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About Solar
What Is Solar Power?
Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaic’s (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam.
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaic, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.
It is an important source of renewable energy and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power. Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic systems, concentrated solar power and solar water heating to harness the energy. Passive solar techniques include orienting a building to the Sun, selecting materials with favorable thermal mass or light dispersing properties, and designing spaces that naturally circulate air.
Future Scope of Solar Energy
1. Demand for solar energy items is currently greater than supply.
2. Today’s home solar energy systems are low maintenance and will last for decades.
3. Due to increased competition from manufacturers and Solar energy kits, the cost of solar panels are falling.
4. In the next decade, it’s expected that Solar power will be Lesser in price than traditional sources of electricity.
5. Solar panels will be a standard feature for newly constructed homes and commercial buildings.
Benefits of Solar Energy
1. Clean Energy Source:
Solar panels give off no contamination; the main contamination that occurs as a consequence of solar panels is the assembling of these gadgets in industrial facilities, the transportation of the merchandise, and the installation. That means, once they’re actually installed on your home, they are doing absolutely nothing negative to the atmosphere; this is a huge difference from what you see from other forms of standard energy.
2. Renewable and Sustainable:
Solar energy is a renewable source of energy which means we cannot run out of it. Unlike fossil fuels that will expire in another few decades, solar energy is never going to expire. We will continue to get solar energy as long as the sun is there.
