Solar Energy
- The issue of global resource sustainability is becoming more and more acute, as Oil is running out and global warming continuously worsens.
- The excessive burning of fossil fuels is dramatically increasing energy costs and releasing enormous amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.
- As a result, there is continuing pressure on governments and industries to reduce CO2 emissions (Kyoto conference) and to actively pursue alternative energy solutions.
- Consequently, governments are offering incentive payments (energy credits) and tax rebates to encourage the adoption of clean energy solutions.
- Photovoltaic and thermal solar captors are currently amongst the most efficient, non-polluting, alternative energy sources. However, the significant investment associated with installing large-scale solar panels is, at present, still often dissuasive.
- Nonetheless, the use of Photovoltaic technology is rapidly becoming more economically compelling. To illustrate: PVs are about 85 times as efficient as ethanol. On a 300 feet (91 m) by 300 feet plot of land, enough ethanol can be produced to drive a “fuel combustion” car 30,000 miles (48,000 km) per year, whereas the same surface covered with photo cells would power the car to be driven 83 times as far, or 2,500,000 miles (4,020,000 km).
- An increasing number of industry participants are accelerating efforts to address these issues, and position their businesses to capitalize on the inherent commercial opportunities of solar energy.
- In Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, Southern USA and Southern Europe, hot ambient temperatures make it difficult for people to work comfortably.
- Buildings need to be air conditioned to improve work conditions in hot climates, but energy shortage and costs limit the broad implementation of cooling devices that rely on fuel or electricity.
- SwissINSO provides solar-powered solutions to meet global needs for commercial air conditioning with no CO2 rejection
The sun sends to the earth 10’000 times the world’s energy consumption and by using just 1% of arid and semi arid regions it would theoretically be possible to satisfy the world’s energy requirements.
The most interesting regions for a power plant installation are:
- Desert areas of North and South Africa
- Mediterranean areas
- Arab Peninsula and the Middle East
- Some areas of India
- Australia
- Andean Plateau
- North / East Brazil
- Southern USA
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