Research Question:
How can we further incorporate solar power into the world we live in?
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Websites
1- SolarPaces.org*
2- EnergyEducation.tx.gov* 3- ScienceDirect.com 4- Stanford.edu* 5- SunlightElectric.com 6- HowStuffWorks.com 7- NREL.gov* 8- FromMyExperience.com 9- tue.nl* 10- EERE.gov 11- Solar Revolution** 12- Solar Electricity Handbook** 13- Wesleyanargus.com 14- Got Sun?** 15- Quickfacts.census.gov 16- Principles of Solar Engineering** 17- Third Generation Photovoltaics** 18- fws.gov 19- Sandia.gov 20- StLouisfed.org *PDF (Case Study) **Book |
Annotations
1- Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems is a company dedicated to research and development of solar parabolic troughs. All across the world they have made advances toward providing clean renewable energy. They have articles about their designs and how the troughs are implemented. The technology they present and use is cutting edge and has been in place for several years.
2- Energy Education is a provider of alternative energy focusing on phasing out gas correctly in the modern world. They have a presence all over the world working to complete their mission to get rid of destructive energy sources and replace them with clean renewables. I will be able to use this source to gain a better understanding of how implementing renewable resources needs to be done in order to succeed. 3- This article was composed by four engineers researching parabolic troughs and their implementation. They have the experience and knowledge to know about the implementation of parabolic troughs. This source will be useful for me to gain a better understanding of the brief history of parabolic troughs and where the technology is moving. I will also see experimental technologies that could make them even cleaner and cheaper. 4- The focus of this case study is to see exactly how the heat is transferred throughout each piece of the parabolic trough. It was composed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a company based in Colorado. Their mission is reaserch and development of technology used in parabolic troughs. I will be able to use this source to learn more about each and every piece of technology that goes into the parabolic trough. 5- This article contains information about every major facet of the implementation of solar panels. It is put out by Solar Electric, a company solely involved in manufacturing and implementing solar panels as a real and viable source of energy for today and tomorrow. The specificity of this article will be helpful for me to see every step of what goes into creating a major source of alternative energy from concept to ongoing performance. Every step is covered by this company and this article. 6- This article covers the logistical side of solar panel research that I will need to know in order to understand how easy they will be to implement. It is put out by TLC, which is owned by Discovery. While this article is hosted on a website that does not seem like it would have good scientific information, their work is cited with sources of their own. I will be able to use the information within to practically think about what is necessary to make solar panels a viable source of energy for the future. 7- This source is a case study that was performed by the NREL; it details what is necessary for the implementation of solar technology on historic districts and buildings. As stated above, NREL has the credentials to be able to properly conduct a case study. It is their specialty to do so. I will use this source to see what kind of specialized attention historic districts will need in the case that solar energy becomes a larger source of energy nation and worldwide. 8- This article is a story of a man who put solar panels on his home. He was able to make it work on his own house so his knowledge can be shared to other homeowners. I can use this to get more of a perspective on the small scale implementation of solar panels. It’s clear that he was able to use the panels for multiple things; I will be able to gain knowledge of how wide the uses can be for solar energy. 9- Rene Janssen is a professor in the department of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry and Applied Physics. She teaches the inner workings of solar cells for a living; needless to say she is qualified to speak on the subject. I will use this source to get a better idea of the inner workings of a solar cell. This will help to gain perspective on conditions that solar cells work the best: a crucial piece of information within the context of solar panel implementation. 10- Being a government website, the information can be trusted to be represented accurately. The purpose of this website is to present the findings of the U.S. Department of Energy more specifically their findings based on renewable energy. I will use this website to see where our nation stands on using the sun to power itself. Eere contains information on how our nation plans to implement solar and wind power. 11- This book talks extensively about the world as it is now and how it would be if we were to switch to solar energy. It was crucial in my understanding of the broad view of the task of implementing solar power. 12- This book talks about the everyday man’s solar project. I used facts in this book and escalated them to make sense on a larger scale. It gave me a good idea of how solar power is implemented on a small scale which needs to be understood in order to know how it will happen on a larger scale. 13- The author of this article is known for his works about detrimental habits that are taking their toll on the earth. He has done his homework so to speak on the particular case that I referenced. Due to his large audience, his facts need to be true or else he would lose his audience. 14- Rex and Pratt have a passion for electrical engineering and solar panels. They understand the gravity of the situation. I chose this topic for the same reason they wrote this book: to spread and encourage thought towards solar energy. 15- I used this source to get more specific information on the local area of Hattiesburg and the affect that the NASA facility would have on the area. Such a case as this would be similar to what needs to happen all across the nation and world. One case can be used to learn about other potential cases of the same nature. 16- The four authors of this book have decades of experience between them. They know what the nuts and bolts of solar power principles. I used this book to better understand the specifics of solar panels and parabolic troughs. 17- This book was helpful in understanding solar panels. After learning how one solar panel works, I could extrapolate to many panels and apply that knowledge to a large scale project. Martin Green has a background in electrical engineering. 18- I used this source to learn about the micro economical area around Hattiesburg. I gained a better understanding of small scale economics of a specific area which I could then use to understand macro economical topics. 19- This source was used to gain an better idea of how solar panels work on a small scale. The agreement that this source has with others assures me that it is trustworthy. 20- Again, this source was used to gain perspective on the local area of Hattiesburg. It is important to see how such a venture would affect a small area in order to understand it on any kind of large scale. |