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Category: Solar Energy

Using Solar Energy

How to Store Energy From the Sun

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  [wp_ad_camp_2]   With the world’s energy needs growing day by day, it’s about time to store the free, safe, clean and abundant solar energy you find everywhere. Solar energy provides about 1000 watts of power per square meter of Earth’s surface it hits on a sunny day. Moreover, did you know that the total …

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Parabolic Solar Cooker

Build a Solar Cooker

Leave a Comment / Solar Energy / By Dave /

Have you ever heard the phrase “It’s so hot you could cook an egg on the sidewalk”? Have you ever wondered if it was true? With this experiment you can see how the heat (energy) of the sun can be captured and used to cook food. What you Need: Cardboard pizza box. Box cutter or …

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Solar Cooker

Solar Hot Dog Cooker

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This is a great project to do in science class or as a project with your kids. You usually see kids outside with lemonade stands and Kool-Aid stands, but you don’t see a hot dog stand very often! Even better, there’s no fire used. All your kids will need is good strong sunlight. If you …

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… Or Learn How To Build An Entire Solar Power Grid!

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Off Grid Solar Power Systems Design 101   Solar power can do big things and little things like this simple cooker: https://how-things-work-science-projects.com/solar-hot-dog-cooker/

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