Solar Power
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Solar energy is one the most resourceful sources of energy for the
future. One of the reasons for this is that the total energy we recieve each
year
from the sun is around 35,000 times the total energy used by man. However,
about 1/3 of this energy is either absorbed by the outer atmosphere or
reflected back into space (a proccess called albedo)1.
Solar energy is presently being used on a smaller scale in furnaces
for homes and to heat up swimming pools. On a larger
scale use, solar energy could be used to run cars, power plants, and
space ships (like the picture you see above) .