Solar Energy for Household Applications Scifair Projects

Application of Solar Energy

While solar energy is easy to access it is not as easy to apply to useful tasks. This is why it is useful for students to work on application projects.

Solar House Experiments Kit	EDU 8405 Solar Power Science Kit	Windmill Science Fair Projects	SCG-125 Snap Circuits Green Alternative Energy
Ages 12 and up	Ages 10 and up	Age 10 thru college	Ages 8 and up

Objectives/Goals

The objective of my project is to determine if solar-heaters work efficiently for household use, eliminating the consumption of natural gas and reducing the green-house gases released into the atmosphere, therefore contributing to solving Global Warming.

Methods/Materials

I built a basic solar heater and connected it to cardboard box, which simulates a house, and tested its ability to heat-up air temperature in different weather conditions. My tests included weather conditions such as: cloudy, sunny, windy, hot and cool. I also tested the solar-heaters ability to heat-up air in different time increments.

The materials that I used to build my project were: a thermometer, wood & glue, paint, a conduit, glass, cardboard box, aluminum sheets, a mini-fan, black spray paint, coiled glass air-breathers, Styrofoam, silicone, screws & hinges.

Results

My results proved that solar heaters do efficiently work. As I tested my solar-heater, my data proves how the use of a solar heater intensely and efficiently heats-up air, warming-up the desired location and allowing us to refrain from using natural gas which releases carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere which is one of the main factors of Global Warming.

Conclusions/Discussion

Solar-heaters definitely work efficiently for household use and if they are implemented in homes instead of natural gas heaters we could eliminate large quantities of natural gas consumption, thus reducing the amount of green-house gases released into the atmosphere reducing Earth#s temperatures and contributing to solving Global Warming. 3rd party contributor