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How Can Solar Energy Help The World?

Perhaps that question should be turned around to impart solar energy’s true significance by stating this question as “How could solar energy not help the world?”

I wonder if you knew that one kerosene lamp, commonly used as the only lighting equipment in developing countries and rural areas, gives off about one ton of carbon emissions in seven years. Not that big a deal, you may be about to say. However, when you consider the 2.5 billion people globally who have only kerosene, other fossil fuels, or animal dung for light and heat, the impact begins to sink in, yes?

In the United States, the average citizen produces 27 tons (54,000 pounds) of CO2/equivalent in a year by using fossil fuels according to statistics from Nature Conservancy. I think that’s considered a very large environmental impact.

With solar energy, we can help the world not only to survive, but to thrive. Using solar energy can allow us to reduce environmental pollution. Using solar energy for heat, lights, and production and movement of water, is both feasible and vital for the Earth to survive and grow.

Many third world countries have excellent solar energy potential, but most of the people who live there are unaware of its power-providing potential. Or…it has either been unavailable or too expensive for them to consider. And… they are also the biggest market for renewable energy products, like solar systems.

The sun provides an unlimited supply of renewable clean energy. Whatever we do to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, while increasing our reliance on solar energy, makes a difference for our world. Every watt of power generated from fossil fuel increases the world’s pollution. Every watt of power generated from the sun is pollution-free.

Once you’ve paid for the initial cost of components and installation, using solar energy is free. Solar energy is silent, which means a reduction in noise pollution as well and there’s no maintenance.

While the average home is currently emitting about 18 tons of greenhouse gas into the environment every year using fossil fuels…solar energy emits no pollution.

And…one of the biggest advantages on a world scale…is the ability to create self-sufficient home systems in rural areas where normal (conventional) power distribution is not economically feasible.

An organization called SELF, or Solar Energy Light Fund, has been prominent in bringing solar energy to the developing world. It describes itself as a “cutting edge, independent, not-for-profit organization that designs and implements sustainable energy solutions for enhancements in health, education, agriculture and economic growth in the developing world.”

Partnering with government and non-governmental organizations in more than 15 developing countries, SELF has helped bring solar electrification to many villages and homes that had no existing resources. Their partnership projects have helped to initiate income-generating work in poverty-stricken areas, and to bring solar electrical systems to health clinics, schools, and to provide irrigation and water systems.

Today’s solar panels are predicted to have an average life of about 25 years, with a 10-year payback period. The costs are expected to decrease significantly with thin film technologies, which will also increase innovative use and flexibility of solar panels. This is particularly true for thin film batteries, where the market is exploding.

Solar energy is becoming more and more popular throughout the world. This is a technology that works. As momentum builds, more investments are being made in solar energy. As it is adopted more widely, mass production, and more funding that will allow the creation of new technological efficiencies, will make solar energy more economical. The price of gasoline and other fossil fuels, constantly escalating, will drive more individuals, companies and countries, to make solar energy their power source for homes, vehicles, and other energy needs.

Solar energy is here to stay…it works. And let’s be clear, the faster we start using solar energy to replace fossil fuels as our primary energy source, the better off our world will be.

Learn more about solar power benefits and other solar energy topics by stopping by Timothy Peters’s site: www.HomeSolarPowerExplained.com/

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