Solar energy is preferred in events where the need is temporary like fairs and Olympics. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

In 1866, Augustine Mouchot built and tested the first solar steam engine. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

After Bell Labs' invention of the solar cell, the New York Times predicted that solar cells will eventually lead to a source of "limitless energy of the sun." #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

In 1954, Bell Labs announced the invention of the first practical silicon solar cell. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

Fun Fact: Australia is the 9th largest energy exporter in the world. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: The largest solar power plant in the world covers 1,000 acres and is located in the Mojave Desert in California. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: 1921. Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the photoelectric effect which lead to solar panels.. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: The first patented solar hot water system was invented by Clarence Kemp in Baltimore, Maryland and sold commercially in 1891. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: Earth's atmosphere, land and oceans absorb approximately 3,850,000 EJ of solar energy each year - that's 8,000 times the total world's consumption. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: A third of UK's electricity is now generated by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel, in 1839, discovered that some metals produced electric current when exposed to light. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: Australia holds the record for "highest average solar radiation per square meter of any continent in the world." #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: It takes an average of 8 minutes and 20 seconds for sunlight to reach the earth. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #mvsolarsydney #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: In 1797, Swiss physicist Horace de Saussure invented the first working solar oven. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: Salt can be used to store solar power. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #cleanenergy #renewableenergy

MV Solar Fun Fact: 1 hour worth of sunlight could power the world for an entire year. #solarfunfact #funfacts #mvsolaraustralia #mvsolarfiji #cleanenergy #renewableenergy