How much sunlight does Arizona get each day?

I heard a fact that Arizona gets enough sunlight (solar energy+heat) in one day to power like the U.S. or something.
Can some one verify this fact and give me a source please?
In response to “ME”: This is for a scientific research project, and your response had neither any relevant material nor was it helpful.
P.S. 10 points Best Answer.

How much does a race car that uses solar panel cost?

Still researching for a car that fully uses solar power energy, suggestions would be nice to.

How much power is required to power a large family home?

I am doing some research into setting up a wind turbine for my house. I see terms like ‘kW hours’ for energy or power consumption. If my house uses 1500kW hours of energy per week does this mean i need to run a 1500kW generator for 1 hour to satisfy my power needs?

How would i then go about sizing the required turbine needed to effectively power my home?

This is all new to me so i can see alot of follow up questions coming/

Does the Electric company pay me for Solar energy?

I am moving into a house with Solar Panels that feed unused electricity into the PG&E grid.

1. Does the electric company have to pay me for giving them electricity if I use less than what my home generates?

2. Do they send me a check in the mail or credit my PG&E account?

Need information on Vertical WIND POWER?

Due to the economy and small amount of extra cash, I am looking into a vertical wind generator instead of solar. Does anyone have any good information about these. I want to spend initially less than $3,500 and no more than $5,000 to put up one of these on my house or back yard. I live in the city of Colorado Springs and I heard the vertical wind takes up less room and is not very noisy to prevent angry neighbors. Any info is great as I can not find a good website with information.

Could hydrogen combustion work well in a rotary engine?

My 83′ Mazda RX7 Wankel 12A Rotary engine had fantastic Power to Weight ratio.

Review the following, mindful that a future solution is needed for when and where the sun doesn’t shine.

Could H1 H1 O1 be distilled via Solar Power?

Do Solar Cell technologies exist that generates enough power for this reaction?

Could this work in a compact, subcompact, or would a ‘solar bus’ area be needed?

Sea or lake water could power these engines for industry and vehicles. I’ve read from respondents that the small Hydrogen Atom evades normal seals that stop other gasses, wetly leaking where other gasses won’t.

My vision entails a ‘self-contained’ Power Plant to combust H1 H1 O1. Intake and Exhaust Ports might be magnetically strengthened with Solar power, or additionally from a DC Generator added to the O1-H2 motor.

Impurities diverted to a rotating ‘lint-screen’ can automatically be rinsed with resulting H2O after H1 H1 O1 combustion.

Existing vehicle chassis might be modified around this technology to reuse existing vehicles and reduce dwindling natural resources.

My water-powered electric-car with a jacuzzi is achievable.

In an emergency, you can provide liquid for your water-powered vehicle.

True environmental recycling.

Let’s clean up our planet – it’s all we have.

No Buy a Tank remedies. I want a Self-Powered Car from water and sunlight.

Picture a California Raisin on Wheels sans scuba tanks .

Where can I find a periodical on solar energy on the internet?

I’m writing an essay on solar energy, and I need atleast one source from a periodical about solar energy. I can’t really find good periodicals, but I don’t have access to my library at the moment. Are there any good periodicals on solar energy that can be found online and give decent information about it so I can finish my essay? Thanks.

What are the enviromental problems involving Solar Energy and what is an idea of the cost?

What enviromental problems are caused by Solar Energy and what is the idea for the cost of say, one solar panel?

what are the advantages of alternative energy?

i’m doing an essay about alternative energy, i need a lot of help. thanks

How has Biodiesel affected you or your truck?

I am seriously considering using a b20-b99 blend for a 10 year old Ford F-350 powerstroke truck. If anybody has had problems with this in a stock engine please let me know. Thank you!

Gas to electric in Ohio?

I need to know a place in Ohio that will convert a car from gas to electric, and if it’s possible to convert a car with a manual transmission

will the electric car get noticed? we have links all over.?

http://www.ncbookz.com

Should we just buy a generator? What size and type?

Our utility bills are crazy and unpredictable. I can’t stand it anymore. We have a 4bdr 1 1/2 story house. Can a generator handle it?

how to power a remote cabin with no wiring by means of wind turbine only?

there are no transmission lines in the vicinity so power can’t be brought in, and even if it did it would be far too expensive. So how wind in conjuction with solar power the cabin? is that even possible?

What type of generators are these called?

It doesn’t use fossil fuel, coal, or anything that comes in nature that will generate power. Do we use these type of generators to power our homes?

I want to write a research paper on renewable energy pertaining to solar and wind?

Do you have any ideas on what I could use for a thesis? I want to write something about how if people used solar and wind power, how much of a positive impact it could have on the earth. Any ideas?

What is the simplest way of making a solar cell?

Is there any way to make a low cost solar cell for general use or home use?
Does any one has answer?

What is the maximum power a solar cell can provide?

Assuming light of arbitrary intensity is available, what is the limitation of the maximum power a solar cell can provide for a given surface area? What causes this limitation?
Assuming light of arbitrary intensity is available, what is the limitation of the maximum power a solar cell can provide for a given surface area? What causes this limitation? I’m not talking about the 1000 W/m^2 standard solar heat flux. I’ve seen fresnel lenses intensify this to nearly a point, putting a large area of solar energy into a small cell at a heat flux of hundreds of suns. What are the limits of doing this? Heat is one obvious problem, but are there others?
This has nothing to do with efficiency. Assume an arbitrary (or infinite) number of photons are cheaply available.

How can I hook up a generator?

I am building a green home – solar panels on the roof, etc. I was wondering if it was possible to use an exercise bike to generate electricity in connexion with a generator. If so, does anyone know how to do such a thing? I am looking to store any electricity generated to help light my home.

What is better, generator or solar panels for camping? We have just bought a camper van whats best?

We are looking at getting a solar panel for camping what does it involve? how much do they usually cost? Are they hard to transport? Are generators easier?

How Efficient is oil?

I have science homework which is handed in on Thursday 5th January 2012 and it is to gain a merit level. I am stuck on A lot of questions. These are the questions:

How Efficient is oil energy?

How Efficient is hydroelectric energy?

What effects does oil energy have on the environment?

What effects does coal energy have on the environment?

What effects does gas energy have on the environment?

What effects does hydroelectric energy have on the environment?
What effects does wind energy have on the environment?

What effects does solar energy have on the environment?

Thanks for helping.

How green are cars like the volt really, i mean you plug it in the wall that use energy likely from coal?

How can I start a career in Solar energy?

I want to learn how to install solar panels do i need a certificate or schooling to start in this Field?

Should government help by private citizens through subsidies for who wish to install solar panels on their?

roofs and sell the power to the grid. It’s being done successfully in Germany, why not here? It would help home owners, it would create green energy jobs and help build a green energy grid.

If oil companies can expect these energy subsidies for energy development, why not private citizens?

How is electricity produced?. What is needed to produce electricity?

Recently there was a blackout in my area after some thunderstorms. The lights not working, the T.V. cannot turn on, and the computer cannot on, the oven cannot turn on, it’s all darkness..only the phone is still working..

Where can I buy solar equip in Los Angeles? Smaller scale stuff for portable applications, not a home install.

I’m looking for PV panels, charge controllers, batteries, inverters, that kind of thing. My goal is to build a portable solar generator, something like:

http://solar-power.zumbador.com/

You can get all this stuff online, I know, but I’m new to this stuff and would love to inspect the gear, and maybe ask some questions, before I buy.

I’m also looking for highly efficient (LED) lighting components…

Do we already have the solution to global warming?

Somehow there is this pervasive idea out there that somehow we need to develop this technology. With just a modicum of research it has become obvious to me we’ve already had the solutions for some time but have not put begun to put such solutions in action.

“I’d put my money on the sun & solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” Thomas Edison, 1931

Why is a low starting torque bad for a wind turbine?

Hey. I’m doing a proposal project for my technical writing class and I’m doing it on wind turbines. What I would like to know is why I have been reading that a low starting torque is a detrimental quality to a Darrieus-type vertical axis wind turbine. Wouldn’t this mean that the turbine can start very easily and generate power more often? Does it have something to do with a lot of variability in the generator‘s speed because the turbine can start generating power so easily? Thank you.

How to make a cheap, nontoxic solar cell (ok to be inefficient)?

Current high-efficiency solar cells are apparently still bad for the environment (manufacturing) How would you make at home a cheap nontoxic solar cell using common materials? It’s ok if it is not very efficient, but I was wondering if it was possible at all — maybe just to power air conditioner.

How the sun can produce heating directly in solar heating?

and how the sun can prouduce electricty usin solar cells?

Does MicroCap Solar Company CA have a website or contact number anywhere?

MicroCap Solar Company has developed a petawatt solar generator and I would like some further information.

Where is the best place to find solar or wind power supplies near Calbayog City?

My inlaws have limited electricity supply and it’s too expensive. I would like to build solar or wind generators for them. They live near Calbayog City. Thanks for any advice.

How do I make home made power?

How do I make home made electricity with solar power or a wind generator? I’ve been looking into using wind and solar energy to power my home, reduce electricity consumption and lower my carbon footprint. I’ve looked into solar hot water systems and home wind generators, but what’s the most efficient way to reduce my energy consumption?

Can India save a lot of money if Solar power plants are employed instead of employing other plants for power?

Will it be better if India produces electricity with the help of solar energy instead of coal or water ?

Is it possible to build a solar power plant using old CDs?

I read somewhere that if you cover the inside of a VW bug’s roof with CDs, you’ll have a reflector focusing enough solar energy to boil water in a reasonably sunny climate. I’m curious: How far can this be scaled up, with racks of CD mounted on heliostats blasting a dark vessel to create steam to drive a turbine?

what is solar energy and how do we get it?

What is solar energy, where does it come from and how do we get it for energy, whats an interesting fact about it

Can we connect to our own power generator?

Let’s say we bought our own electric power generator.

How can we disconnect our home power supply from the government electric power supply and reconnect it to our own electric power generator?

Can it ever be done?

Equipping Home with Wind Generated Power How to Begin?

I am considering equipping a home in West Texas (11 acres of land, plenty of room) with wind powered generators in order to provide electricity to the property. Where does one begin? Can windmills generate enough power to run the home, how is the A/C tied into the home and the feed fro the power company? Any thoughts? Thanks.

Power Generator for travel trailer – alternative energy kinds like biodiesel or hydrogen or solar?

We have a 27′ older travel trailer we’ve parked in the woods. There is no water, no power, no electricity. We’d like to turn this old dinosaur into an experiment in off-the grid cottage (start off with trailer and build around it). One thing is a power generator. Does anyone know if biodiesel (i.e. vegetable oil) portable generators exist or if perhaps hydrogen generators? This would be a back up to a solar panel hooked up to the trailer battery. Also looking into how to build a well and septic system. Links to books or examples of websites or other resources would be nice. Piece of land we have is in Quebec. P.S. not sure which category to put this in, there’s nothing on alternative energy.

Solar energy is becoming popular in rural and remote area in India. Why?