sun is a powerful fusion reactor, where hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium and give off a tremendous amount of energy.
  38. radiant
    emanating or as if emanating light
    No sun = no life, simple

    The solar constant is a measure of the amount of radiant energy reaching the earth’s outer atmosphere of the sun.
  39. solar system
    the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it
    Alta Energy enables solar vendors to bid on pre-qualified, viable projects and then successfully deploy solar systems


    Solar power the energy of life
    Solar power is probably the cleanest free sources of energy we can get.
  40. reparation
    something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
    This debt forgiveness should be regarded not as a magnanimous gesture but as partial reparations for the damage inflicted by the former colonial empires.
  41. electric
    using or providing the flow of charge through a conductor
    These are not only decentralized electric utilities but use sunlight to feel almost any energy need, including smaller, lighter, battery-powered cars.
  42. Earth
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
    The sun is the fuel that Earth is depending on.
  43. sunlight
    the rays of the sun
    These are not only decentralized electric utilities but use sunlight to feel almost any energy need, including smaller, lighter, battery-powered cars.
  44. biology
    the science that studies living organisms
    That in 1981 became the director of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College in New York City


    Barry Connomer speaks about the transition
    To quote Barry; to ease the transition from fossil fuels to solar power, he proposes methane, cogeneration which produces electricity from waste heat, and an organic agricultural system that would produce enough ethanol to replace about 20 percent of the national demand for gasoline without reducing the overall supply of fo...
  45. transition
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
    That in 1981 became the director of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College in New York City


    Barry Connomer speaks about the transition
    To quote Barry; to ease the transition from fossil fuels to solar power, he proposes methane, cogeneration which produces electricity from waste heat, and an organic agricultural system that would produce enough ethanol to replace about 20 percent of the national demand for gasoline without reducing the overall supply of fo...
  46. transform
    change or alter in appearance or nature
    If you imagine a car crash where the massive energy from the car hits another car or passenger, the energy gets transformed into destruction and damages.
  47. electricity
    a physical phenomenon that can produce light, heat and power
    That in 1981 became the director of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College in New York City


    Barry Connomer speaks about the transition
    To quote Barry; to ease the transition from fossil fuels to solar power, he proposes methane, cogeneration which produces electricity from waste heat, and an organic agricultural system that would produce enough ethanol to replace about 20 percent of the national demand for gasoline without reducing the overall supply of fo...
  48. spiral
    something wound in a continuous series of loops
    Eliminating Third World debt, he argues, would improve life in impoverished countries and end the spiral of economic desperation that drives countries to overpopulation.
  49. radiation
    the act of spreading outward from a central source
    The annual energy output of the entire world is equivalent to the amount the sun produces in about five billionths of a second, however most of the radiation disappears and only a very small fraction of the sun’s radiant energy, or insolation, reaches the earth’s atmosphere, and only about half of that reaches the surface of the earth.
  50. power
    possession of the qualities required to do something
    Barry Connomer
    Solar power
    Solar power is probably the cleanest free sources of energy we can get.
  51. heating
    the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
    From Amazon

    It starts off explaining all the terminology you will encounter and differences between them, such as Solar Power, Solar Energy, Solar Heating, Grid-tied solar electric systems, Wind power, etc.
  52. atom
    the smallest component of an element
    Solar energy gives off a tremendous amount of energy
    The sun is a powerful fusion reactor, where hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium and give off a tremendous amount of energy.
  53. hydrogen
    a colorless, odorless gas; the lightest chemical element
    Solar energy gives off a tremendous amount of energy
    The sun is a powerful fusion reactor, where hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium and give off a tremendous amount of energy.
  54. gasoline
    a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
    That in 1981 became the director of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College in New York City


    Barry Connomer speaks about the transition
    To quote Barry; to ease the transition from fossil fuels to solar power, he proposes methane, cogeneration which produces electricity from waste heat, and an organic agricultural system that would produce enough ethanol to replace about 20 percent of the national demand for gasoline without reducing the overall supply of fo...
  55. fraction
    a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
    The annual energy output of the entire world is equivalent to the amount the sun produces in about five billionths of a second, however most of the radiation disappears and only a very small fraction of the sun’s radiant energy, or insolation, reaches the earth’s atmosphere, and only about half of that reaches the surface of the earth.
  56. fossil
    the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
    That in 1981 became the director of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College in New York City


    Barry Connomer speaks about the transition
    To quote Barry; to ease the transition from fossil fuels to solar power, he proposes methane, cogeneration which produces electricity from waste heat, and an organic agricultural system that would produce enough ethanol to replace about 20 percent of the national demand for gasoline without reducing the overall supply of fo...
  57. Green
    an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
    Taken from the Green Business blog
    I usually do not usually post direct content from other sources on my blog but when there are some new post I can support and recommend I will start doing it.
  58. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
    Solar constant cycle
    We know that energy is a constant mass of that by transfer take one or another form.
  59. scientist
    a person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields
    One of the speakers for solar power was the leading environmentalist Barry Commoner

    One of the leading environmentalist
    Barry Commoner born 1917 - American biologist, environmental scientist, author, and social activist.
  60. fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
    The sun is the fuel that Earth is depending on.
  61. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
    The surface of the sun, also known as the photosphere, Has a temperature of 5,538 ⁰ Celsius or 10,000°F. The temperature at the core, the region of nuclear fusion, is 20,000,000° or 36,000,000°F. A ball of coal the size of the sun would burn up completely in 3,000 years, yet the sun has already been burning for three billion years and is expected to burn for another four billion years.
  62. transformed
    given a completely different form or appearance
    If you imagine a car crash where the massive energy from the car hits another car or passenger, the energy gets transformed into destruction and damages.
  63. earth
    the third planet from the sun
    No sun = no life, simple

    The solar constant is a measure of the amount of radiant energy reaching the earth’s outer atmosphere of the sun.
  64. clean
    free from dirt or impurities
    Barry Connomer
    Solar power
    Solar power is probably the cleanest free sources of energy we can get.
  65. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
    Commoner makes few compromises, and his environment zeal has made him a crusader for social causes as well.
  66. water
    compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear liquid
    Sources Ecyolopedia Environmental Third Edition

    Solar power and Eco fashion

    The enormous amount of water used both in production an use hen producing clothes is massive, the energy consumption just for washing clothes is one thing but also to run complete industrial factories in contries where the sun is so strong could easily reduce cost of production, filter and boil water etc.
  67. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    The energy therefore takes a negative form and are not returning a good effect.
Created on Fri Jul 13 15:17:52 EDT 2012

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