Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

Solar energy: Power for the future 121

Reading comprehension

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EXERCISE

Reading for main ideasAnswer the following questions in your own words.

1. How important is the sun?


2. What are the consequences of increasing consumption of fossil fuels to produce energy?


3. What is passive solar energy, and what are its main uses?


4. What is photovoltaic solar technology, and what are its main uses?


5. What is concentrating solar power, and what are its main uses?


6. What are the principal issues in the debate over solar energy?


7. Where has solar energy made advances, and where has it not?


8. What is the future of solar energy?