Solar Energy: How It Works (Captioned Version)

Duration: 16

Year Published: 1980

Creator: Churchill Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Emphasizes the importance of developing solar energy and presents simple experiments to explain how solar energy can be transformed into heat, light, and power. Distinguishes between indirect use of solar energy with wood or fossil fuels and direct use of the sun's energy. Demonstrates how the sun's energy can be used by absorption, by concentration, by conversion to electricity, and by proper home design. Shows applications of principles in various communities.


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