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🔆 Harnessing the Sun: Solar Energy

Tilt a solar panel toward the sun and watch photons drive an electron current, or switch to a solar-thermal collector heating flowing water — an interactive intro to solar energy.

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⚙ Under the hood

Move the sun, tilt the collector, and switch between a photovoltaic panel and a solar-thermal collector to see how angle of incidence controls real power output.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install