Solar Power Quiz

1. Sunlight takes approximately how long to reach the surface of the Earth?

2. The most readily available solution to the problem of storing solar electric energy is ___

3. The French physicist Edmond Becquerel first observed the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity in 1839. What was his experiment? ASME

4. Germany is also a key supplier of solar power technology, but it does not produce many PV panels. In what sort of technology does it specialize? ASME

5. Researchers at Bell Labs made improvements in photovoltaics in the mid-1950s. In 1962, these silicon cells had their first high-profile application. What was it? ASME