How Solar Energy Works

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how solar energy works. Solar panels are made from a semiconductor, usually made from silicone.solar is not just for electricity. Some homes use the sun's heat to have hot water for the house, as well as for their pools. In Washington, DC, each year, major universities at a solar house competition. They need to build a house that can. when photons from light strike the semiconductor, electrons knocked loose from their atoms and are collected and turned into direct electricity.the second largest solar plant in America is in Nevada. This solar plant is only 40 miles away from Las Vegas.solar energy is not just for electricity, some homes use solar power for heeding their water. By the year 2015 there may be up to 10 million buildings with their own solar system.