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There are a few drawbacks to solar energy. One main drawback is the sun only shines for a half a day and there is not any really good way to store it up during the day to use at night. Then of course even during the day clouds may block the sun. The other drawback is that the methods use to convert the solar energy (solar panels) are very inefficient. That means you need an awfull lot of them to get a usefull amount of energy. This takes up a lot of space and it also adds to the cost. Even though the sun's energy is free it still costs more (for now) to convert solar energy to electricity then it does to convert chemical energy from oil, gas or coal.
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Is wind solar energy?
It is not counted as solar energy, but all energy sources other than geothermal can ultimately be traced back to the sun.
How do you define solar energy?
Solar energy can be the suns rays, or it can be space weather. But mostly it's the energy Earth gets from the sun for radiation or it can be reflected back into space.
Why is the back of solar panels insulated?
To keep heat energy from emiiting out of the object
What type of energy is solar energy?
Solar energy is renewable energy and is environmentally friendly
Is a solar cell an energy source?
A solar cell is not an energy source, but an energy converter. In the case of solar, the energy source is light, and the solar cell converts it from light energy to electrical energy.
Is solar energy exhaustible?
solar energy is all of them it will come back want die and
Will solar energy continue for America in the future?
well we will always have solar energy until God comes back
Is wind solar energy?
It is not counted as solar energy, but all energy sources other than geothermal can ultimately be traced back to the sun.
How do you define solar energy?
Solar energy can be the suns rays, or it can be space weather. But mostly it's the energy Earth gets from the sun for radiation or it can be reflected back into space.
What quiestions are there about solar energy?
A question about solar energy could be: what is solar energy?: what does solar energy do?:does solar energy do anything for the earth/planet?
Can solar energy source help get the planet back on track and close the hole in the ozone layer?
Yes it can. Solar energy replenishes the ozone layer.
