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What is solar energy?
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture, molten salt power plants and artificial photosynthesis.
What are the main uses of solar energy?
Solar energy is used today in a number of ways:As heat for making hot water, heating buildings, and cooking.To generate electricity with solar cells or heat engines.To take the salt away from sea water.To use sun rays for drying clothes and towels.It is used by plants for the process of photosynthesis.
Why is solar energy important?
Solar is a safe alternative which can replace current fossil fuels like coal and gas for generation of electricity that produce air, water, and land pollution. ... Use of solar energy will eliminate these unsafe, unclean consequences from using conventional fossil fuels.
What are advantages of solar energy?
Advantages: Solar power is pollution free and causes no greenhouse gases to be emitted after installation. Reduced dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels.
What is the cost of solar power?
The average price per watt for solar panels ranges from $2.58 to $3.38, and solar panel costs for an average-sized installation in the U.S. usually range from $10,836 to $14,196 after solar tax credits.
How is solar power being used in rural Africa?
The use of solar energy in rural areas across sub-Saharan Africa has increased over the years. ... Another use for solar energy that has gained momentum in rural African households (as well as some urban areas) is that of solar cooking.
Tell me about how solar cookers work.
A solar cooker lets the UV light rays in and then converts them to longer infrared light rays that cannot escape. Infrared radiation has the right energy to make the water, fat and protein molecules in food vibrate vigorously and heat up.

Question: How is solar used in architecture
Self-contained rewrite: How is solar energy used in architecture?