The History Of Solar Power

Title:
The History Of Solar Power
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513

Summary:
With the recent rise in energy costs many people have been looking to alternative sources of e

The history of photovoltaic energy (aka. solar cells) started way back in 1876. William Grylls

Keywords:
solar power, solar, solar cells, solar panels, solar cell, solar panel, solar energy, photovol

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With the recent rise in energy costs many people have been looking to alternative sources of e

The history of photovoltaic energy (aka. solar cells) started way back in 1876. William Grylls

In 1953, Calvin Fuller, Gerald Pearson, and Daryl Chapin, discovered the silicon solar cell. T

The year is 1956, and the first solar cells are available commercially. The cost however is fa


.In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s satellites in the USA’s and Soviet’s space program were p

In the early 1970’s a way to lower to cost of solar cells was discovered. This brought the pri
The period from the 1970’s to the 1990’s saw quite a change in the usage of solar cells. They

Today we see solar cells in a wide variety of places. You may see solar powered cars. There is

Recently new technology has given us screen printed solar cells, and a solar fabric that can b

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