The Obstructions of Using Solar Energy System

by Simon Hopes Author

Solar energy may turn out to be one of the inexhaustible sources of generating power for home and commercial sectors in near future. There are several perks of solar energy like it can generate ample amount of electricity, it is widely available, totally free to generate, doesn’t emit any polluted elements in the environment and even doesn’t create noise pollution. These points clearly signify the fact that solar power production process doesn’t leave carbon footprint hence it's downright environment-friendly. Nowadays it’s being used in various areas and hopefully, with the advancement of technology, it would be used in different sectors.

Solar energy can be employed to fly planes as well; even several experimentations are already initiated. The year 2015 experienced the start of a new era when the solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse started its journey from Abu Dhabi, if this project continues to be more and more advanced certainly the airfare will be reduced to a great extent and more people can avail the scope of traveling by airplane. Certainly solar energy will play a crucial role in bridging the demand and supply gap of electricity, but still common homeowners can’t consider installing solar panel owing to the huge installation. People who want to save money on power bill often think about installing solar cells but the high cost restrains them. Some of the causes must be taken into consideration if you are planning to implement solar panel for harnessing solar energy throughout the year.

Primary Cost

This is, of course, the first impediment that arrives when it comes to installing solar cells, though the government in many countries introduced subsidy programs, rebate incentives, tax initiatives for encouraging people to use solar panels still the initial expenditure remain out of hand for many homeowners. With the advent of new technology more likely the cost will be decreased and more people will come forward to use solar energy system.

Location determines the availability of sunlight

The place where you install the solar panel plays a major role in generating electricity. Besides houses covered with long branches of trees and huge buildings, certainly, can’t gain the advantage of using solar panel. Regions that generally remains foggy and cloudy though may harness energy but not at a satisfactory rate. You may need to install a number of cells and the situation may get worse during winter.

Pollution

Generally, the photovoltaic panels are manufactured out of silicon and metals like lead, cadmium, and mercury. Different elements present in the environment may degrade the efficiency and quality of those photovoltaic cells. With the constant effort of new technology optimistically this issue can be overcome.

Reliability

Contrary to fossils fuels, renewable energy sources can be operated to produce energy even during night and homeowners need to rely on utility grid of your locality to use power. However, you can consider investing in solar batteries in order to store excess power for using it in the night.

These points clearly signify why still solar power system can’t be counted as a trusted source of energy. If you are still on doubt about installing solar cells and continue to depend on local utility grid, use of power saver device for home may also help you to reduce the electricity bills.