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What are the characteristics of solar energy resources?
As an energy source, solar energy has the following advantages compared with conventional energy sources such as coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy.(1) Abundant…
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How is the energy of the sun formed?
The sun is a luminous giant gaseous star (Figure 1), with a diameter of about 1.39 million km (1.39×109m), a volume of about 1.42×1027m3 (1.3…
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The history of solar energy utilization
Ancient people worshiped the sun very much. Many countries with a long history, such as Egypt, Greece and China, have had many legends about the…