Solar Energy vs Fossil Fuels??

Question

I have to write a paper on the advantages of solar energy vs fossil fuels.

Do you have any links to good information???

What do you suggest I talk about???

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

The main disadvantage of solar power is scale.  There simply isn't enough energy available from the sun to even come close to meeting our requirements; in North America the sun delivers an average of 1300 watts per square metre at noon.  Solar panels convert just 15% of that energy to electricity meaning it would take a panel measuring 1km by 2km to deliver the same amount of power as a single nuclear reactor and it would only deliver that much power for a couple of hours per day.  By using solar collectors to generate steam you would improve the efficiency to about 40% but those gains would be offset the energy used to make the collector (a giant mirror).

Answer 2

the person above me it right but i would like to add that fossil fuels take millions of years to form while solar energy does not.

Answer 3

pro

1)renewable

2)clean

3)the actual energy is free

con

1)technology is not advanced enough to meet all our energy needs

2)not too reliable in the terms of cloud coverage/storms or where you live and how much sun light you get

3)initial cost is expensive(to get the panels)

Answer 4

Fossil fuels are created by the biggest solar collector there is, called plants. The plants clean up our air ,giving us oxygen. The plants take in CO2 and give us back O2 but the plants keeps the C, which later deteriorates into fossil fuels.