With the prevailing raising in energy costs many have been looking to alternate power sources. One of the finest sources of power ( our sun ) is often available to take. We need to be in a position to harness it's power. For those interested, below is a short sum up of how solar power came to be. The history of photovoltaic energy ( aka. Solar cells ) started back in 1876.
An electricity expert, Werner von Siemens, recounted that the discovery was 'scientifically of the most far reaching importance'. The selenium cells were not efficient, though it was showed clearly that light, without heat or moving parts, may be altered into electricity. In 1953, Calvin Fuller, Gerald Pearson, and Daryl Chapin, discovered the silicon solar cell.
The NY Times related that this discovery was 'the start of a new time, leading at last to the realisation of using the just about inexhaustible energy of the sun for the usages of civilization. ' The year is 1956, and the first photovoltaic power cells are available commercially. The price tag however is a good distance from the reach of everyday people. At $300 for an one watt solar power cell, the cost was miles beyond anyone's means. 1956 started showing us the 1st photovoltaic cells exploited in toys and radios. These novelty items were the initial item to have solar cells available to customers.
In the early 1970's a strategy to lower to price of photovoltaic power cells was found. This brought the price down from $100 per watt to about $20 per watt. This research was fronted by Exxon. Most off-shore oil rigs exploited the photovoltaic power cells to power the fading lights on top of the rigs. They started showing up on railroad crossings, in remote places to power houses, Australia used photovoltaic cells in their microwave towers to grow their telecommunication capacities. You'll see solar powered automobiles. With the cost of photovoltaic power cells well within everyone's budget, solar power has not looked so appealing. Lately advanced technology has given us screen revealed photovoltaic cells, and a solar fabric that may be used to side a home, even solar shingles that install on our roofs.
World markets have opened up and photovoltaic power cell makers are now playing a big part in the solar electricity industry.
An electricity expert, Werner von Siemens, recounted that the discovery was 'scientifically of the most far reaching importance'. The selenium cells were not efficient, though it was showed clearly that light, without heat or moving parts, may be altered into electricity. In 1953, Calvin Fuller, Gerald Pearson, and Daryl Chapin, discovered the silicon solar cell.
The NY Times related that this discovery was 'the start of a new time, leading at last to the realisation of using the just about inexhaustible energy of the sun for the usages of civilization. ' The year is 1956, and the first photovoltaic power cells are available commercially. The price tag however is a good distance from the reach of everyday people. At $300 for an one watt solar power cell, the cost was miles beyond anyone's means. 1956 started showing us the 1st photovoltaic cells exploited in toys and radios. These novelty items were the initial item to have solar cells available to customers.
In the early 1970's a strategy to lower to price of photovoltaic power cells was found. This brought the price down from $100 per watt to about $20 per watt. This research was fronted by Exxon. Most off-shore oil rigs exploited the photovoltaic power cells to power the fading lights on top of the rigs. They started showing up on railroad crossings, in remote places to power houses, Australia used photovoltaic cells in their microwave towers to grow their telecommunication capacities. You'll see solar powered automobiles. With the cost of photovoltaic power cells well within everyone's budget, solar power has not looked so appealing. Lately advanced technology has given us screen revealed photovoltaic cells, and a solar fabric that may be used to side a home, even solar shingles that install on our roofs.
World markets have opened up and photovoltaic power cell makers are now playing a big part in the solar electricity industry.
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