Just today, I was looking through environmental blogs and found myself looking at Clean Technica. Clean Technica is a blog dedicated to Clean Technology, mainly focused on solar power, wind power, energy efficiency, and clean transport. It's goals are to inspire individuals to take action and support clean technology, and to share information about clean technology and debunk myths about sustainability.
I was reading a passage about the growth of solar and wind energy and decided to post a comment. Check it out! Here's the comment copied here for readability.
"It's great to see that solar power and wind power are both growing in numbers and availability. I truly think that solar power is one of the easier ways to achieve sustainability in the near future. The Climate Reality Project once said that the sunlight hitting earth is over 4 times greater than the energy we actually require as a population. If we can harness some of that power, especially in arid desert-like regions where the sun always shines, solar power can become our main energy producer.
In terms of governmental initiatives, I think the European governments have done well in encouraging solar power, but as Spain and Italy's taxing systems are being challenged and this will lead to a slowing of growth, the governments need to step up to continue to endorse solar power. Solar power is not quite at the level yet where it can spread perfectly without support from the government. And if the government does support solar power, the nation can gain a solid long-lasting (and sustainable) infrastructure that is environmentally friendly. Although it may require a few more years of financial support, it is a undertaking that is more than worthwhile to provide for the needs of the future.
As Matt Lucky, Worldwatch's reporter, co-author, and Sustainable Energy Lead Researcher stated, Solar and Wind power are poised to grow. Many have said that there needs to be more solar companies taken out of the market, and the lowering of solar power's stock price will hopefully achieve that. Overall, Solar power seems to be a very strong candidate for growth in the future, and possibly the main solution to our current issue of sustainability. Here's to the sun!"
Works Cited:
"Growth Of Global Solar & Wind Energy Continues To Outpace Other Technologies."CleanTechnica. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Aug. 2013. <http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/01/growth-of-global-solar-and-wind-energy-continues-to-outpace-other-technologies/>.
Bulls, Kevin. "Why We Need More Solar Companies to Fail." MIT Technology Review. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Aug. 2013. <http://m.technologyreview.com/news/512516/why-we-need-more-solar-companies-to-fail/>.
Great post on this topic. I liked how you took in the European government's aspect on renewable energies and showed how its strengths can play in other governmental systems.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment on this blog. With our current wasteful consumption of harmful non-renewable energy, there is a growing need to make the shift to more renewable forms of energy. Wind and Solar power are growing and are great substitutes as they also generate a lot of energy. Therefore, we should take a step towards addressing the key issues of initial cost and should have the government work towards promoting these alternative forms of energy. I think you made a great point when you said that there are many countries around the world that have tremendous amounts of sunshine. Even though sometimes too much sunshine is considered to be a burden, these nations should work towards taking advantage of this renewable source and invest in it further!
ReplyDelete-Rhea Kakar