Why Don't We Just Put Solar Panels In Space?
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If we can capture energy from the sun, why don't we just put solar panels in space?
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Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/science/photovoltaic-effect
https://rgsenergy.com/2015/10/20/the-difference-between-solar-cells-and-solar-panels/
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean-energy/renewable-energy/how-solar-panels-work#.WWgHKNPyvoA
https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/how-solar-cells-turn-sunlight-into-electricity
http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=51
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-solar-power-work/
https://www.livescience.com/41995-how-do-solar-panels-work.html
http://solarjourneyusa.com/bandgaps.php
https://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/27/silicon-solar-photovoltaic-cell-created-can-turn-infrared-radiation-electricity/
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/SORCE/sorce_02.php
http://news.mit.edu/2012/infrared-photovoltaic-0621
http://energy.mit.edu/news/boosting-solar-cell-efficiency-less-wasted-heat-more-useful-current/
https://ag.tennessee.edu/solar/Pages/What%20Is%20Solar%20Energy/Sunlight.aspx
http://eesc.columbia.edu/courses/ees/climate/lectures/radiation_hays/
http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/renewables/efficiency-of-solar-cells-continues-to-climb
https://www.space.com/29222-geosynchronous-orbit.html
https://energy.gov/articles/space-based-solar-power
http://discovermagazine.com/2015/july-aug/19-stellar-energy
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/whats-next-solar-energy-how-about-space-180961008/
http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/solar/how-japan-plans-to-build-an-orbital-solar-farm
https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2012/03/space-based-solar-power/
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Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational series. Whether it's science, pop culture, history or art, we explore it all and have a ton of fun doing it.
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Director/Voice: http://lifenogg.in/PatGraziosi
Executive Producer: https://www.youtube.com/IanDokie
Director of Marketing: http://lifenogg.in/JaredOban
Animation by Steven Lawson
Head Writer: http://lifenogg.in/KayleeYuhas
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/science/photovoltaic-effect
https://rgsenergy.com/2015/10/20/the-difference-between-solar-cells-and-solar-panels/
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean-energy/renewable-energy/how-solar-panels-work#.WWgHKNPyvoA
https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/how-solar-cells-turn-sunlight-into-electricity
http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=51
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-solar-power-work/
https://www.livescience.com/41995-how-do-solar-panels-work.html
http://solarjourneyusa.com/bandgaps.php
https://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/27/silicon-solar-photovoltaic-cell-created-can-turn-infrared-radiation-electricity/
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/SORCE/sorce_02.php
http://news.mit.edu/2012/infrared-photovoltaic-0621
http://energy.mit.edu/news/boosting-solar-cell-efficiency-less-wasted-heat-more-useful-current/
https://ag.tennessee.edu/solar/Pages/What%20Is%20Solar%20Energy/Sunlight.aspx
http://eesc.columbia.edu/courses/ees/climate/lectures/radiation_hays/
http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/renewables/efficiency-of-solar-cells-continues-to-climb
https://www.space.com/29222-geosynchronous-orbit.html
https://energy.gov/articles/space-based-solar-power
http://discovermagazine.com/2015/july-aug/19-stellar-energy
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/whats-next-solar-energy-how-about-space-180961008/
http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/solar/how-japan-plans-to-build-an-orbital-solar-farm
https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2012/03/space-based-solar-power/
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