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Solar power : capturing the sun's energy / by Laurie Brearley.

By: Brearley, Laurie, 1953-.
Series: Publisher: New York : Children's Press, c2019Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm. Media type: unmediated ISBN: 9780531236864; 9780531239438.Subject(s): Solar energy--Juvenile literature | Power resources--Juvenile literature | Clean energy industries--Juvenile literatureDDC classification: Cir 333.794 B7406 2019
Contents:
A need for alternative energy -- Our star -- How have people used the sun through history? -- Turning light into electricity -- How do solar cells work? -- The big truth! -- Solar power in space -- How does the International Space Station gets its power? -- The hottest devices -- What are some of today's most incredible solar-powered devices? -- A future powered by the Sun -- How is solar power growing and changing?
Summary: "This book details the history, current uses, and potential future applications of solar energy."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A need for alternative energy -- Our star -- How have people used the sun through history? -- Turning light into electricity -- How do solar cells work? -- The big truth! -- Solar power in space -- How does the International Space Station gets its power? -- The hottest devices -- What are some of today's most incredible solar-powered devices? -- A future powered by the Sun -- How is solar power growing and changing?

"This book details the history, current uses, and potential future applications of solar energy."-- Provided by publisher.

300-399 Force and energy