ENLIGHTENMENT
WHAT IS SOLAR POWER ENERGY?
Simply put, solar power energy is the power of the sun harnessed and then
converted into useable energy that provides electricity for homes and businesses.
Yeah, So, I still Don't Get It. What Does Solar Power Mean For Me?
In other words, the sun has produced energy for billions of years, and solar
power energy is the radiation that then reaches the earth. This solar power
energy can then be converted either directly or indirectly into other particular
forms of energy, such as heat and electricity, for instance. Solar energy
can be used for heating water for domestic use, for the space heating of
buildings, the drying of agricultural products, and even for generating
electrical energy.
Solar energy has been around and been used since the prehistoric times,
and before 1970, some research and development had been carried out in a
few countries, with hopes to exploit solar energy more efficiently, however
most of this work remained academic for the most part.
Solar energy is, in fact, even being used in India for heating the water for both industrial and domestic purposes.
Solar energy is considered to be the most readily available source of energy, and it is easily the most important of the non-conventional sources of energy because it is non-polluting and therefore helps in lessening the greenhouse effect. The electricity that can be stored from solar energy can be used for many purposes, such as: domestic lighting, street lighting, village electrification, water pumping, desalination of salty water, powering of remote telecommunications repeater stations, and railway signals - to name a few.
Okay, What Are The Problems With Solar Energy?
The only real problem with solar energy is that it only works when the sun
is shining, so on cloudy or dark days or during nights the power plants
cannot create energy. There are other certain hazards that are possible
with solar power; proponents of solar energy present facts, figures, and
graphs support claims that energy from the sun would be less expensive,
considering that conventional fuel supplies dwindle and technology of solar
energy systems improves.
Even so, one must stop to consider what will actually stop the solar energy equipment manufacturers and solar power companies from raising prices when they achieve a monopoly and other fuel sources disappear. Well, there's always the wind.
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