Solar Technologies for the Future!

Energy is essential and necessary to human beings, but there is a huge debate on what is the most convenient way to produce energy. What are the options? Some people would say that the best way is to keep using non-renewable resources like fossil fuels, photosynthesis or natural gasses, but other people would agree that the best way is to construct solar panels or photovoltaic devices to take advantage of the best resource, which is the sun. Many places are starting to implement solar panels to experiment with it or to prove that this is the direction the world should go. An experiment was conducted in China, where the usage of solar technologies were heavily implemented and people’s thoughts were recorded.

After people had time to experiment with these technologies, a questionnaire or survey was conducted to show if there was a social acceptance of solar devices are not. The results showed that photovoltaic technologies was not as high as some scientist wish they were, but the social acceptance has steadily increased.

·         Solar panels and photovoltaic devices are a good alternative energy resources because the pros are far better than the cons. Many people thought it was too expensive, and others chose to not implement solar technologies in their homes because they didn’t know the functionality of these technologies. Solar panels and photovoltaic devices are expensive in the beginning, but in the long run it saves people a good amount of money in their electricity and utility bills. Also these technologies are no harm to the environment because it does not release any type of pollution to the atmosphere. Also in the manufacturing process, these technologies do not require any input of water, which means that it will not contaminate any body of water.

Even though the acceptance of photovoltaic devices wasn’t as high as anticipated, another type of solar technology was highly approved. The most popular and heavily approved technology was the solar water heater. A solar water heater is a device that captures and retains heat from the sun, and then transfers it to a liquid. When the heat is produced, it is captured in a component called the absorber or collector and this component is in contact with the fluid, where the heat is transferred to fluid, where it can be stored for later usage. Usually, a hot object loses its heat to the environment but the solar water heater contains a thermal insulation, with the purpose of slowing down heat loss.

China over the years has gained interest in solar technologies, especially in solar water heaters. These research will have a great impact on people all around the world to give them information on the functionality of solar technologies. Some findings in this experiment is that people realize that it is very important to find an alternative energy source because many things in the world will benefit from it.

Solar technologies:

1.       Are eco-friendly
2.        Are not harmful to people’s health
3.        And it will save you a lot of money in the future! 

      Reference:

      

      Yuan, Xueliang & Zuo, Jian & Ma, Chunyuan. (2011). Social Acceptance of Solar Energy Technologies in China-End Users’ Perspective. Science Direct Volume 39, issue 3, Pages 1031-1036. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.01.003.

      

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