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Investigating Renewable Energy Data from Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Panels
Using your netbooks research the following subjects and answer the questions.
What is solar energy?
How does it get here? (i.e. what energy transfer?)
What is renewable energy?
Describe how energy from the sun is being used here on earth to make electricity?
Describe the energy conversion that takes place.
What are the solar output possibilities near where I live?
Go to soltrex.com. You can log in as a guest.
What units are they reporting the energy in?
Sort the data by energy production. Who is converting the most solar energy into electrical energy?
Filter the data by state, and select Ohio and find a location near you. How much energy they converting?
Using what you learned today explain how you could apply this information to start a new program at Cleveland Heights High that would save the school money, and help the environment.