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11.1.12b Mr. Scott Schopke’s Machines In Other News . . . Haggling continues over $1 B for home heating subsidies in US House Senate: $11.5B for mass transit and rail projects House: $12.4B for mass transit including $4.6B to buy transit equipment such as buses House: $31B to build and repair federal buildings, etc. Pickens reports, “in December we had imported just under 380 million barrels of oil at a cost of $19.3 billion.“ Then, “In January, according to the Department of Energy, we imported --408.7 million barrels which cost the United States --about $17 billion, so the transfer of wealth from America to foreign governments is continuing. “ 11 Solar Energy Overview Solar energy is best suited for sunny places to be able to save enough to ever pay off the equipment investment Other possible locations might be where utility power isn’t available, and payback time doesn’t matter! Climate records show the availability of this solar energy and must not be ignored when designing a system Like all climates, the statistical variability requires that a “long” sample be used, perhaps five years to fifty years You estimate the long term from what you have Cloudy weather or persistent darkness (Alaska) requires storage to be able to provide energy at night and through low light conditions; Alaska solar energy systems must use wind or diesel energy; 6 months of storage costs too much! 11.0 About This Presentation 11.1 History 11.2 Incoming Solar Energy, or Insolation (note “o”, not “u”; incoming solar radiation) 11.3 Solar Resource Availability 11.4 Solar Variability 11.5 Roberts Hall Solar Modules 11.6 Solar Path Considerations 11.7 Solar Energy Systems Decomposition 11 Conclusion 11.1 History of Solar Energy 1500 BC Egyptian ruler Amenkotep III supposedly had “sounding statues” that emitted a tone when air inside was heated by the sun 800 BC Plutarch noted that vestal virgins used metal cones to light ritual fires 212 BC Archimedes purportedly used burning mirror