With the rising prices in
electricity, Europe countries like Germany have turned to photovoltaic
generation. They have seen successful results and environmental benefits with
the change to solar panels. “Compared with electricity from coal, PV
electricity over its lifetime uses 86 to 89 percent less water, occupies or
transforms over 80 percent less land, presents approximately 95 percent lower
toxicity to humans, contributes 92 to 97 percent less to acid rain, and 97 to
98 percent less to marine eutrophication,” Close to the end of last year, they
have installed photovoltaic that meet about 30 million household families’ need
of energy and at the same time saved over 53 million tons of carbon dioxide
emissions. Because the prices for solar planes are actually cheaper, it is
easier to distribute to major of the population. They are able to add Photovoltaic
to homes or buildings for just one euro per a watt. This will be a challenge in
United States because it will be a lot more expensive.
Like mention earlier, solar planes
seem to have great benefits to European counties, but there are many countries
that will not be able to supply PV. Whether those counties are underdeveloped
or are unable to afford Photovoltaic for their population. The United States
for example, will need some law enforcements changes in order to supply photovoltaic
for the larger population. Though Photovoltaic seems effective in European
countries, it might not be so to other nations across the global. There needs
to be a variety of options available for countries to choose how to solve the
issue of greenhouse gas emissions.
Mailee
Vue
November
11, 2013
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