Facts about Solar Energy

1. SOLAR PANELS CAN PRODUCE POWER WITHOUT DIRECT SUNLIGHT

So, if the sun’s not directly beaming on the panels – or it happens to be a cloudy day it
doesn’t mean the hues reflected from the sky aren’t being captured and utilized by the
solar panel cells to produce power.

2. A SOLAR-POWERED HOME CAN REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS BY 100 TONS

WITHIN 30 YEARS.

Solar power translates to clean energy production and you can reduce your carbon
footprint significantly by installing a home solar power system.

3. THE FIRST SOLAR PANEL CELL WAS INVENTED IN 1941

Russell Ohl invented the first solar panel cell in 1941 and the first commercial panel was
put out by Bell Laboratories in 1954.

4. ONE HOUR OF SUNLIGHT EQUALS ONE YEAR’S WORTH OF ENERGY FOR

THE ENTIRE EARTH

5. The energy from the sun is the most abundant energy source available on Earth. With
just one hour of direct sunlight, you could collect enough energy to generate a year’s
worth of power for the entire Earth. There’s a lot of electrical juice from the sun!
6. Solar Power Can Fuel Airplanes.

7. Solar Panels produce approximately 10 KILOWATTS of energy per SQUARE FOOT

8. The amount of solar energy that is absorbed by the Earth’s atmosphere, land and oceans
every year, is equivalent to 2.7 million earthquakes of the same size as the Tohoku
earthquake in Japan (2011).

9. Yes, it’s true. NASA has been working on a series of solar powered unmanned aircraft
since the 1980’s.
10. The earth gets 174 Petawatts of incoming solar radiation in the upper atmosphere.
11. 30% of the solar radiation is reflected back to space and the rest is absorbed by oceans,
clouds and land.

12. Space missions by various countries use solar energy to power their spaceships.

13. Most solar panels have a 25-year warranty, and if you rent or lease, most companies
provide free maintenance.

14. Solar energy can be used for making saline water.

15. Creating salt from sea water is one of the primitive use of solar energy.

16. The largest solar power plant in the world is located in the Mojave Desert in California,
covering around 1000 acres of land.