Presentation developed to explain solar energy to children, which also captured and engaged their parents. Delivered to over one hundred Boy Scouts and other groups.

1. Hi! Welcome to Sun Valley Solar.
My name is Pel Abbott.
We use science, technology,
engineering and math every
single day at Sun Valley Solar
Solutions.
Like the sun, students are one of
our most important resources. I am
so pleased you are here!

2. Sun Valley Solar Solutions.
Superior Service. Superior Standards. Superior Systems.
These two guys – both engineers who used to work at Intel - decided to start our
company. They didn’t know much about companies, but learned along the way. They
researched the best panels for the Arizona heat, sometimes 180 degrees or more on
rooftops! (Almost hot enough to boil water. ? 212 F) Joe & Russ. Anyone can start
their own company!

3. Solar Power
This is a picture of the sun from NASA. The sun is a star, and is
one of 100 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. At roughly 10
million degrees Fahrenheit on its surface, deep in the sun’s core,
nuclear fusion converts hydrogen to helium which generates life-
giving heat, light and energy for our planet. We expect
completely “free” and renewable sunshine from the sun for the
next 7 billion years.

4. The energy from the sun is mapped
and measured by its frequency
Many people make the mistake of thinking it’s the
heat from the sun that gets used by solar panels,
but most solar panels only work with the VISIBLE
light frequencies, or photons.

5. How solar panels work –
electro-chemical reaction
Solar panels are made from one of earth’s most common materials,
silicon, as their primary component. (Glass!) One layer of silicon is
“doped” or chemically bonded with phosphorus (creating an n-type
semiconductor) and one layer with boron (creating a p-type
semiconductor), which creates a desired photovoltaic reaction.
When photons from sunlight hit a solar panel, electrons are kicked free,
creating a direct current (DC) flow which is then fed into conductive
metal wires or strips.
Demonstration: SOLAR BEADS respond chemically to ultraviolet
light.

6. Some more efficient panel brands (like
SunPower) can also generate electricity
from ultraviolet (even when it’s cloudy) rays
and infrared (heat) rays.

7. Arizona is perfect for solar
• Insolation (from latin insolare, to expose to the sun) is the total amount of
solar radiation energy received on a given surface area during a given time.
• Arizona is sunny over 320 days every year.
• The amount of sunlight that hits the Earth's surface in one hour is
enough to power the entire world for a year.

8. Arizona’s Electricity Production
• 36% Coal Navajo Nation
• 29% Nuclear Palo Verde
• 27% Natural Gas
Arizona gets its natural gas from two main
underground supply basins: the San Juan Basin in
New Mexico and the Permian Basin in Texas.
• 6% Hydroelectric
Arizona’s water management system creates multiple
sources of hydroelectric power. By 1909,
the Theodore Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River was
first hydroelectric power plant built by the Bureau of
Reclamation and one of the first large hydroelectric
projects of the federal government. The Glen Canyon
and Hoover dams, located on the Colorado River in
northern Arizona, together have a capacity for
generation of over 3,000 megawatts of power.
Additional dams along the Colorado and Salt rivers
also produce hydroelectric power.
• 2% Other, including
Solar & Wind

9. How Solar Works On Rooftops
What is the biggest energy waster in the
average home in Arizona? What is second?

10. Solar System Design Considerations
• Roof orientation – due south ideal
• Shading by trees or other structures
• Seasonal sun angle changes called Azimuth
Demonstration: MODEL HOME

11. Benefits of More Efficient Panels
• Other panels require 30% more roof space
• Room to add more later (electric cars require 3kW)
SunPower panels all fit
neatly on back of home
More offshore brand panels
required to achieve same kWh

12. Math & Engineering to Design
Solar Systems
Math to Sell
Solar Systems

13. Panels on right are 240 watts
Panels on left are 327 watts
327 watt SunPower panels are more efficient. Multiply by
factor of 1.8 instead of 1.6. Deduct for east and west
facing. North side cannot be used.

14. The Starting Point
Yearly and seasonal household usage is completely unique

15. APS Rates
http://www.aps.com/main/services/residential/rates/rates_29.html#standard

16. SRP Rates
http://www.srpnet.com/prices/home/toufaq.aspx#1

17. Ultimate goal with solar

18. Solar
• Residential
• Commercial
• Ground Mount
• Tracking
• Rooftop

19. PepsiCo/Gatorade
1.7 Megawatts (1,700 kilowatts)
Size of 340 average homes

20. Pepsi Video

21. Arizona Ranked Number 2 in
Solar Jobs in 2013
The U.S. solar energy industry employs
120,000 Americans and it is one of the
fastest growing industries in the
country.
Arizona employs 8,558 solar workers.

22. Jobs Here
• Clerical
• Accounting / Lease Docs
• Sales / Sales Support
• Marketing
• Project Managers
• Engineers / Designers
• Installers
• Warehouse / Labor / Fleet Management

23. Fast-Motion Video: Home Solar
System Installation

24. How Much Electricity Does Your
Room Use? Exercise.
Teacher Gift – Kill A Watts