Rich Goodman

I found this awesome simulator of the sun rotating around the earth while I was educating myself on how solar panel systems should be installed (ie: south side if in the Northern Hemisphere) and understanding more about the complexities of solar.

This tool

http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/animations/sunmotions.html

has been a really good tool for me to learn about the sun and much of the terminology regarding measuring the sun. Ex

• Azimuth
• Altitude
• Latitude
• Declination
• Analemma

This simulator allows you to see the path of the sun given a certain latitude, changing the time of the day and even the month. It’s really amazing. Definitely a great tool to teach people more about the sun.

Solar power has become a viable and profitable source of energy for quite some time now. There are billionaires in China and India who have gathered their wealth from solar power.

As efficiency, technological improvements, decrease in cost, and economies of scale increase, coupled with increasing prices of traditional energy resources and a revitalization and consciousness of consumers of the importance of clean and renewable energies, the market will only improve.

I believe in the next 20 years we will really start seeing huge solar energy companies starting to eclipse traditional energy and gasoline companies. It’s only a matter of time.

This is why I am passionate about solar energy, and the benefits it can bring to the world, and the people of the world.

I will be learning, studying, analyzing and dedicating my time to become an expert in this field. I will share some of my findings every so often in this site.