Solar Butler: How We Turn Solar Energy Into Electricity

Solar panels are becoming cheaper and more efficient. So how exactly do they work? Read More: Cheap solar cells made from shrimp shells http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/... “Researchers have successfully created electricity-generating solar-cells with chemicals found the shells of shrimps and other crustaceans for the first time.” How Solar Got Cheap http://www.npr.org/templates/transcri... “All my life, solar power has been the thing that's coming in the future.” The History Of Solar https://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/pd... “Solar technology isn’t new. Its history spans from the 7th Century B.C. to today.” Photoelectric effect http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/t... “Photoelectric effect, phenomenon in which electrically charged particles are released from or within a material when it absorbs electromagnetic radiation.” ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews