| Solar power is generated in two diverse ways, | | | | capacity as is often the case with traditional large |
| thermal and photovoltaic. Thermal solar power takes | | | | scale power systems." analyze those traits to those |
| concentrated sunlight and converts it into heat, and | | | | of nuclear power,gas or oil and the choice is easy. |
| sends it to a steam generator or engine to be | | | | Solar energy technologies offer a pollution free, |
| changed into electrical power so that it can be used | | | | renewable and domestic energy source. |
| to "to warm buildings, heat water or generate | | | | Solar energy is most desired today in developing |
| electricity. " Electricity is created when the heated | | | | countries, the fastest sector segment of the |
| liquid stimulates the machinery. | | | | photovoltaics market. Unfortunately people go |
| Photovoltaic solar power produces electricity directly | | | | without power, while the sun beats down on the |
| without equipment needed. Current photovoltaic | | | | land, this makes solar power the obvious energy |
| systems are made of cells which are made of silicon | | | | choice. "Governments are finding its modular, |
| which is the second most abundant element in the | | | | decentralized character the best option for filling the |
| earth's crust. "Power is created when the light from | | | | electric needs of thousands of isolated villages in their |
| the sun beams on the semiconductor material it | | | | countries." It is much more cost effective than having |
| produces an electric current." The smallest element of | | | | to lay expensive power lines in isolated areas, where |
| the system is a cell. Once Cells are joined they form | | | | inhabitants cannot afford regular electricity. |
| a module, and modules when joined form a panel. A | | | | There are largely two problems to using solar power: |
| group of panels is called an array, many arrays form | | | | Amount of sunlight and cost of machinery. The |
| an array field. | | | | amount of sunlight an area receives varies greatly |
| There are a great amount advantages of | | | | depending on location geographically , time of day, |
| photovoltaic solar power which it "one of the most | | | | season and clouds. The southwestern United States |
| beneficial renewable energy sources in the world." It | | | | is one of the world's finest areas for sunlight . All |
| does not cause pollution and has no machinery that | | | | over the world, other areas getting very high solar |
| could break down, needs minimal upkeep and no | | | | intensities include developing nations in Asia, Africa |
| supervision, and has a lifespan of 20-30 years with | | | | and Latin America ." |
| cost effective. It is great because it does not have | | | | Despite the fact that "solar energy technologies have |
| any major installation needs. | | | | made huge technological and cost advances, |
| Remote areas can simply have their own electricity | | | | [they]are still more expensive than traditional energy |
| supplies by building small or large of a systems | | | | sources." However solar equipment will in the course |
| consequently. Solar power generators are easily | | | | of time pay for itself in 2 to 5 years relying upon |
| circulated to homes, schools, or businesses, where | | | | how much sun an actual area gets. Then the user will |
| their assembly needs no extra modification or land | | | | have a practically free energy source until the end of |
| area and their usage is safe and quiet. As societies | | | | the machinery's working life. Future improvements |
| evolve, more solar energy volume can be added, | | | | are estimated to lessen the payback time to 1 to 3 |
| "which would allow power generation to keep up with | | | | years. |
| the needs without having to overbuild generation | | | | |