PolyU HK

PolyU OER Portal

PolyU Library

PolyU OER Portal

Search OER Collection

ALL

PolyU OER

Internet Resource

Results for: Affiliation TED-Ed Keywords Photovoltaic power generation Keywords Solar energy Resource Type Video

Video

How do solar panels work?

The Earth intercepts a lot of solar power: 173,000 terawatts. That’s 10,000 times more power than the planet’s population uses. So is it possible that one day the world could be completely reliant on solar energy? Richard Komp examines how solar panels convert solar energy to electrical energy.

Subjects:

Building Services Engineering and Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Renewable energy sources Solar energy Photovoltaic power generation

Resource Type:

Video

Privacy Statement Contact Us Web Accessibility Pao Yue-kong Library, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. All Rights Reserved.