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What is produced when the features of passive solar architecture are customized to the environment? | <text>What is produced when the features of passive solar architecture are customized to the environment?</text><reasoning>The common features of passive solar architecture are orientation relative to the Sun, compact proportion (a low surface area to volume ratio), selective shading (overhangs) and thermal mass. When ... |
What is an example of passive solar design? | <text>What is an example of passive solar design?</text><reasoning>The common features of passive solar architecture are orientation relative to the Sun, compact proportion (a low surface area to volume ratio), selective shading (overhangs) and thermal mass. When these features are tailored to the local climate and env... |
What kind of equipment can improve system performance? | <text>What kind of equipment can improve system performance?</text><reasoning>The common features of passive solar architecture are orientation relative to the Sun, compact proportion (a low surface area to volume ratio), selective shading (overhangs) and thermal mass. When these features are tailored to the local clim... |
ISO 9050 relates to standards for what? | <text>ISO 9050 relates to standards for what?</text><reasoning>The International Organization for Standardization has established a number of standards relating to solar energy equipment. For example, ISO 9050 relates to glass in building while ISO 10217 relates to the materials used in solar water heaters.</reasoning>... |
ISO 10217 relates to standards for what? | <text>ISO 10217 relates to standards for what?</text><reasoning>The International Organization for Standardization has established a number of standards relating to solar energy equipment. For example, ISO 9050 relates to glass in building while ISO 10217 relates to the materials used in solar water heaters.</reasoning... |
What is the name of the standard related to glass in building? | <text>What is the name of the standard related to glass in building?</text><reasoning>The International Organization for Standardization has established a number of standards relating to solar energy equipment. For example, ISO 9050 relates to glass in building while ISO 10217 relates to the materials used in solar wat... |
What is the name of the standard related to the materials used in solar water heaters? | <text>What is the name of the standard related to the materials used in solar water heaters?</text><reasoning>The International Organization for Standardization has established a number of standards relating to solar energy equipment. For example, ISO 9050 relates to glass in building while ISO 10217 relates to the mat... |
What factors were taken into account in the estimate published in 2000 on solar energy? | <text>What factors were taken into account in the estimate published in 2000 on solar energy?</text><reasoning>In 2000, the United Nations Development Programme, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and World Energy Council published an estimate of the potential solar energy that could be used by humans each y... |
What was the total potential of solar energy found in the estimate? | <text>What was the total potential of solar energy found in the estimate?</text><reasoning>In 2000, the United Nations Development Programme, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and World Energy Council published an estimate of the potential solar energy that could be used by humans each year that took into a... |
Why does land availability have an effect on solar energy? | <text>Why does land availability have an effect on solar energy?</text><reasoning>In addition, land availability has a large effect on the available solar energy because solar panels can only be set up on land that is unowned and suitable for solar panels. Roofs have been found to be a suitable place for solar cells, a... |
Why are roofs a good place for solar panels? | <text>Why are roofs a good place for solar panels?</text><reasoning>In addition, land availability has a large effect on the available solar energy because solar panels can only be set up on land that is unowned and suitable for solar panels. Roofs have been found to be a suitable place for solar cells, as many people ... |
Why does the amount of usable solar energy differ from the amount near the planets surface? | <text>Why does the amount of usable solar energy differ from the amount near the planets surface?</text><reasoning>The potential solar energy that could be used by humans differs from the amount of solar energy present near the surface of the planet because factors such as geography, time variation, cloud cover, and th... |
In the 1880s, who constructed the first solar cell? | <text>In the 1880s, who constructed the first solar cell?</text><reasoning>In the last two decades, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, has evolved from a pure niche market of small scale applications towards becoming a mainstream electricity source. A solar cell is a device that converts light directly into el... |
In what year was the crystalline silicon solar cell constructed? | <text>In what year was the crystalline silicon solar cell constructed?</text><reasoning>In the last two decades, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, has evolved from a pure niche market of small scale applications towards becoming a mainstream electricity source. A solar cell is a device that converts light dir... |
What has happened to photovoltaic in the past 20 years? | <text>What has happened to photovoltaic in the past 20 years?</text><reasoning>In the last two decades, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, has evolved from a pure niche market of small scale applications towards becoming a mainstream electricity source. A solar cell is a device that converts light directly int... |
What is a solar cell? | <text>What is a solar cell?</text><reasoning>In the last two decades, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, has evolved from a pure niche market of small scale applications towards becoming a mainstream electricity source. A solar cell is a device that converts light directly into electricity using the photoelect... |
Who created the first solar cell? | <text>Who created the first solar cell?</text><reasoning>In the last two decades, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, has evolved from a pure niche market of small scale applications towards becoming a mainstream electricity source. A solar cell is a device that converts light directly into electricity using th... |
Who created the first solar cell using silver selenide in place of copper oxide? | <text>Who created the first solar cell using silver selenide in place of copper oxide?</text><reasoning>In the last two decades, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, has evolved from a pure niche market of small scale applications towards becoming a mainstream electricity source. A solar cell is a device that co... |
Who created the crystalline silicon solar cell? | <text>Who created the crystalline silicon solar cell?</text><reasoning>In the last two decades, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, has evolved from a pure niche market of small scale applications towards becoming a mainstream electricity source. A solar cell is a device that converts light directly into electr... |
What are the technologies used to capture solar energy characterized as? | <text>What are the technologies used to capture solar energy characterized as?</text><reasoning>It is an important source of renewable energy and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar powe... |
What are some active solar techniques used to harness solar energy? | <text>What are some active solar techniques used to harness solar energy?</text><reasoning>It is an important source of renewable energy and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power. Ac... |
What is an example of a passive solar technique? | <text>What is an example of a passive solar technique?</text><reasoning>It is an important source of renewable energy and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power. Active solar techniqu... |
What is the name of the solar powered car race held every two years? | <text>What is the name of the solar powered car race held every two years?</text><reasoning>Development of a solar-powered car has been an engineering goal since the 1980s. The World Solar Challenge is a biannual solar-powered car race, where teams from universities and enterprises compete over 3,021 kilometres (1,877 ... |
What was the winner of the World Solar Challenge's average speed in 2007 in km/h? | <text>What was the winner of the World Solar Challenge's average speed in 2007 in km/h?</text><reasoning>Development of a solar-powered car has been an engineering goal since the 1980s. The World Solar Challenge is a biannual solar-powered car race, where teams from universities and enterprises compete over 3,021 kilom... |
What is The World Solar Challenge? | <text>What is The World Solar Challenge?</text><reasoning>Development of a solar-powered car has been an engineering goal since the 1980s. The World Solar Challenge is a biannual solar-powered car race, where teams from universities and enterprises compete over 3,021 kilometres (1,877 mi) across central Australia from ... |
When was The World Solar Challenge started? | <text>When was The World Solar Challenge started?</text><reasoning>Development of a solar-powered car has been an engineering goal since the 1980s. The World Solar Challenge is a biannual solar-powered car race, where teams from universities and enterprises compete over 3,021 kilometres (1,877 mi) across central Austra... |
What was the average speed of a winning solar powered car in 1987? | <text>What was the average speed of a winning solar powered car in 1987?</text><reasoning>Development of a solar-powered car has been an engineering goal since the 1980s. The World Solar Challenge is a biannual solar-powered car race, where teams from universities and enterprises compete over 3,021 kilometres (1,877 mi... |
What was the average speed of a winning solar powered car by 2007? | <text>What was the average speed of a winning solar powered car by 2007?</text><reasoning>Development of a solar-powered car has been an engineering goal since the 1980s. The World Solar Challenge is a biannual solar-powered car race, where teams from universities and enterprises compete over 3,021 kilometres (1,877 mi... |
What are some other similar car races that use solar powered vehicles? | <text>What are some other similar car races that use solar powered vehicles?</text><reasoning>Development of a solar-powered car has been an engineering goal since the 1980s. The World Solar Challenge is a biannual solar-powered car race, where teams from universities and enterprises compete over 3,021 kilometres (1,87... |
UHI is an abbreviation of what? | <text>UHI is an abbreviation of what?</text><reasoning>Urban heat islands (UHI) are metropolitan areas with higher temperatures than that of the surrounding environment. The higher temperatures are a result of increased absorption of the Solar light by urban materials such as asphalt and concrete, which have lower albe... |
A program in Los Angeles believes that with $1 billion, city temperatures could be reduced by approximately how many degrees in Celsius? | <text>A program in Los Angeles believes that with $1 billion, city temperatures could be reduced by approximately how many degrees in Celsius?</text><reasoning>Urban heat islands (UHI) are metropolitan areas with higher temperatures than that of the surrounding environment. The higher temperatures are a result of incre... |
What are the metropolitan areas with higher temperatures than the surrounding areas called? | <text>What are the metropolitan areas with higher temperatures than the surrounding areas called?</text><reasoning>Urban heat islands (UHI) are metropolitan areas with higher temperatures than that of the surrounding environment. The higher temperatures are a result of increased absorption of the Solar light by urban m... |
What materials absorb sunlight and create higher temperatures than natural materials? | <text>What materials absorb sunlight and create higher temperatures than natural materials?</text><reasoning>Urban heat islands (UHI) are metropolitan areas with higher temperatures than that of the surrounding environment. The higher temperatures are a result of increased absorption of the Solar light by urban materia... |
What is a way to reduce the high temperatures created in urban heat islands? | <text>What is a way to reduce the high temperatures created in urban heat islands?</text><reasoning>Urban heat islands (UHI) are metropolitan areas with higher temperatures than that of the surrounding environment. The higher temperatures are a result of increased absorption of the Solar light by urban materials such a... |
The oil embargo in what year was a contributing factor to the reorganization of energy policies? | <text>The oil embargo in what year was a contributing factor to the reorganization of energy policies?</text><reasoning>The 1973 oil embargo and 1979 energy crisis caused a reorganization of energy policies around the world and brought renewed attention to developing solar technologies. Deployment strategies focused on... |
What brought attention to solar technologies in the 1970s? | <text>What brought attention to solar technologies in the 1970s?</text><reasoning>The 1973 oil embargo and 1979 energy crisis caused a reorganization of energy policies around the world and brought renewed attention to developing solar technologies. Deployment strategies focused on incentive programs such as the Federa... |
What are the names of some of the incentive programs used to promote solar technology? | <text>What are the names of some of the incentive programs used to promote solar technology?</text><reasoning>The 1973 oil embargo and 1979 energy crisis caused a reorganization of energy policies around the world and brought renewed attention to developing solar technologies. Deployment strategies focused on incentive... |
What is the name of the solar energy research facility in the US? | <text>What is the name of the solar energy research facility in the US?</text><reasoning>The 1973 oil embargo and 1979 energy crisis caused a reorganization of energy policies around the world and brought renewed attention to developing solar technologies. Deployment strategies focused on incentive programs such as the... |
What is the name of the solar energy research facility in Japan? | <text>What is the name of the solar energy research facility in Japan?</text><reasoning>The 1973 oil embargo and 1979 energy crisis caused a reorganization of energy policies around the world and brought renewed attention to developing solar technologies. Deployment strategies focused on incentive programs such as the ... |
What is the name of the solar energy research facility in Germany? | <text>What is the name of the solar energy research facility in Germany?</text><reasoning>The 1973 oil embargo and 1979 energy crisis caused a reorganization of energy policies around the world and brought renewed attention to developing solar technologies. Deployment strategies focused on incentive programs such as th... |
During the Little Ice Age, what did English and French farmers use to increase collection of solar energy? | <text>During the Little Ice Age, what did English and French farmers use to increase collection of solar energy?</text><reasoning>Agriculture and horticulture seek to optimize the capture of solar energy in order to optimize the productivity of plants. Techniques such as timed planting cycles, tailored row orientation,... |
Vinters have adopted solar technology to do what? | <text>Vinters have adopted solar technology to do what?</text><reasoning>Agriculture and horticulture seek to optimize the capture of solar energy in order to optimize the productivity of plants. Techniques such as timed planting cycles, tailored row orientation, staggered heights between rows and the mixing of plant v... |
Why do agriculture and horticulture seek to make the most use of the solar energy captured? | <text>Why do agriculture and horticulture seek to make the most use of the solar energy captured?</text><reasoning>Agriculture and horticulture seek to optimize the capture of solar energy in order to optimize the productivity of plants. Techniques such as timed planting cycles, tailored row orientation, staggered heig... |
What are some techniques used to improve crop production? | <text>What are some techniques used to improve crop production?</text><reasoning>Agriculture and horticulture seek to optimize the capture of solar energy in order to optimize the productivity of plants. Techniques such as timed planting cycles, tailored row orientation, staggered heights between rows and the mixing of... |
What did French and English farmers do during the Little Ice Age to gain more solar energy? | <text>What did French and English farmers do during the Little Ice Age to gain more solar energy?</text><reasoning>Agriculture and horticulture seek to optimize the capture of solar energy in order to optimize the productivity of plants. Techniques such as timed planting cycles, tailored row orientation, staggered heig... |
What was the purpose of the fruit walls built by French and English farmers? | <text>What was the purpose of the fruit walls built by French and English farmers?</text><reasoning>Agriculture and horticulture seek to optimize the capture of solar energy in order to optimize the productivity of plants. Techniques such as timed planting cycles, tailored row orientation, staggered heights between row... |
What was the rate that the GDP expanded? | <text>What was the rate that the GDP expanded?</text><reasoning>Tajikistan's economy grew substantially after the war. The GDP of Tajikistan expanded at an average rate of 9.6% over the period of 2000–2007 according to the World Bank data. This improved Tajikistan's position among other Central Asian countries (namely ... |
What is the primary source of income in Tajikistan? | <text>What is the primary source of income in Tajikistan?</text><reasoning>Tajikistan's economy grew substantially after the war. The GDP of Tajikistan expanded at an average rate of 9.6% over the period of 2000–2007 according to the World Bank data. This improved Tajikistan's position among other Central Asian countri... |
What accounts for 60% of the agricultural output? | <text>What accounts for 60% of the agricultural output?</text><reasoning>Tajikistan's economy grew substantially after the war. The GDP of Tajikistan expanded at an average rate of 9.6% over the period of 2000–2007 according to the World Bank data. This improved Tajikistan's position among other Central Asian countries... |
What is the name of the state owned company that produces aluminium? | <text>What is the name of the state owned company that produces aluminium?</text><reasoning>Tajikistan's economy grew substantially after the war. The GDP of Tajikistan expanded at an average rate of 9.6% over the period of 2000–2007 according to the World Bank data. This improved Tajikistan's position among other Cent... |
What is the name of the process under development at the Weizmann Institute? | <text>What is the name of the process under development at the Weizmann Institute?</text><reasoning>Hydrogen production technologies been a significant area of solar chemical research since the 1970s. Aside from electrolysis driven by photovoltaic or photochemical cells, several thermochemical processes have also been ... |
The Solznic process produces what? | <text>The Solznic process produces what?</text><reasoning>Hydrogen production technologies been a significant area of solar chemical research since the 1970s. Aside from electrolysis driven by photovoltaic or photochemical cells, several thermochemical processes have also been explored. One such route uses concentrator... |
What has been a main area of solar chemical research since the 1970s? | <text>What has been a main area of solar chemical research since the 1970s?</text><reasoning>Hydrogen production technologies been a significant area of solar chemical research since the 1970s. Aside from electrolysis driven by photovoltaic or photochemical cells, several thermochemical processes have also been explore... |
What is one of the thermochemical processes that has been explored besides electrolysis? | <text>What is one of the thermochemical processes that has been explored besides electrolysis?</text><reasoning>Hydrogen production technologies been a significant area of solar chemical research since the 1970s. Aside from electrolysis driven by photovoltaic or photochemical cells, several thermochemical processes hav... |
What is the name of the process being developed by the Weizmann Institute? | <text>What is the name of the process being developed by the Weizmann Institute?</text><reasoning>Hydrogen production technologies been a significant area of solar chemical research since the 1970s. Aside from electrolysis driven by photovoltaic or photochemical cells, several thermochemical processes have also been ex... |
Paraffin wax is an example of what kind of storage media? | <text>Paraffin wax is an example of what kind of storage media?</text><reasoning>Phase change materials such as paraffin wax and Glauber's salt are another thermal storage media. These materials are inexpensive, readily available, and can deliver domestically useful temperatures (approximately 64 °C or 147 °F). The "Do... |
The first Glauber's salt heating system was first used where? | <text>The first Glauber's salt heating system was first used where?</text><reasoning>Phase change materials such as paraffin wax and Glauber's salt are another thermal storage media. These materials are inexpensive, readily available, and can deliver domestically useful temperatures (approximately 64 °C or 147 °F). The... |
What are some examples of phase change materials? | <text>What are some examples of phase change materials?</text><reasoning>Phase change materials such as paraffin wax and Glauber's salt are another thermal storage media. These materials are inexpensive, readily available, and can deliver domestically useful temperatures (approximately 64 °C or 147 °F). The "Dover Hous... |
What are the approximate temperatures that can be delivered by phase change materials? | <text>What are the approximate temperatures that can be delivered by phase change materials?</text><reasoning>Phase change materials such as paraffin wax and Glauber's salt are another thermal storage media. These materials are inexpensive, readily available, and can deliver domestically useful temperatures (approximat... |
What was the name of the heating system that first used Glauber's salt? | <text>What was the name of the heating system that first used Glauber's salt?</text><reasoning>Phase change materials such as paraffin wax and Glauber's salt are another thermal storage media. These materials are inexpensive, readily available, and can deliver domestically useful temperatures (approximately 64 °C or 14... |
Why are salts good for thermal storage? | <text>Why are salts good for thermal storage?</text><reasoning>Phase change materials such as paraffin wax and Glauber's salt are another thermal storage media. These materials are inexpensive, readily available, and can deliver domestically useful temperatures (approximately 64 °C or 147 °F). The "Dover House" (in Do... |
How much energy was the Solar Two able to store using salts? | <text>How much energy was the Solar Two able to store using salts?</text><reasoning>Phase change materials such as paraffin wax and Glauber's salt are another thermal storage media. These materials are inexpensive, readily available, and can deliver domestically useful temperatures (approximately 64 °C or 147 °F). The ... |
What is solar power? | <text>What is solar power?</text><reasoning>Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). CSP systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. PV converts li... |
How is sunlight converted into electricity? | <text>How is sunlight converted into electricity?</text><reasoning>Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). CSP systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a sma... |
What does a concentrated solar power system use? | <text>What does a concentrated solar power system use?</text><reasoning>Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). CSP systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into ... |
What is the purpose of a concentrated solar power system? | <text>What is the purpose of a concentrated solar power system?</text><reasoning>Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). CSP systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunli... |
What method does the photovoltaics system use to turn light into electricity? | <text>What method does the photovoltaics system use to turn light into electricity?</text><reasoning>Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). CSP systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a... |
Why was solar technology developed in the 1860s? | <text>Why was solar technology developed in the 1860s?</text><reasoning>Beginning with the surge in coal use which accompanied the Industrial Revolution, energy consumption has steadily transitioned from wood and biomass to fossil fuels. The early development of solar technologies starting in the 1860s was driven by an... |
What slowed the development of solar technologies in the early 20th century? | <text>What slowed the development of solar technologies in the early 20th century?</text><reasoning>Beginning with the surge in coal use which accompanied the Industrial Revolution, energy consumption has steadily transitioned from wood and biomass to fossil fuels. The early development of solar technologies starting i... |
What is a possible alternative to making carbon-based fuels from reduction of carbon dioxide? | <text>What is a possible alternative to making carbon-based fuels from reduction of carbon dioxide?</text><reasoning>Solar chemical processes use solar energy to drive chemical reactions. These processes offset energy that would otherwise come from a fossil fuel source and can also convert solar energy into storable an... |
What process converts solar energy into storable and transportable fuels? | <text>What process converts solar energy into storable and transportable fuels?</text><reasoning>Solar chemical processes use solar energy to drive chemical reactions. These processes offset energy that would otherwise come from a fossil fuel source and can also convert solar energy into storable and transportable fuel... |
What solar process can be used to produce different fuels? | <text>What solar process can be used to produce different fuels?</text><reasoning>Solar chemical processes use solar energy to drive chemical reactions. These processes offset energy that would otherwise come from a fossil fuel source and can also convert solar energy into storable and transportable fuels. Solar induce... |
The solar water heaters introduced in the US in the 1890s saw growth until what time period? | <text>The solar water heaters introduced in the US in the 1890s saw growth until what time period?</text><reasoning>Commercial solar water heaters began appearing in the United States in the 1890s. These systems saw increasing use until the 1920s but were gradually replaced by cheaper and more reliable heating fuels. A... |
Since 1999, what average rate has the solar water heating sector progressed at? | <text>Since 1999, what average rate has the solar water heating sector progressed at?</text><reasoning>Commercial solar water heaters began appearing in the United States in the 1890s. These systems saw increasing use until the 1920s but were gradually replaced by cheaper and more reliable heating fuels. As with photov... |
When did the use of solar water heaters in the US first begin? | <text>When did the use of solar water heaters in the US first begin?</text><reasoning>Commercial solar water heaters began appearing in the United States in the 1890s. These systems saw increasing use until the 1920s but were gradually replaced by cheaper and more reliable heating fuels. As with photovoltaics, solar wa... |
Why did interest in solar water heating decrease in the 1980s? | <text>Why did interest in solar water heating decrease in the 1980s?</text><reasoning>Commercial solar water heaters began appearing in the United States in the 1890s. These systems saw increasing use until the 1920s but were gradually replaced by cheaper and more reliable heating fuels. As with photovoltaics, solar wa... |
Growth of solar water heating development has averaged how much per year since 1999 | <text>Growth of solar water heating development has averaged how much per year since 1999</text><reasoning>Commercial solar water heaters began appearing in the United States in the 1890s. These systems saw increasing use until the 1920s but were gradually replaced by cheaper and more reliable heating fuels. As with ph... |
What was the estimated capacity of solar water heating and cooling in 2007? | <text>What was the estimated capacity of solar water heating and cooling in 2007?</text><reasoning>Commercial solar water heaters began appearing in the United States in the 1890s. These systems saw increasing use until the 1920s but were gradually replaced by cheaper and more reliable heating fuels. As with photovolta... |
What is a solar balloon? | <text>What is a solar balloon?</text><reasoning>A solar balloon is a black balloon that is filled with ordinary air. As sunlight shines on the balloon, the air inside is heated and expands causing an upward buoyancy force, much like an artificially heated hot air balloon. Some solar balloons are large enough for human ... |
What happens when sunlight shines on a solar balloon? | <text>What happens when sunlight shines on a solar balloon?</text><reasoning>A solar balloon is a black balloon that is filled with ordinary air. As sunlight shines on the balloon, the air inside is heated and expands causing an upward buoyancy force, much like an artificially heated hot air balloon. Some solar balloon... |
What is the use of solar balloons typically limited to? | <text>What is the use of solar balloons typically limited to?</text><reasoning>A solar balloon is a black balloon that is filled with ordinary air. As sunlight shines on the balloon, the air inside is heated and expands causing an upward buoyancy force, much like an artificially heated hot air balloon. Some solar ballo... |
Why is the use of solar balloons typically limited to the toy market? | <text>Why is the use of solar balloons typically limited to the toy market?</text><reasoning>A solar balloon is a black balloon that is filled with ordinary air. As sunlight shines on the balloon, the air inside is heated and expands causing an upward buoyancy force, much like an artificially heated hot air balloon. So... |
How will solar energy increase energy security? | <text>How will solar energy increase energy security?</text><reasoning>In 2011, the International Energy Agency said that "the development of affordable, inexhaustible and clean solar energy technologies will have huge longer-term benefits. It will increase countries’ energy security through reliance on an indigenous, ... |
What costs will solar energy lower? | <text>What costs will solar energy lower?</text><reasoning>In 2011, the International Energy Agency said that "the development of affordable, inexhaustible and clean solar energy technologies will have huge longer-term benefits. It will increase countries’ energy security through reliance on an indigenous, inexhaustibl... |
What should the cost of incentives for producing solar energy be considered? | <text>What should the cost of incentives for producing solar energy be considered?</text><reasoning>In 2011, the International Energy Agency said that "the development of affordable, inexhaustible and clean solar energy technologies will have huge longer-term benefits. It will increase countries’ energy security throug... |
What effect will solar energy have on the price of fossil fuels? | <text>What effect will solar energy have on the price of fossil fuels?</text><reasoning>In 2011, the International Energy Agency said that "the development of affordable, inexhaustible and clean solar energy technologies will have huge longer-term benefits. It will increase countries’ energy security through reliance o... |
According to a report in 2011, by what year could solar energy provide a third of the world's energy? | <text>According to a report in 2011, by what year could solar energy provide a third of the world's energy?</text><reasoning>In 2011, a report by the International Energy Agency found that solar energy technologies such as photovoltaics, solar hot water and concentrated solar power could provide a third of the world’s ... |
What could the sun's energy do to help limit climate change? | <text>What could the sun's energy do to help limit climate change?</text><reasoning>In 2011, a report by the International Energy Agency found that solar energy technologies such as photovoltaics, solar hot water and concentrated solar power could provide a third of the world’s energy by 2060 if politicians commit to l... |
Why does geography have an effect of the amount of solar energy available? | <text>Why does geography have an effect of the amount of solar energy available?</text><reasoning>Geography effects solar energy potential because areas that are closer to the equator have a greater amount of solar radiation. However, the use of photovoltaics that can follow the position of the sun can significantly in... |
What is the process called that can increase solar energy in areas further away from the earth's equator? | <text>What is the process called that can increase solar energy in areas further away from the earth's equator?</text><reasoning>Geography effects solar energy potential because areas that are closer to the equator have a greater amount of solar radiation. However, the use of photovoltaics that can follow the position ... |
Why does time have an effect of the amount of available solar energy? | <text>Why does time have an effect of the amount of available solar energy?</text><reasoning>Geography effects solar energy potential because areas that are closer to the equator have a greater amount of solar radiation. However, the use of photovoltaics that can follow the position of the sun can significantly increas... |
What effect does cloud coverage have on the amount of solar energy available? | <text>What effect does cloud coverage have on the amount of solar energy available?</text><reasoning>Geography effects solar energy potential because areas that are closer to the equator have a greater amount of solar radiation. However, the use of photovoltaics that can follow the position of the sun can significantly... |
The Solar Total Energy Project had a field of how many parabolic dishes? | <text>The Solar Total Energy Project had a field of how many parabolic dishes?</text><reasoning>Solar concentrating technologies such as parabolic dish, trough and Scheffler reflectors can provide process heat for commercial and industrial applications. The first commercial system was the Solar Total Energy Project (ST... |
Are transpired collectors more or less cost-effective than glazed collection systems? | <text>Are transpired collectors more or less cost-effective than glazed collection systems?</text><reasoning>Solar concentrating technologies such as parabolic dish, trough and Scheffler reflectors can provide process heat for commercial and industrial applications. The first commercial system was the Solar Total Energ... |
What are some examples of solar concentrating technologies? | <text>What are some examples of solar concentrating technologies?</text><reasoning>Solar concentrating technologies such as parabolic dish, trough and Scheffler reflectors can provide process heat for commercial and industrial applications. The first commercial system was the Solar Total Energy Project (STEP) in Shenan... |
What was the first commercial solar concentrating system? | <text>What was the first commercial solar concentrating system?</text><reasoning>Solar concentrating technologies such as parabolic dish, trough and Scheffler reflectors can provide process heat for commercial and industrial applications. The first commercial system was the Solar Total Energy Project (STEP) in Shenando... |
What is one of the oldest uses of solar energy? | <text>What is one of the oldest uses of solar energy?</text><reasoning>Solar concentrating technologies such as parabolic dish, trough and Scheffler reflectors can provide process heat for commercial and industrial applications. The first commercial system was the Solar Total Energy Project (STEP) in Shenandoah, Georgi... |
What are some items used to dry clothes without the use of electricity? | <text>What are some items used to dry clothes without the use of electricity?</text><reasoning>Solar concentrating technologies such as parabolic dish, trough and Scheffler reflectors can provide process heat for commercial and industrial applications. The first commercial system was the Solar Total Energy Project (STE... |
What are Unglazed transpired collectors? | <text>What are Unglazed transpired collectors?</text><reasoning>Solar concentrating technologies such as parabolic dish, trough and Scheffler reflectors can provide process heat for commercial and industrial applications. The first commercial system was the Solar Total Energy Project (STEP) in Shenandoah, Georgia, USA ... |
When did Tajiks start being part of the Soviet Army? | <text>When did Tajiks start being part of the Soviet Army?</text><reasoning>Tajiks began to be conscripted into the Soviet Army in 1939 and during World War II around 260,000 Tajik citizens fought against Germany, Finland and Japan. Between 60,000(4%) and 120,000(8%) of Tajikistan's 1,530,000 citizens were killed durin... |
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