Blog 12 Solar Powered Energy

In today's society, global warming has been a huge controversy. The dilemma has been about the amount of fossil fuels we have burnt and released in the air, which has cause a slow decay in our ozone layer. The biggest factor to this has been the amount of gasoline/oil we use everyday. Now that we realize and understand more about the impact on the Earth of the burning of fossil fuels, we have started to develop more alternative sources of energy, for example, solar energy.

Solar energy uses the UV rays emitted by the sun and converts it through these solar panels and converts it into energy. Most of the solar energy panels that have been place are in remote areas where there is a lot of sun light. Although solar energy has been used in remote areas, many houses now accepted this technology and have become green by installing solar panels on the roof tops for energy in the homes. This new technology has not only expanded in electricity though, but it has been converted to heat things, like pools. Some of the top uses of solar energy in homes have been heating your swimming pool, heating your bath water, or even use the converted solar energy to cook.

I have had a first hand experience with solar energy because back home, we have solar panels on our roof. From first hand experience, solar energy has helped reduce the cost of our electricity bill, along with our heating bill. Another surprising thing about solar energy is the cost. Although solar panels aren't cheap to install, I remember my mom telling me that the government pays half of it if you get solar panels, reducing the cost enormously! This just goes to show that the government is pushing to pursue the technology of the uses of solar energy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar power

http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/solar-power/

http://electrical.about.com/od/appliances/tp/Top-10-Solar-Energy-Uses.htm