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Looking Back at the History of Solar Energy
Solar energy is not a new technology. Humans and the sun share a long history that spans many centuries. Thousands of years ago, we used magnifying lenses to ignite the kindling that warmed our caves. Today, we use solar energy to power our homes, our businesses and our streetlights. Heck, we even strapped solar panels onto the rovers that traverse the Martian landscape.
In this article, we break down this vast history of solar power into 12 significant milestones. We discuss the most important scientific breakthroughs in solar technology, but we also leave a little room to share a few light-hearted mile markers, including the fabled solar-powered “death ray.”
Solar power truly is the stuff of legends.
Milestones in the Development of Modern Solar Technology
7th Century B.C.E.: Humans Used Magnifying Glass to Light Fires
When you think of “B.C.E.,” The Flintstones, cave drawings and primitive living arrange
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The solar panel-opedia &#; a brief history of solar PV technology
Welcome to the SunGift solar panel-opedia, your one-stop-shop for all things solar PV.
We&#;ll be winding our time machines back a couple of centuries to the upptäckt of the photovoltaic effect in Our journey will begin with a leisurely stroll through the late s as scientists began to scratch the surface of the world of solar. bygd the s we’ll pick the pace up to a light jog, so bring your vatten bottle and a towel. Finally, you’ll want to fasten your seatbelt in preparation for the rapid acceleration of solar PV in the 21st century, mainly caused by German subsidies and Chinese policy.
The birth of photovoltaics
It all began in with a young French scientist named Alexandre Edmond Becquerel. He discovered that shining a light onto metall electrodes submerged in a conductive solution would create an electric current. He had managed to generate electricity from sunlight, the first step towards solar PV as we know i
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Solar Energy History: Major Events & Inventions
Discovery of the Photovoltaic (PV) Effect
Solar energy's development commenced in when French physicist Alexander Edmond Becquerel () conducted research that led to the discovery of the "photovoltaic (PV) effect." While experimenting with a solid electrode in an electrolyte solution at the age of 19 in his father's laboratory, Becquerel observed the development of voltage when light struck the electrode. This phenomenon, later termed the Becquerel Effect, marked the foundational understanding of solar energy conversion.
In parallel, English electrical engineer Willoughby Smith () contributed to the advancement of solar technology by discovering the photoconductivity of selenium, a pivotal breakthrough that ultimately paved the way for the invention of photoelectric cells. Employed bygd the Gutta Percha Company in London from , Smith focused on developing insulated iron and copper wires for underwater telegraph communication. Notably