If you have chosen to use solar power now, you should be congratulated, because now is the perfect time to make use of this energy source. Welcome to the convergence.
In business, when a convergence occurs, fortunes are made, as many independent factors unite to create an opportunity of unprecedented proportion. The dramatic rise in oil prices, global warming, increased energy demand, traditional inefficient home building, and many other factors are converging to create unparalleled opportunities for alternative energy sources. You can participate in this convergence and therefore benefit personally.
In this convergence, renewable energy will eventually replace traditional, nonrenewable forms of energy. The sun produces and delivers more energy in one hour than the world uses in one year. Solar energy is a technically viable option worldwide, but today’s initial cost is prohibitive for most of the world’s people.
Other forms of solar energy include the following:
• Passive solar
• Solar heating
• Solar lighting
• Indirect solar energy
Passive solar is a form of energy that you already use; it’s covered extensively. In the dead of winter, for example, even on an extremely cold day, I can open the blinds on the south-facing windows of my home, and this simple adjustment will increase the temperature in my rooms by 2.4°C or 5°F—just by opening the blinds. It doesn’t get any simpler or cost effective than this. Throughout the United States, solar power can be used as a primary source of energy during all four seasons.
In business, when a convergence occurs, fortunes are made, as many independent factors unite to create an opportunity of unprecedented proportion. The dramatic rise in oil prices, global warming, increased energy demand, traditional inefficient home building, and many other factors are converging to create unparalleled opportunities for alternative energy sources. You can participate in this convergence and therefore benefit personally.
In this convergence, renewable energy will eventually replace traditional, nonrenewable forms of energy. The sun produces and delivers more energy in one hour than the world uses in one year. Solar energy is a technically viable option worldwide, but today’s initial cost is prohibitive for most of the world’s people.
Types of Solar Power
Today, when we think of solar power, one form of solar usually comes to mind: PV solar power. This form of solar extraction is what most people call solar power, but PV solar power (changing solar radiation to electricity) is only one form of solar energy.Other forms of solar energy include the following:
• Passive solar
• Solar heating
• Solar lighting
• Indirect solar energy
Passive solar is a form of energy that you already use; it’s covered extensively. In the dead of winter, for example, even on an extremely cold day, I can open the blinds on the south-facing windows of my home, and this simple adjustment will increase the temperature in my rooms by 2.4°C or 5°F—just by opening the blinds. It doesn’t get any simpler or cost effective than this. Throughout the United States, solar power can be used as a primary source of energy during all four seasons.