Solar thermal collectors can potentially gain energy through radiation. According to the law of thermodynamics, heat energy moves from hot (High temperature) to cold (Low temperature), so when looking specifically at energy transfer in solar collectors, conduction and convection will almost always mean that energy is being moved from the…

Solar energy is the energy produced by the sun. During the fusion process that the sun undergoes during its lifetime, it emits radiation. The fusion process produces many different wavelengths of radiation and sub-atomic particles. Collecting and converting usable energy from solar radiation can be accomplished by using many different…