Oil Companies Using Solar - The Ultimate Irony

GlassPoint is Using Solar Power to Draw Oil From the Earth

The energy debate is often categorized as the fossil fuel companies versus the clean energy companies. While there was certainly a major battle early on, the line has become much less clear these days. This is particularly true when you consider the fact that many oil companies now incorporate solar energy as part of the energy production for their facilities. Yes, it is the ultimate irony.

Oil is often hammered as being the ultimate evil these days. Well, it isn't. The room you are sitting in and the computer you are reading this on are all made possible by oil. In fact, our society never would have advanced to this level without it. Oil is not just in your car and gasoline. It is the base material of plastics and just about every critical material we use to make things. The problem, of course, is oil is a toxic pollutant. This is particularly true when burned, but it can cause messes in its natural form as we see in the BP gulf mess. This means a move to cleaner fuel sources just makes sense.

Can Solar Power Replace Oil Consumption?

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The energy debate often involves people taking such passionate positions that they talk past each other and really miss some rather obvious facts. This is very much the case when it comes to the debate of whether solar power can replace oil consumption in our modern society.

The oil versus solar power debate is mostly a red herring argument. The primary problem is these two energy platforms are, for the most part, in different areas of the energy argument. Put another way, we are talking about an apples and oranges argument. Let's take a closer look.
Solar power primarily provides two types of energy. The first is electricity and the second is water heating. Solar panel systems are used to generate either of these forms of energy. There are larger commercial scale power plants based on solar energy, but they are few and far between.

Cheap Solar Energy at Home With Help From the Government

President Obama Visits Green Energy Start-Up Solyndra

Solar and renewable power projects have become so popular over the last few years that some state and federal governments now run programs that offer economic incentives to invest in solar energy projects. This is yet another reason to consider solar for the home.

Quite apart from the economic considerations, who wants to continue to invest in methods which involve the United States paying billions of dollars to foreign governments, many of whom are unfriendly or passive at best, in return for fuel....

A federal energy bill offers tax rebates for solar energy projects undertaken by the homeowner. Renewable energy incentives were recently included in the government's $700b "bailout" bill, much to the relief and joy of environmentalists and the renewable energy industry itself. It seems that the new Obama administration is keen to jump on the green bandwagon too. Recent comments from the president-elect should provide additional incentive for the homeowner to invest, as Mr Obama intends to invest 150B in green energy programs and projects, creating five million jobs in the next decade.

Renewable Energy Barriers and UK Renewable Obligations Certificate (ROC)

               


                           

When environmental issues, long term supply and future economical aspects are taken into account, the design and implementation of a renewable energy commercial international system should be created and adhered to in order to solve world's energy problems and possibly, reducing some of the impacts related to climate change.

That means in order to be able to provide a stable supply of sustainable energy, protecting the environment, curbing CO2 emission and, in the case of energy crops being used as a source of energy, an actual reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere, barriers to the implementation of the above should be removed permanently, first.
Fortunately, these barriers can be dealt with successfully if and when international, national and local agreements 'implemented' by all parties. According to Johansson, et. al., 1993, there are many opportunities exist to overcome these difficulties.

A Chinese Solar Future

          
                 

projects planned for China

The Olympic Games held in Beijing in 2008 highlighted to the world the problems that China is having with pollution in urban areas where population density and heavy road traffic has contributed to a situation where on some days visibility is severely reduced.
The televised images of the Beijing skyline obscured by a murky cloud of smog offered a grim reminder of the contamination which is of course an inevitable by-product of a rapidly industrializing economy.
However, China has embraced the concept of renewable energy with a massive shift towards solar energy. Legislation introduced by the Chinese government has been designed to spark investment in renewable energies and has so far, proved to be successful.
As the largest manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) components, China has been a market leader in developing new products for markets elsewhere. Certainly, the Spanish market which experienced its own boom following the introduction of a feed-in tariff in 2007 relied massively on Chinese PV imports with the market experiencing a glut of Chinese produced PV plant when the Spanish industry went through its downturn and failed to install the solar plant which had been ordered. However, in a bid to alleviate some pollution problems and help meet climate change targets, the Chinese government has recently sought to increase the number of solar installations within the country.

Make Solar Panels - How Hard Can it Be?

To make solar panels is definitely a big project even to those technically skilled. However, with mounting power bills and high purchase cost of manufactured solar kits, the idea of making your own panel is still tempting. So, exactly how hard it can be to build a home solar panel? If you merely know how to use an electric drill and a simple screwdriver, will that be enough?
Before we look into the details, let us make clear that what we are discussing here is how to make photovoltaic solar panels that produce electricity from sunlight for general home use. You may have heard about solar devices that can heat water, but those ones will not generate electricity for you.