Advantages and Disdvantages of Solar Power Explained
What Is A Solar Panel? Solar panels (aka modules) are what you put on your roof, or pole mounted, or even ground mounted to capture the power of the sun and turn it into something mankind can use. Specifically, solar panels take on one of two types: solar thermal collectors used to capture heat, and photo voltaic solar modules which convert the heat and light from the sun into electricity.
In many third world countries, you see large black plastic bottles on the roofs of most homes. These are a form of solar thermal collector used to heat the water for household use. In areas near the equator where the suns shine almost every day, for most of the day, these are a very effective way to heat water for daily use.
In developed countries, solar panels acting as thermal collectors are generally closed tube systems of air flow capture devices. For heating space, the air can be sent into porous rock, like lava rock. For heating of water, for use as either water to use or water to heat the home, panels that cycle some form of liquid that does not freeze, such as anti-freeze or glycerol is used, in a drain back fashion.
But the big rave these days is in photo voltaic (or PV) electric generation. PV solar panels are often referred to as solar modules, which are ganged together to capture the suns power and create electricity that can power you home, or even better, flow back into the grid where anyone else can consume the power you are generating.
Solar Energy Advantages and Disadvantages
With all the hype of solar energy, you must become aware that there are advantages and disadvantages regarding solar.
Let’s start out with the disadvantages, and get it over:
• It only works when the sun shines
• Generation is the easy part, storage is the hard part
• Power companies generally limit what you can connect to the grid
• If you buy today, you may miss the new technology of tomorrow
but enough doom and gloom, what are the advantages?
• Go Green
• Reduce your electricity costs
• Lock in your current rate for future power
• Get paid to install solar
These are just a couple advantages.
So, to recap, "Solar panel" describes two types of devices that collect energy from the sun:
* Solar photovoltaic modules use solar cells to convert light from the sun into electricity.
* Solar thermal collectors use the sun's energy to heat water or another fluid such as oil or antifreeze.
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Nice description about the disadvantage and advantage of using the solar power. Now it become easy to chose it.
The sun is a constant free source of renewable energy and one of the major attractions is that the price is not affected by the supply and demand as it is available the world over. Once it is harnessed, the only costs of running it are the maintenance costs.
I think we should look towards the advantages and avoid the disadvantages.
i think no disadvantages of it
As i think, its the great environment friendly energy source and its in great demand today. Because we are already lacking with our energy resources..
Advantages:
-Non-polluting
-Renewable
-Low Maintenance
-It does’t produce carbon dioxide
-The energy source(sun) is free
-Solar power systems do not produce any noise
Disadvantages:
-Cost a lot of money
-Weather Dependent- efficient solar energy collection is dependent on sunshine
-Solar energy cannot be produced at night
-Takes up land space
In many third world countries, you see large black plastic bottles on the roofs of most homes. These are a form of solar thermal collector used to heat the water for household use.
Thanks for sharing such nice info. Its very useful for all of us.
Good definition man. Solar energy is the coolest source of energy-The smoke free and cheap. I have also heard the govt. of some states is also providing financial help who are instresting in solar panel.
i follow advantages only……………..
This is a Good Ideal for the long run if we plan to stay there for the next 15 years we will save no more electricity free and clear electrical bill some electrical company will buy electricity back from us if we have excess electricity.
The terms solar power and solar energy are often used synonymously but solar power usually refers to photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar thermal technologies that convert sunlight into electricity.
Electricity production costs nothing once installation is paid for, we have a constant supply even when our utility power goes out, the system requires virtually no maintenance, and we provide most of our existing electricity needs without generating any CO2.
Every thing has positive and negative aspect and in this case proses are dominating over cons.
i think these examples will take me to a greater extent
We are looking at buying a house and renovating it, and were wondering about using solar or wind power to power much of our house.
In a way it would be cheaper, using cheap mirrors to focus the sun’s rays onto a smaller solar collector surface area. And solar collectors are far more expensive.
Sole Proprietor is generally a bad move in my opinion as it offers no protection of personal assets should something happen to that property.
Solar thermal, which heats water for showers, laundry, and so forth, pays for itself in a much shorter period of time.
Keep in mind that solar energy will never replace established emission-free firm energy sources like hydro and nuclear because you can’t store the energy efficiently for use at night time – when you need the electricity the most!
To make it economically attractive, you need to consider seasonal variations in sunlight, weather patterns, distance to load centers, and local alternative energy sources.
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