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	Solar Energy

jimmy123

9-16-2008 9:47 AM

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jimmy123 says:

To clarify, solar energy is what the sun sends our way, while solar power is what we’re able to harness as electricity using CSP, Photovoltaics and other technologies.

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						There is no more fundamental <A href="http://www.futurecars.com/futurefuels/../future_fuels.html">fuel</A> than solar energy, there is no more abundant <A href="http://www.futurecars.com/futurefuels/../future_fuels.html">fuel</A>, there is no more powerful fuel.  There is also no fuel more difficult to harness
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						With regard to producing usable transportation fuel from solar energy, there are two systems:
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						•	Concentrating Solar Power (CSP): in this system, reflective materials concentrate the sun’s energy, creating high temperatures.  The corresponding heat powers a generator which converts it to <A href="http://www.futurecars.com/futurefuels/electricity.html">electricity</A>.   
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						•	The advantage to this somewhat inexpensive option is that the derived power could be used in <A href="http://www.futurecars.com/futurefuels/../futurecars/electric_cars1.html">electric cars</A> and <A href="http://www.futurecars.com/futurefuels/../futurecars/hydrogen_fuellcell_cars1.html">hydrogen fuel cells</A>.  However, this system contributes some pollutants into the atmosphere because it uses fossil fuels such as <A href="http://www.futurecars.com/futurefuels/natural_gas.html">natural gas</A>.
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