Solar power
Types
- Solar panels (photovoltaics) - most common type of solar power
- Solar thermal panels - suitable for heating and hot water, but not electricity discussion maybe also mention here: combined photovoltaic+thermal panels?
- Concentrated solar - another approach that has its own pros and cons discussion When creating that page, be sure to mention the types: 1. Concentrated solar thermal (high heats which can also generate electricity or be put to some other use). 2. Concentrator photovoltaics (basically a solar panel with a magnifying glass)
TODO: gotta structure these pages to at least mention:
- solar panel minerals
- rooftop solar, how much energy it could produce?
- self-sufficiency of rooftop solar on houses vs tall buildings vs factories - could one power the other tho?
- in what cases do rooftop photovoltaics provide enough heating in the winter, and cooling in the summer?
- make world map estimating what proportion of energy could rooftop solar provide at most?
- how well do solar thermal panels work in winter?
- what's the EROI of solar thermal panels?
- concentrated solar doesn't work on overcast days
- solar panels do but somewhat less productively
- how much of solar intermittency is day-to-day vs seasonal?