photosynthesis uses solar energy and converts it to chemical energy.
photosynthesis uses solar energy and converts it to chemical energy.
photosynthesis uses solar energy and converts it to what type of energy?
chemical energy
dr. thurnaeur studies fundamental mechanisms in photophysics and photochemistry and their applications to the design of artificial photocatalytic systems. a major area of her research has been solar photochemical energy conversion in bacterial and oxygenic photosynthesis and model photosynthetic systems. oxygenic photosynthesis is the main process providing energy to the biosphere of the planet, creating the protective ozone layer and consuming carbon dioxide. photosynthetic organisms use solar energy, converting it into high-energy biochemical compounds. she has modelled the spin and polarization of electrons in photosynthetic systems and helped to develop time-resolved magnetic resonance techniques for the study of sequential electron transfer in photochemical energy conversion. with researchers such as tijana rajh, she has studied bio-inspired nanomaterials that mimic the energy transduction of natural photosynthesis. she is a co-editor of "the purple photosynthetic bacteria" (2008), a collection of authoritative reviews on bacterial photosynthesis. she has also engaged in research relating to heavy elements chemistry, separations chemistry, radiation chemistry, and environmental management.
marion c. thurnauer
section::::conversion of solar energy.:solar thermal energy.









































solar thermal energy (ste) – technology for harnessing solar energy for thermal energy (heat).









































bullet::::- solar district heating and solar district cooling. see: seasonal thermal energy storage.









































bullet::::- solar water heating (swh) – or solar hot water (shw) systems comprise several innovations and many mature renewable energy technologies that have been well established for many years.









































bullet::::- solar air conditioning – any air conditioning (cooling) system that uses solar power.









































bullet::::- thermal mass – a concept in building design regarding how the mass of the building provides "inertia" against temperature fluctuations, sometimes known as the thermal flywheel effect.
outline of solar energy