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Im not sure if this answer is too brief, but hopefully this will help. There are two types of solar heating, photovoltaic which produce electricity and solar panels that heat water. If you are looking to heat water then solar heating can be achieved by glass tubes or flat panels. The glass tubes are the most efficient since they use a working fluid like a fridge and dump the heat generated into a water filled manifold above the array of tubes. See navitron.org for good value systems. If you want to store this heat for your house I would suggest building an underground heat store in the form of pipes laid through a large insulated box of broken glass from old bottles. Air is then blown through this store to heat greenhouse or your living room.

Using Photovoltaic cells is not suitable for heating because these create only enough electricity for your house lights. This electrical energy is usually stored in a bank of car batteries and a voltage inverter steps this up to run the lights and small appliances.

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What type of device is used to collect solar energy for heating water and houses?

Solar panels and heaters are used. They trap sun's energy.


What do solar panels collect energy from?

The sun


Where do solar panels collect energy from?

The Sun.


How can you conserve solar energy?

You can collect solar energy in solar panels, and store the excess in batteries.


What is a device to collect energy from the sun?

Solar panels.


Do solar panels require electricity?

Electricity is not required for solar panels to collect energy from the sun. However, some sort of device to collect and store the energy is needed for the energy to be useful.


What are ways of collecting solar energy?

Solar panels and geothermal reservoirs! They both can hold energy and collect it!


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Houses collect solar energy with solar panels. You can also get special windows that collects the sun's rays to get heat for your home. The solar panels are plates that go in the outside of your home and in the day, even at night, absorbs Ultraviolet Waves and energy is transferred From the panels to the house.


2 methods of getting energy from sunlight?

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What are two ways of collecting solar energy?

Solar panels and geothermal reservoirs! They both can hold energy and collect it!


How do you capture solar energy?

Solar energy is captured in a flat metal plate or solar cells installed in your roof of your house.


What is the purpose of coleman solar panels?

Solar panels are a renewable energy source, along with windpower and wave power. They can be used to collect energy from the sun and convert it into electricity.