Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the sun that is harnessed through technologies like solar heating, photovoltaics, and solar thermal energy. It is a highly appealing renewable energy source due to the sun's eternal energy. Solar energy has a wide range of uses including generating electricity at solar power plants, and powering vehicles, boats, and aircraft. While it has advantages like being renewable and requiring low maintenance, solar energy also has disadvantages like high initial costs and dependence on weather conditions.

1. SOLAR ENERGY
By. AmitBy. Amit singhSOLAR ENERGY

2. What is solar energy ?
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from
the Sun that is harnessed using a range of
ever-evolving technologies such as solar
heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal
energy, solar architecture, molten salt
power plants and artificial photosynthesis.

3. It is an important source of renewable
energy, because the sun has eternal
energy.
The large magnitude of solar energy
available makes it a highly appealing
source of electricity

4. Use of solar energy
● Solar furnace
● Solar vehicles
● Solar boat
● Solar aircraft
● Solar power plant
● Production of electricity
● Solar satellite

5. Storage process

6. ●Applications in Mechanical engineering
●Solar thermal power plant & solar boiler

7. Solar automobile & Aircraft

8. Some other applications

9. Advantages
● Renewable energy source
● Diverse application
● Low maintenance cost
● Technological development
● Free source of energy

10. Disadvantages
● Initial cost
● Weather Dependent
● Use a lot of space
● Storage is expensive
● Large space required