The sun has produced energy for billions of years and is the ultimate source for all of the energy sources and fuels that we use today. People have used the sun's rays (solar radiation) for thousands of years for warmth and to dry meat,fruit and grains.Overtime,people developed devices(technologies) to collect solar energy for heat and to convert it into electricity.Solar power can be used to power your home or business.
Humans can use solar energy by harnessing the sun's energy by using solar collectors.These collectors enable us to use the heat from the sun to warm our homes and heat our waters. the potential environment impacts with solar power involve land use and habitat loss,water use and of hazardous materials however solar energy is a good alternative to replace fossil fuel as the major energy because solar power is renewable at absolutely no cost to supply energy forever.
In 1839 Alexander Edmond Becquerel discovered the photo voltaic effect which explains how electricity can be generated from sunlight. He claimed that shining light on an electrode covered in a conductive solution would actually create electricity.