Solar power is the latest popular way to generate power. There are a myriad of products on the market which harness solar power.

Solar power is the name for the technology that obtains energy from the light of the sun. It is not a new technology, although it has recently become more popular with concerns that we cannot go on using current power sources.

Solar energy is used in many applications. The most common solar energy applications are:
- heat (for hot water, heating buildings, cooking etc)
- for generating electricity
- for desalinating seawater

A long-term goal for solar power is to be able to develop a practical solar-powered car that can be manufactured and used in everyday life. The World Solar Challenge is the focus of solar-powered car development and they host a bi-annual race over 3,021km through central Australia from Darwin to Adelaide. In the first year, 1987, the average speed of the winning car was 42mph; in 2005, the average speed of the winning car was 62mph.

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