How Do Solar Panels Work?
Published on 30. November 2009
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-60413-472-8 (ISBN)
Description
Among recent concerns about the use of nonrenewable fuels such as oil and coal, scientists have been trying to discover alternative ways of making energy and electricity available. Sunlight is a free, unlimited resource that hits the Earth with more energy in an hour than the people of the world use in a year. The colorful ""How Do Solar Panels Work?"" reveals how researchers are working on ways to harness the power of sunlight through solar panels and delves into the science behind these panels.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Broomall
United States
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Illustrations
full-colour photographs & illustrations, glossary, further reading, index
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
267 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60413-472-8 (9781604134728)
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Richard Hantula has written, edited, and translated books and articles on science and technology for more than three decades. He was the senior U.S. editor for the Macmillan Encyclopedia of Science.