Solar Farms

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Across
  1. 3. ____ trillion in Net Operational Savings
  2. 4. RANK: _____
  3. 5. Solar energy costs approx. ________ per watt and price drops are expected to continue
  4. 8. Solar farms give off 94% less carbon emissions than ____________.
  5. 10. Solar energy is now less than two percent of the global electricity generation, but it is reducing 220 million - 330 million tons of annual ______________.
  6. 13. Drawback: Sunlight peaks midday but the demand for _________ peaks at night
  7. 16. ______________ is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that help create the photovoltaic effect
Down
  1. 1. Photovoltaics are less costly than _____________.
  2. 2. ______ Gigatons reduced CO2
  3. 3. _____ billion net implementation cost
  4. 6. Solar panels work like this: Silicon panels collect photons streaming from the sun. Then the photons, inside the hermetically sealed panel, charge electrons that make an ______________.
  5. 7. Solar farms Work in hot, humid, and/or remote locations where ________ would not work
  6. 9. Solar farms are getting cheaper and are faster than creating ____________.
  7. 11. __________ Solar photovoltaics cost a lot of money
  8. 12. ______________ is when a thing is sealed in a way that is insulated or protected from outside influences.
  9. 14. Beyond particles, there are __________ needed for making a solar panel
  10. 15. Solar farms eliminate emissions of ______, nitrous oxides, mercury, and particulates