Solar Power might be a popularly growing technology today but the idea of its inception dates back to more than 175 years. It was in 1839 when Alexandre Edmond Becquerel discovered that certain materials produced small amounts of electricity on exposure to sunlight. Later, in 1876 William Adams along with Becquerel’s student Richard Day, discovered that selenium contained potential properties of converting light into electricity.
The process in which light gets converted into electricity is called the photovoltaic effect. In this process the photons (or particles of light) excite the metal’s electrons to such a high energies where they become potent charge carriers. It took about …show more content…
The solar power generation is solely dependent on the sun as its main source. Therefore, the solar panels can get sunlight for the next billions of years to keep producing electricity.
This removes the burden of importing coals from neighboring countries just because traditional power requires so. The sun is ever present in every corner of our planet for a definite period of time every day. Even though the solar panels won’t work during the night, it can be easily utilized the very next day to store in more power.
[2] Pollution Free
Solar power can be compared to an alternative form of fossil fuel because it is non-polluting. Solar power is clean and reliable as it does not produce harmful gases like carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide or sulphur oxide while producing electricity. The damage caused to the environment by traditional power production gets totally eliminated when replaced with solar power.
Another advantage is that solar power does not require fuel for production of electricity. With this, the problem of transporting fuel or storing nuclear waste is reduced. If properly calculated, the popularity of solar power electricity production has reduced the pollution of our entire planet substantially.
[3] Low Cost of …show more content…
Otherwise, running power lines into remote locations costed too much to the government. Initial spending on solar panels in remote areas are costing heavy but still is being encouraged by the government due to its effectiveness in the long run.
There are researches being carried out and raw materials are being looked out for in remote locations. In the aforementioned conditions in remote locations, businesses and organizations find it easy to install a small movable infrastructure with solar panels. For professional research or findings, a constant supply of electricity is imperative to keep communication channels effective.
[5] Longevity of Solar Cells
Solar Panels or Photovoltaic Cells come with a standard twenty year warranty. Before the year 2000, residential solar panels came with an annual degradation of 1% where panels reached 80% of the rated power after twenty years of usage. Panels made after 2000 have a degradation of less than 0.4% and reach 92% of the rated power in twenty years of