Pro’s and Con’s of Solar Electricity
When you think about solar power, you may think of those funky looking houses that have those weird looking panels on them. solar power has many uses beyond those of producing electricity for houses or for cars. The advantages and disadvantages of solar power are many, small electrical tools can be powered by solar energy in lieu of a battery or any outlet plug-in. tools such as cell phones, GPS units, and laptops can be solar powered. The single main disadvantage is that they only produce energy when they are in direct sunlight.
Here are some additional advantages and disadvantages of solar power. You can change and customize your solar panels and battery storage to collect any amount of energy you wish up to the threshold. After the threshold, or when the battery storage is full, the solar energy is just being reflected from the solar panels. The battery should be compatible with the device you want to use it for. How many times have you been out fishing or camping and your cell phone battery storage goes out? Most people carry cell phone adapters for their autos so that they may recharge the battery storage in their auto. This is fine if the engine is on or the engine has been used to charge the battery storage in the auto. But running the engine is a cause of pollutants and other toxic materials which you are releasing out into the environment just by charging up your cell phone.
By having a cell phone solar powered battery charger, you are able to take your cell phone outside and leave the solar cells out in the sun. You can even do this inside on a windowsill that is directly influenced by the sun. You don’t have to worry about where to plug in your charger, you just have to worry about where the sun is and how long the solar photovoltaic cell needs to stay out to charge a battery storage. It is convenient and easy-to-use, while it is a little expensive.
As scientific know-how advances and the demand for solar powered appliances increases, prices should go down and the scientific know-how should be accelerated. Right now only 1% of all houses in the North America are powered by solar energy. If we think outside the box and go beyond the dwelling there is an entire world of implements that can be powered by the sun. All it takes is a little imagination and a little analysis and someday soon we will be out of the grips of fossil fuels and nonrenewable energy. There are plenty of advantages and disadvantages of solar power but the advantages are far out weighing the disadvantages and as scientific know-how moves forward, this gap will only get larger.
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