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Solar power

Getting the solar energy directly from sunlight using photovoltaic technology is the best and respectively cheap affording growing energy needs of the world with a renewable resource while reducing the harm effects on the environment by reducing hydrocarbon effects on atmosphere.

Solar Photovoltaic Technology

Solar photovoltaic is based on converting sun light to electricity by getting its solar particles by using photovoltaic cell and storing it so it can be useful in the night time.

Concentrated PV (CSP) Systems

Concentrated PV (CSP) systems concentrate sunlight and reflect these concentrated sunlight cells that by turn it converts it to a useful energy. The CSP systems is based on collecting the concentrated light from lens or mirrors and focus it onto the cells. Advantages of CSP systems are efficiency and low cost.

Solar power applications

1.    Power stations

2.    In buildings

3.    In transport

4.    Standalone devices

5.    Rural electrification

6.    Solar roadways

7.    Solar Power satellites

Solar technologies were used by ancient people for warming and water heating

The early history of the development of solar powers started in 1860s at the time that coal expected to be run out but the development of solar technologies systems take place in the beginning of 20th century. Commercial CSP plants were first developed in the 1980s and located in the Mojave Desert in California. The Sarnia PV system in Canada is the largest photovoltaic (PV) in the world in 2011.

The MENA (Middle East- North Africa) region have the a nature ability to provide more than 3 times the world’s power needs, according to some studies.

Masdar established in 2006 by Abu Dhabi government to meet the future renewable energy needs of the Middle East countries and to be the leader in this field.

Masdar will contribute significantly to this diversification in many ways. Across its Departments, the company will improve:

·         Share the market by Increase the export base.

·         Encourage private investors to invest in this field.

·         Invest in support education, research and innovation.

·         Train, attract and retain skilled workers in knowledge-based sectors.

·         Encourage investment in areas that generate intellectual property gains.

·         Support and diversify the economic growth.

·         Train, and import skilled workers in knowledge-based fields.

"We are delighted to collaborate with Masdar, a wholly owned company of the government of Abu Dhabi through the Mubadala Development Company, and Enviromena on the development of this landmark solar project in the Middle East," Newswire, A. P. (2009, January 19).

Nowadays the use of solar energy resource represents less than 1% of the total electricity

production from renewable sources.

Next generations are to be aware of the harm full of the hydrocarbon products, And to increase the usage of renewable non harm to environment energy sources.

Supporting the government vision of solar power future is everybody’ responsibility.    

References

Laylin, T. (2012, January 21). Green Prophet | Cleantech & Environment News from the Middle East. Green Prophet | Cleantech & Environment News from the Middle East. Retrieved April 15, 2012, from http://www.greenprophet.com

Newswire, A. P. (2009, January 19). Suntech Solar Panels to Power Largest PV Solar Project in the Middle East. Suntech Solar Panels to Power Largest PV Solar Project in the Middle East. Retrieved April 17, 2012, from 0-search.proquest.com.library.hct.ac.ae/docview/453644972

Solar power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved April 15, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power

Welcome To MASDAR. (n.d.). Welcome To MASDAR. Retrieved April 15, 2012, from http://www.masdar.ae

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