Survey was introduced to some friends about solar power and the results was:-

Q1 Did you hear about solar power? 
93.33% said Yes and 6.7% said No


Q2 How aware are you of Solar Energy Technologies? 
60% were Aware and 40% were not sure

Q3 Do you think about installing any Solar Energy technology in your home? 
66.7% responds No and 33.3% responds Yes, One of them wanted to use it for heaters in his house 

Q4 Would you like your home to use less electricity? 
All of them responds with Yes

Q5 How important do you think solar power is ? 
All of them said that it's very important

Q6 Did you know that with solar power you can reduce pollution ?
80% said Yes, 6.7% said No and 13.3% where not sure

Q7 Are you willing to pay more for installing solar panels in order to reduce pollution ? 
66.7% responds Yes, 6.7% responds No and 26.7% the don't know

Q8 do you know that solar systems work even when it’s cloudy? 
46.7% Agreed, 13.3% Disagreed and 40% where not sure

Q9 Do you think that solar power will be used more in future ?

All of them responds with Yes

Q10 Do you think there is any disadvantages if using solar power energy? 

73.3% responds No and 26.7% responds Yes because its not as efficient, expensive and because of the large area it needs

Q11 Did you install any Solar Energy technology in your home? 

86.7% responds No and 13.3% responds Yes, One of them is using lights to reduce the amount of using the electricity



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The background report describes the solar power in general. I decided to write about it because the world needs green energy to save the environment from pollution.

Ahmed Saleh Ahmed

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CIY

LSS 2533 Research Methods

Research Proposal

Phase 2 – Background Report and Justification

Introduction:

Solar Power that is one type of mechanical engineering and it is a renewable energy.

Source 1:

Solar panel installations capture the sun's radiation and heat and turn that into useable energy. 

Description:

This webpage provides how solar panels work and some types of them.

Solar Energy Information | GE Renewable Energy. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015.

, From https://renewables.gepower.com/solar-energy/overview/solar-101.html

Source 2:

The Solar power today.

Description:

This webpage provides Solar Power’s Abundance, Falling Solar Power Costs, Solar Energy Industry Growth and Largest Solar Power Projects.

Solar Power. (2012, February 8). Retrieved September 7, 2015. From http://cleantechnica.com/solar-power/

Source 3:

Advantages & Disadvantages Of Solar Power

Description:

This webpage provides the solar power reliability and how it saves you money.

Advantages & Disadvantages Of Solar Power. (2013, October 8). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/08/advantages-disadvantages-solar-power/

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