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Solar Energy

By Janice VanCleave

This diagram shows solar panels on roof receiving solar energy used to heat water.

Passive Solar Heating VS. Active Solar Heating Solar energy is radiant energy from the Sun. This energy travels through space to Earth in the form of electromagnetic waves. In an hour, the Sun sends to the earth’s surface as much or more energy as people use to run factories, machines, and vehicles and to heat […]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: active solar heating, infrared, passive solar heating, radiate, solar energy

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