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This document discusses solar energy and biomass energy. It describes how solar energy can be harnessed using photovoltaic cells, solar thermal technology, and passive solar heating. Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electricity, while solar thermal technology uses mirrors to concentrate sunlight and heat a liquid to create steam and spin a turbine. Biomass energy involves burning biomass materials from plants and animals to release stored energy, which can then be used to produce electricity, ethanol, biodiesel, and other biofuels.

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This document discusses solar energy and biomass energy. It describes how solar energy can be harnessed using photovoltaic cells, solar thermal technology, and passive solar heating. Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electricity, while solar thermal technology uses mirrors to concentrate sunlight and heat a liquid to create steam and spin a turbine. Biomass energy involves burning biomass materials from plants and animals to release stored energy, which can then be used to produce electricity, ethanol, biodiesel, and other biofuels.

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SOLAR ENERGY

&
BIOMASS ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY
• WHAT IS IT?

• LIGHT & HEAT FROM SUN

• WAYS - HARNESS SUN’s ENERGY

• 1. PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
• 2. SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY
• 3. PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR ENERGY-
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL (PV)
ABSORBS LIGHT & CONVERT - ELECTRICITY

SOLAR PANEL – GROUP OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL

SOLAR RAY - GROUP OF SOLAR PANELS

WORKING

SUNLIGHT MADE- PHOTONS (PACKETS- ENERGY)

PHOTONS STRIKE PV, ELECTRONS RELEASE IN


SEMICONDUCTOR (PART OF PV)

THESE ELECTRONS CREATE ELECTRIC CURRENT


HARNESSED BY WIRES CONNECTED – POSITIVE
& NEGATIVE SIDES OF PV.

ELECTRICITY MULTIPLIED – SOLAR PANEL


SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY
MIRRORS CONCENTRATE
SUN’S ENERGY TO HEAT
SPECIAL LIQUID

HEAT FROM LIQUID BOILS


WATER TO CREATE STEAM.

STEAM SPINS TURBINE


CONNECTED TO GENERATOR,
WHICH CREATES ELECTRICITY.

STEAM COOLS, CONDENSES


TO WATER, RECYCLED ,
REHEATED AND CONVERTED
TO STEAM AGAIN.
SOLAR ENERGY –
SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY

• PRINCIPLE

• SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS -


• Use HEAT (sun) to create STEAM.
• STEAM used to make ELECTRICITY

• SOLAR PANELS – HEAT WATER – Buildings, Pools


SOLAR ENERGY -
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING

• Eg. SUNLIGHT BEAM through windows.

• HOUSES- South - facing windows (North of Equator)


• Maximum Sunlight, if not shaded by buildings/trees.

• GOOD HOUSE DESIGN – OVERHANGS – Cool homes


• (Summer)
BIOMASS ENERGY
• BIOMASS – MATERIALS FROM PLANTS & ANIMALS

• BIOMASS ENERGY – BIOMASS BURNED TO


RELEASE ENERGY
• Eg. Wood – Stored energy released as Heat.

• Burning Biomass releases CO2.


BIOMASS ENERGY SOURCES
BIOMASS ENERGY - USAGE
OTHER USES –BIOMASS ENERGY
• Produce Electricity- Woodchips, corn, garbage

• Produce Ethanol- Biomass (corn, sugarcane )


fermented

• Produce Biofuels Eg. BIODIESEL from


• vegetable oils , animal fats , etc.

• BIOFUELS - Power Vehicles.


BIOMASS ENERGY
FUEL GAS PRODUCTION
FLUIDIZED BED

SOLIDS SUSPENDED & CARRIED AWAY BY


AIR STREAM ALLOWS GASIFICATION.

GASIFICATION -NEEDED FOR


ENERGY PRODUCTION

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