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Class Exercise ID14-23 Solar Thermal Energy
Maximum points: 50 (depending on how good your answers are)

OEES 135/OEET  210

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On the Internet find information about solar thermal energy, and answer these questions:
  1. List as many different types of solar thermal energy as you can find.
  2. How can solar thermal energy be stored? (List as many different storage methods as you can find.)
  3. What is the largest (in terms of wattage) solar thermal electricity power plant that you can find on the Internet?
  4. What is a Stirling engine?
  5. What are two main advantages of Stirling engines?
E-mail the answers to this address: bruce "at sign" mounttaylor.com . Be sure to put ID14-23 in the subject, and be especially sure not to leave the subject blank. I receive 50 to 100 spam e-mails each day, and your e-mail may get lost in the sea of spam if it doesn't have a subject.

 
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