| Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Energy | | | | working all the time too. |
| The worlds reliance on fossil and nuclear fuels has to | | | | Oil is expensive all round there is no 2 ways about it. |
| stop otherwise the planet faces catastrophe. The | | | | Expensive to get out of the ground, expensive to |
| world's leaders know this but most refuse to use | | | | refine and expensive to get the finished product to |
| alternative forms of energy like solar citing the cost | | | | our cars and homes. And with the market being |
| as being the main reason they won't change. This is | | | | volatile the price of oil could go up and up resulting in |
| ignorant as using alternative power sources like solar | | | | higher energy bills for all. With solar energy the |
| energy will pay for itself over time and unlike many | | | | energy is free from the sun and after the initial |
| of the fuels we use today, will not pollute our planet | | | | outlay is paid for then the energy you produce will be |
| with greenhouse gases and other poisonous gases. | | | | totally free. No extracting or having to refine it then |
| Advantages of Solar Energy | | | | distribute it to households the suns rays are free, |
| We get solar energy from the suns rays which are | | | | totally free. |
| free of charge to us all. Combine that with the fact | | | | Disadvantages of Solar Energy |
| that the sun is producing energy all the time and its | | | | Well the first disadvantage you have with using solar |
| clean energy then solar energy is beneficial to all who | | | | energy is the cost. The whole setup is very |
| use it and the planet to. The little we do have to pay | | | | expensive and is quite a setback for most people |
| for is installation of the solar energy system but over | | | | who are keen on installing an efficient form of |
| time this can be recouped by producing energy that | | | | energy. There are governmental subsidies and grants |
| is free to the user with no electrical bills to pay. | | | | available and each country differs from the next but |
| Solar energy is clean energy which means no harmful | | | | the initial outlay for this type of project is rather |
| CO2 or other noxious gases being pumped into the | | | | large. |
| atmosphere. With fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil the | | | | The Only Way Forward |
| poisonous gases released when using these fuels is | | | | Using the earth's resources for renewable green |
| choking the planet resulting in a change in weather | | | | energy has to be the way forward if we want to |
| patterns and increased earthquake and volcanic | | | | preserve our beautiful planet. It is free and as long as |
| eruptions. | | | | we humans are on this planet then wind, sea and |
| Once the solar energy unit has been installed | | | | solar energy will be here to. And once the installation |
| maintenance will be minimal. There are very few | | | | is complete you can be sure that the solar power |
| moving parts to worry about and the panels | | | | unit will start to recoup that money you have initially |
| themselves will sit there quietly, lapping up all the suns | | | | laid out quickly and within a short time start to pay |
| energy and converting it into efficient, clean energy. | | | | for itself. Then the energy you produce will be totally |
| As for noise well you will never know its there as its | | | | free to you. Heck you could even sell some |
| so quiet. Unlike oil pumps which need to be operating | | | | unwanted energy back to the energy company and |
| most of the time and make a noise, solar energy | | | | make some money too. |
| units do not make noise even though they are | | | | |