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Which is more efficient way to generate electricity - solar thermal plants or photovoltaic plants?
Mabrozek
I cant answer this question fully.
However I do know that mass produced PV panels generally reach around 12-16% efficiency. It is possible to reach far higher efficiencies but not on a mass produced basis, so high efficiency PV cells only tend to make it onto special projects such as space flights, record breaking solar powered vehicles etc etc.
Solar thermal panel efficiencies can hit over 90%, but it is a question then of how much energy is lost from the point of generation to where it is distributed. A solar thermal plant works in an entirely different way to a domestic panel system, so this is not strictly relevant to your question!
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What do you need to generate electricity?
It takes energy to generate electricity. Mechanical energy or thermal energy or nuclear energy , chemical energy,etc, etc,etc
In what ways have humans made thermal energy work for them?
Thermal energy has served many uses to humans. Thermal energy has been used to cook food, heat homes, and generate electricity.
How is solar energy transformed into other types of energy?
There are two main ways to convert solar energy into other forms of energy. 1. Photovoltaic Conversion Photovoltaic cells, called solar panels, use the photovoltaic effect to convert sunlight into electricity. Photovoltaic cells in solar panels produce electricity by way of electron excitation caused by solar radiation. Both home and business applications frequently use this kind of energy conversion. 2. Thermal Conversion With the help of solar thermal systems, heat produced by the sun can be transformed into mechanical or electrical energy. Solar energy can be converted into mechanical, thermal, or electrical energy to suit a variety of energy needs in diverse industries.
List four ways to generate electricity?
1. Thermoelectricity produced by the action of heat on a thermocouple. 2. Photoelectricity produced by the action of light on a photovoltaic material. 3. Hydroelectricity produced by falling water turning generators by means of turbines. 4. Thermal produced by steam, either man-made or natural (geothermal), turning generators by means of turbines.
How is nuclear energy transformed into thermal energy?
Nuclear Energy is harnessed in Nuclear Reactors by 'fission' reactions which produces heat (thermal energy). In productive applications it is used to heat water to produce steam to rotate turbine and generate electricity by it.
Can solar-thermal technology be used to create electricity and generate power?
Yes.
What do you need to generate electricity?
It takes energy to generate electricity. Mechanical energy or thermal energy or nuclear energy , chemical energy,etc, etc,etc
What is 7 ways to generate electricity?
chemical,nucler,static,magnetic,thermal,and geothermal
Nuclear power plants generate electricity from what?
From the thermal energy released by fission of uranium
In what ways have humans made thermal energy work for them?
Thermal energy has served many uses to humans. Thermal energy has been used to cook food, heat homes, and generate electricity.
Is Geo Thermal a source of energy for generating electricity?
Yes. It can - and sometimes is - used to generate electricity. For more information, check the Wikipedia article on "Geothermal energy".
What is the meaning of thermal electricity?
thermal means coal.with coal it produces electricity. this electricity is thermal electricity.
Do you think that thermal energy stored in lithium fluoride be used to generate all of the electricity used on earth at night?
Yes
Can fossil fuels be burned to produce thermal energy that can boil water and produce steam?
Yes, that is how they are used to generate electricity.
What are the alternatives to generating electricity?
The best way to produce electricity is by Solar energy . Solar energy is freely available but only thing is that the implements and instruments used to generate electricity are very costly and they are not much developed. There is also a method to generate electricity ie. by geo thermal energy In this method we can do it by the heat of earth. Thankyou
What are 3 renewable sources of energy and an example of each?
Wind turbines take the mechanical energy of wind to generate electricity. Solar cells and solar collectors take the electromagnetic energy in sunlight to generate electrical energy or generate thermal energy to heat a substance. Hydroelectric facilities use the power of water under the influence of gravity to generate mechanical energy and (often) electric power. Let's throw in the idea that if we plumb (put pipes into) volcanic or thermal vents, we can collect thermal energy from the core of the earth. This can be used directly to heat things or to generate mechanical energy to create electricity.
How is thermal energy used to make electricity?
There are multiple methods used in electric energy generation. These include hydroelectric, wind, solar, nuclear, geothermal and thermal generating technologies.
