"Turanor" -- so-named after a word that means "power of the sun" in J.
Harnessing the awesome power of the Sun isn't just dependent on the efficiency of solar cells, but also on making them affordable.
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Then there is one of the oldest ways of getting power out from the sun: solar "thermal" installations, which absorb the sun's energy, transforming it into heat so it can boil water and run a turbine.
After talking to constituents, perhaps they will be keen on the idea that the heat of the sun, instead of making everybody sweat, could help power the air conditioner.
Solar technology has lower capacity since its power generation is constrained by availability of the sun.
But even for solar, the vicissitudes of the sun (which vary by season and location) and the diffusive nature of solar power limit its potential.
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In addition to being a vast petroleum repository, the desert nation was also the heart of the most potentially productive region on the planet for harvesting power from the sun.
Whether Chinese strategists have something useful to contribute analytically by looking through the lens of Sun Tzu or whether they have deluded themselves into accepting the capacity of information power to lift the fog of war remains to be seen.
And some designs provide power round the clock, not just when the sun is shining, by storing energy in the form of molten salt.
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Ovshinsky and his scientists had found a way to use thin films of amorphous silicon to turn the sun's energy into electrical power.
It was also clear that after months of languishing Sun Power (SPWRA) was going to be my standout as the stock started to gain some solid momentum poised for a break.
Though Mr. Blair said he didn't "fear" powerful tabloids like the Sun and the Daily Mail, he admitted to heeding the power of their wrath.
Since San Juan is largely without power, when the sun goes down darkness prevails, pierced only by the occasional flicker of candlelight.
But unlike other alternative energy sources, such as sun or wind power, there's nothing fickle about the availability of the key raw ingredients--fresh water and sea water.
And now, for the very first time, a large-scale solar power plant -- the largest of its kind in the entire nation -- will deliver electricity produced by the sun to the citizens of the Sunshine State.
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But one of the biggest breakthroughs in clean energy was actually in solar power, as designers at Rawlemon created a spherical, sun-tracking glass globe that's able to concentrate sunlight (and moonlight) up to 10, 000 times.
The nuclear shutdown plus the caprices of wind and sun could play havoc with electricity supplies unless new infrastructure is built quickly, warn the power companies.
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