Solar Power Opinion?

Question

Okay I know the benefits of solar power, but I was wondering what are the oppositions towards solar power?

Answer 1

In Hong Kong, a study pointed out the following difficulties.

High-rise buildings and high population density make it difficult to find suitable locations for solar collectors and equipment.

As the demand for heating energy is relatively low in many buildings, the economic advantage of directly using solar heat is weakened.

The requirement of strong anchorage to withstand high gales in the typhoon season adds extra costs to the solar energy installation.

In the absence of a local equipment industry, the majority of the equipment has to be imported from overseas and the price of the equipment is high compared with the potential saving.

Building developments in Hong Kong are usually fast track and demand quick returns on investment. This creates barriers to solar systems which often require much time to design and have a longer payback period.

Answer 2

Solar panels have more benefits than bad.. They allow you to store power in cells that can be used during the night. And as far as cloudy days solar panels are pretty sensitive and will charge on almost any type of light... I'm going to go as close to being 100% green in my home.... But SOLAR PANELS are the way to go.....  The only downside is that your utilitie companies might get mad at losing potential revinue....

Answer 3

No oppositions per se but it cannot yet be made efficient or affordable enough to supply any substantial amount of power to the grid.

All other power options available should be explored but progress can't necessarily be forced with government money.

If we let the market work usually the best products reach the consumer more efficiently than the government ever did.

If they can produce solar power cheap enough to export power to the grid and make a profit at the going rate, I for one am all for it.

But if they can't yet, we may just have to be

patient and wait for the advancements in technology to come before mandating anything as far as green power and at that point it will not have to be mandated as it would be profitable.

Answer 4

-high initial cost (currently $7.75/watt)

-need area with consistent sunlight

-thats about it, solar power rules

Answer 5

Here is a list of cons:



Costs

Less energy on cloudy days, higher latitudes

No energy at night

Negative aesthetics

Large thermal power plants are land intensive

Negative aesthetics

Answer 6

In 1957, village people, they knew it. Right from olden times, they were using Solar energy...................( Bhatta, Mussoorie, India.)

Answer 7

The biggest drawback is scale.  The sun only delivers 1300 watts per square metre at noon on a cloudless day (less at other times of the day) and the best solar panels convert less than 20% of that energy to electricity.  Furthermore, in winter Ontario only gets 8 hours of daylight, reducing the yield by another 2/3, and cloudy days on average through the year will reduce the yield by another 50%.  To put this into perspective, the generating capacity in Ontario alone is approximately 25,000,000,000 watts, so powering the province with solar panels would require covering an area of 500 square kilometres.  That translates into a collector measuring 10x50 km (6x30 miles).  Then there's the energy required to keep it clean because dirt on the panel reduces the power produced...