A LESSON FROM TREES
SOLAR POWER PLANT
Since the dawn of time, smarter things than human on this earth have harnessed
the energy of the sun to live and grow. Every plant and tree, through the
process of photosynthesis, converts the suns power into consumable energy.
Taking a lesson from trees and establishing of a solar power plant for consumer
use is just a wise thing to do to preserve our natural resources.
Is A Solar Power Plant Really The Answer?
May be it can. Technology today has brought out many excellent models of
solar power systems, which are cost effective to install, need no maintenance
whatsoever and have a longer life than ours. If such solar power system
could be used to make adequate solar power plants, then we can solve our
electricity shortage problems and side-by-side get rid of many other related
complications.
Acting on this premise, in Portugal, a solar power plant has been constructed
on a pilot project basis. The power of some 52,000 voltaic cells would be
harnessed to produce around 11 megawatts of solar energy for some 10,000
houses. If this project turns out to be a success, then be sure you will
experience duplication of it all over the world. As in this case, solar
power plants can provide a feasible alternative to the areas where power
is scarce or difficult to install.
Everybody's Doing It - Solar Power For Everyone
All round the globe, people are seeking viable alternatives to petrol and
electricity. There are innumerable experts who are researching the conversion
of vegetable oil into fuel oil with highly encouraging results. Castor oil,
coconut oil and even sunflower oil has been tried and tested for feasibility
as a bio-diesel. While the results are encouraging, the actual ‘right
ingredient’ has not been yet found.
On the other hand, manufacturers have brought out electric cars, which will
need to be charged just as you charge your mobile phone. This is good news
for the shortage of petrol, but adds one more item on the list of electricity
consumers. This is a fact that brings us back to the use and feasibility
of a solar power plant.
Solar power is free of cost and inexhaustible. We can have as much as we
want, and that may be (with the threat of global warming and green house
effect) more than what we want. Hence, it is a good idea to tap into this
extraordinary source of energy for future self-sufficiency. Maybe this could
be the way to save our Planet from further exploitation.
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