SOLAR ENERGY

Introduction

After the 1973 oil embargo, there was a resurgence of interest in solar energy. Faced with a possibility of scarce oil resources, the United States government allocated $400 million per year, from a mere $1 million per year, for solar energy research. The expenditure is small compared to the expenditure on nuclear research. Currently, there is a need for allocating increased resources in solar research. Compared to the old forms of depletable energy (coal, oil, nuclear), solar energy offers a clean renewable form of energy. This presentation will provide an overview of the past, present and future of solar energy.

• Indirect Forms of Solar Energy

• Slide show: Use of Biomass

• Current Research

• Collector Systems

• A Solar House

• Photovoltaic Cells

• Solar Panels on Hubbell Telescope

• Solar Energy in Indonesia

• An Essay on the Use of Solar Power in the Developing Nations

• Future of Solar Energy

My E-mail: khuq@uhura.cc.rochester.edu