Solar Energy (Grade 11 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
SA's renewable energy target by 2030
SA's renewable energy target by 2030
9% of electricity from renewable sources
Three main ways to harness solar energy
Three main ways to harness solar energy
Direct heating, solar thermal, photovoltaic
Direct solar heating applications
Direct solar heating applications
Solar water heaters and solar cookers
Solar thermal electricity generation process
Solar thermal electricity generation process
Concentrated heat creates steam to drive turbines
Photovoltaic technology function
Photovoltaic technology function
Converts sunlight directly into electricity
Eskom's incentive for solar water heaters
Eskom's incentive for solar water heaters
Cash subsidies for replacing electric heaters
Solar thermal vs coal plant land requirement
Solar thermal vs coal plant land requirement
One-third the area of coal plants
Global photovoltaic capacity by 2012
Global photovoltaic capacity by 2012
62,000 megawatts
Germany's photovoltaic capacity and global share
Germany's photovoltaic capacity and global share
18,000 MW, over 40% of global capacity
South Africa's solar radiation levels
South Africa's solar radiation levels
Among the highest in the world