Solar power is produced by collecting sunlight and converting it into energy The energy from sunlight is collected using

g solar panels which is made up of many small solar cells. Each solar cell uses light to make electricity Solar energy is a renewable form of energy which means it will not run out, these types of energy are called "Green Power The largest solar power plant in the world is

What is Solar Power?

located in the Mojave Desert in California, covering 1000 acres.

Solar Energy
Solar energy uses: Heat water for use in homes, buildings, or swimming pools and heat spaces inside homes, greenhouses, and other buildings Cost of solar panels: The cost of an average 3 Kw solar panel installation is normally around 6,500 (7,842 Euros)

Who, Where, When??

In 1839 Alexandre Edmond Becquerel

discovered the photovoltaic effect which explains how electricity can be generated from sunlight. Solar Power began in about 1839 by a French physicist Antoine-Cesar Becquerel In 1941 Russell Ohi (American) invented the first silicon solar cell