The price of a barrel of oil have never been higher ($ 62.00 + in summer 2005, even before the chaos of Katrina). Some say it is a temporary peak, but more and more analysts are agreed that this price is here to stay. World consumption has reached an unprecedented level, and given the new thirst for oil in China and India is unlikely to diminish. According to the International Energy Outlook, global demand should continue to increase by almost 59% over the next fifteen years.
Already, energy bills for consumers were growing at an average of 6.5% per year over the last thirty years the United States. Given the dramatic increase in the cost of producing energy using a non-traditional, renewable resources, this rate is bound to be overtaken by unheard price increases in the very near future. And for consumers who are increasingly environmentally conscious, the thought of these millions and millions of tons of CO2 and other BI products being released into the atmosphere each year through the use of fossil fuels to create energy is very alarming.
Is obvious that our dependence on oil to create energy leaves us very vulnerable. There renewable technologies that produce energy, but the problem was one of cost-effectiveness. It has always been cheaper to supply energy using fossil fuels and, consequently, renewable sources like solar or wind power, have never left. But now the situation seems to have changed. Increasingly, our energy consumption is outstripping supply. The grid can not meet demand and blackouts are no longer just an idea. No Wonder government is seeking alternatives. And not everyone is a most amazing talk time of solar energy.
In 1985, around the world solar system represents 21 megawatts of electricity. In 2004 this had increased to an incredible 927 megawatts in new power generation for simple. The application of solar energy produced in recent years has increased annually about 25%, although in 2004 sales rose 67% on huge the previous year.
There are several reasons for this increase in popularity for all things solar. Beyond the obvious environmental considerations and privilege of not having to rely on power from a grid that is aging and stretched to capacity, solar energy is profitable. While production Traditional energy is more expensive, technological advances that solar energy cheaper. In 1980, the energy costs of harvesting sun around $ 100 per watt. Literally hundreds of times more expensive than the price of electricity, these systems are not economically viable. In 1999, however, technology has reduced east about $ 4 per watt and costs have continued to decline by about 5% per year since. The ROI is very attractive for many organizations trade and consumers.
Efficiency gains have been made in several technologies. Investors who transform the data collected DC energy into usable energy AC to the opening of approximately 65% efficiency. 35% of the collected energy was lost in the transformation process. Processors today are so effective that provide up to 96% of the captured energy into usable AC current.
Photovoltaic technology has also made solar collection far more efficient. Twenty years, only 5% of solar energy hitting the solar charging has been harvested. This figure is now over 15% and will continue to increase as more compounds effective have been designed and introduced in the manufacture of these photovoltaic panels.
All levels of government seek more and more solar energy to supply stable, profitable and powerful environment. 35 states now have some kind of program of discounts for homeowners who install solar energy systems. Not only the southern "sunny states". So that California is the leader in promoting solar energy solutions (a program introduced in 2003 to promote the introduction of solar energy systems, driven by a million homes in the coming years), New Jersey and New York is in line with investment solar.
At the municipal level, several countries have introduced solar solutions for traffic and streetlights. 50% of the energy used to run the station Sacramento City Wastewater is solar. NASA uses solar energy systems in many of its buildings. And governments using solar energy is not just because it's good for the environment and is an example for commercial entities and consumers (although these benefits may be lost to them!). They concluded that the choice of solar energy systems will save hundreds of thousands of dollars.
With the owners of many discount programs for many come similar conclusions. Once the return on initial investment is recovered (4 to 6 years with the rebate programs in California, for example), users of energy solar bills do not have extra energy, there is little to worry about maintenance and are not slaves to a power grid that is becoming increasingly fragile as demand outstrips supply. No wonder solar power is becoming attention!
Solar energy is still more expensive than traditional methods of energy production, but the gap is narrowing every year. The applications of solar energy to grow surprising. House heating, lighting and solar pool heating, hot water tank heating, calculators, flashlights, solar lights for the garden and so on. Solar energy is clean, is effective and is here to stay.
About the Author:
Kavar Peter is a successful freelance writer with a strong
interest in renewable energy issues. He has a passion for solar
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