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Nick decides to use mirrors and a specific type of fluid to heat the water in his swimming pool. He claims that the concentrated solar energy captured through the mirrors will heat the fluid, which in turn will heat water. Through which method is Nick planning to harness solar energy?

Nick is planning to harness solar energy through solar _______
systems.

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The right answer is solar power system.

Solar energy is currently used in two ways:

1. Solar thermal energy is used for the production of domestic hot water and as heating support.

2. The photovoltaic effect used in photovoltaic solar cells makes it possible to directly convert the energy of the solar rays into electricity.

The advantages of solar thermal energy:

An inexhaustible source of energy

Free solar energy

No CO2 emissions

Integration possible in existing heating installations

Less impact of price changes affecting the energy market

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