10 Things to Know About, The Sun

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The energy from 1.5 hours of sunlight on the earth's surface is sufficient to meet annual global energy consumption. This program introduces solar expert Peter Gallagher who discusses the basic phy...

The energy from 1.5 hours of sunlight on the earth's surface is sufficient to meet annual global energy consumption. This program introduces solar expert Peter Gallagher who discusses the basic physics of how the sun generates and releases energy and explains how our understanding of those processes can help predict how solar events could affect the earth. It visits the first solar farm in Ireland and looks at research in solar energy. It discusses battery storage for solar power and how renewable energy works. It also considers research aiming to re-create the awesome power of sun through nuclear fusion and ways to replicate the sun's power here on earth.

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