A Bright Future for Solar Energy

A Bright Future for Solar Energy - An Alternative Energy Source

I was first introduced to solar power in the movie, Race the Sun with James Belushi and Halley Berry in the lead. It was a story about low- income and under attaining Hawaiian trainees motivated by their teacher to sign up with the Solar Car race. In the film, a cars and truck shaped like a cockroach and covered with solar panels utilized the sun's rays as an alternative energy source to run the cars and truck.

Solar power is the light and the heat from the sun. Solar energy is complimentary and its materials are unrestricted. There are n air and water pollution caused about by utilizing solar energy. There is still some effects on the environment although indirect.

Solar batteries used to transform sunlight into electricity uses silicon and also produce some waste products. There are likewise big solar thermal farms and these farms can also be harmful to the environment and desert ecosystems if not correctly managed.

Solar energy can be used on various elements. Solar energy can be utilized in agriculture.

Daylight systems are also being used to take full advantage of the energy released by the sun. It is used to provide interior illumination changing the synthetic lighting. Daytime systems include sawtooth roofing systems, light rack, skylights, and light tube. Daytime systems when they are effectively executed can minimize lighting-related energy intake by 25 percent.

Solar energy can likewise be turned into solar thermal technologies which can be used for water heating, space heating, area cooling and process heat generation. Solar power can likewise be used to distil water and make saline or brackish water potable or drinkable.

The solar water disinfection or SODIS involves exposing water-filled plastic polyethylene terephthalate or PET bottles. This procedure takes a very long time, given that the exposure time differs on the weather. It needs a minimum of 6 hours to 2 days throughout days with overcast conditions. Presently, there are two million people in establishing centuries use SODIS for their day-to-day drinking water needs.

PV has been generally utilized to power little and medium-sized things like a calculator powered by a single solar cell. Utilizing solar energy for water and area heating is the most extensively use application of solar energy.

There are 3 primary methods in using solar energy. The main way of utilizing and transforming solar energy is by using the solar cells.

Meanwhile, solar heating systems use a big variety of mirrors to concentrate on the Sun's energy into a small area and produced very heats. Solar heaters are also called "solar cookers". A solar cooker can be utilized in hot countries to prepare food.

With all the advantages if using solar power, there is still a disadvantage for this alternative energy source. It does not work during night time. The cost of establishing solar stations is costly, however the benefit of using solar power when accumulated is so much more.