History Of The Solar Car

The history of solar cars dating from 1982, when a visionary Australian adventurer, of Danish origin, Hans Tholstrup, and race car driver Larry Perkins, built and managed the first solar car, the “BP Quiet Achiever” from Perth to Sydney . Cross Australia from west to east for a total of 4058 km took 20 days [...]

History of Solar Energy

The star which, by the gravitational pull of its mass, dominates the planetary system that includes Earth. By the radiation of electromagnetic energy, directly or indirectly providing all the energy that sustains life on Earth, because all the food and ultimately fuel comes from plants that use energy from sunlight
Radiant energy is produced in [...]

First Thermosiphon Invented In 1823

In 1823 Thomas Fowler patented the first convective heating system.
The diagram below is taken from his patent of 1823.
Operation of the themosiphon as described in the patent
Parts of the Themosiphon apparatus:
A and B are vessels containing water.
The tube I-J is the thermosiphon. It can be compared with a conventional siphon.
The end of the thermosiphon, which [...]

Solar Gods

Here we talk a lot of solar energy and its benefits, so this time he will honor the sun itself, so we made a compendium of the different names it has received throughout the history of mankind in different cultures.
In the Inca culture it was called Inti
In Egyptian culture it was called Ra
In the Mayan [...]

In 1890 They Already Had Solar Water Heating

De1890 Americans were already using solar energy to heat water. And represented a major advance for their time compared to wood and coal furnaces.
They also had the option of using artificial gas obtained by combustion of coal, but it cost ten times more than what it costs to our natural gas today. Electricity existed, but [...]