General Facts About Solar Energy
Solar energy is better for the environment than traditional forms of energy. It can help combat global warming.
Solar energy is a renewable resource (it may go away at night, but we will always have it.) See how solar power works.
The earth receives more energy from the sun in just one hour than the world uses in a whole year.
Solar energy has many uses such as electricity production and heating of water. Check out the different solar energy panels.
Shell Oil predicts that 50% of the world’s energy will come from renewable sources by 2040.
Solar energy can also be used to heat swimming pools, power cars, mobile phones, ipods and other small appliances.
There are 2 types of solar energy, passive solar energy and active solar energy.
Solar Energy is becoming more and more popular. The worldwide demand for Solar Energy is currently greater than supply. Find out about the cost of solar energy. If you think you can’t afford to install solar panels just now, why don’t you switch over to a green energy supplier Alternatively, you could install the panels yourself for very little expense. Click here for more information.
Two billion people in the world have no access to electricity. For most of them, solar photovoltaics would be their cheapest electricity source, but they cannot afford it.
Solar energy will not pollute our air with carbon dioxide and other harmful greenhouse gases and bad emissions which is one of the main causes of global warming.
Solar Energy Systems
With over 40,000 systems installed in the UK solar power is becoming the leading source of providing alternative energy. Click here for more facts about solar energy kits for heating water.
In the UK we receive sufficient sunshine to provide up to 70% of our annual domestic hot water needs from a well designed solar installation and such a system will also reduce harmful emissions by up to 500 kg per square metre of panel per year.
The average household uses the equivalent of 3000kW hours of power per year to heat water. In the south of the country we can collect up to 1300 kW hours per square metre of solar panel per year. This is free energy waiting to be collected and used all year round.
For more information, please see: Pros And Cons of Solar Energy