Solar Technology

This is a CBC news special on a solar energy solution that that will solve the photo voltaic panel efficiency problem. Do not have the space to set up the solar panels needed to power your home. Watch this video and see this amazing development. The program aired a little more than a year ago so the technology should be developed even more. Imagine a solar dish, the size of your satellite dish, powering your home!

You can also learn more at Portable Solar Power and at Earth4Energy.

Solar Energy Solutions

Embedded Video

Solar Energy Solutions

With the world slowly moving to the much-dreaded energy crisis, it is important that we reduce our dependency on non-renewable sources of energy. The sun’s energy is the most abundant energy available on earth. It only makes sense to take advantage of all this free energy and employ solar energy solutions at home and at your business. This will not only cut down your power bills but also help you contribute to a greener world.

Solar energy solutions comprise of photovoltaic panels, solar cookers, solar heating systems, solar lighting systems, solar dryers etc. The sun has always been a source of heat energy and light energy. With the advancement of technology the sun can be used to create many forms of energy more efficiently than ever.

There are many solar energy solutions that are more cost effective than conventional methods. Such as, supplying power to remote locations. Do you need power to open a gate, power to a shed or boat house or even lighting along your drive? Solar power solutions can be cheaper than running power lines and having to re-landscape. People have also used solar energy solutions to heat there pools and house hold water for years. To heat water you do not need to incorporate photovotaic panels, so it is even more cost effective than generating electricity with the sun! And when look at how cost effective photovoltaic panels are, in the long run, you will begin to wonder why you have not already been heating your water with solar energy.

You can direct natural sunlight into your home using sky lights that magnify the suns intensity or though the use of fiber optics. Building a new home or renovating? How about incorporating elements in the design that take advantage of solar energy. Elements such as considering where your windows are and how warm air circulates through the home naturally. You could include a sun room that sends the suns radiant heat through the rest of the home and you could incorporate a heat wall that stores and radiates the suns heat even after the sun goes down. There are many things you can do to optimize your home without going as far as installing photovoltaic panels. Though why would you not take advantage of solar energy in as many ways as possible.

Solar energy systems have many advantages apart from being cost-effective and environment-friendly. They are low on maintenance thus saving your time and effort. Also, solar systems give you a return on investment very soon, thus making the systems free after some time. You can even, if set up properly, sell excess energy to the power company and get a credit on your bill every month.

As you can see there are many solar energy solutions available and I only mentioned a few. There are more and more being developed all the time, and as we become more aware of these advantages and begin to utilize them in our own home and businesses, the more others become aware and therefore begin to use these solutions. As the demand increases the more development and production increases and the more the cost will come down as competition increases, etc. This is a cycle that has been happening slowly over a number of years but needs to increase, and will increase, if we are to offset our dependence on non renewable resources.

For more information on how you can use solar energy check out Portable Solar Power.

Solar Energy Solutions