The Future Of Solar Panels Solar Energy And Solar Batteries

Solar storms anti solar panels and the future of clean energy in this episode we discuss what the sun s energy is capable of and how solar power technology can improve on its limitations.

The future of solar panels solar energy and solar batteries.

The juxtaposition of solar energy prices and the number of solar installations says it all. According to experts the expectation is that these two technologies will dominate the world of solar power until 2050 2 the reasons for this are many. Expectations for solar energy are high. The sun emits enough power onto earth each second to satisfy the entire human energy demand for over two hours.

In comparison today s largest solar farm has a 550 megawatt capacity. However as of 2018 less than two percent of the world s energy came from solar. The researchers at mit believe that the solar energy has the potential to generate multi terawatt scale power. For the moment however there are two widely recognized technologies converting solar energy into electricity.

The future of solar energy considers only the two widely recognized classes of technologies for converting solar energy into electricity photovoltaics pv and concentrated solar power csp sometimes called solar thermal in their current and plausible future forms. It is projected that in the next five years solar power will exceed the combined energy produced in china and india. Photovoltaic pv panels and concentrated solar power also known as solar thermal power. Given that it is readily available and renewable solar power is an attractive source of energy.

Because energy supply facilities typically last several decades technologies in these classes will dominate solar. Germany set a goal of reaching 100 gw and surpassed that with 104 gw in 2016. This is a clear sign of the growth potential of solar energy.