Orange County Solar Power | Riverside Solar Power: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Hybrid Solar Power Plants: Reducing Costs And Going Green

While solar power is generally considered a form of "green" energy, those involved with the technology are always looking for ways to make it both more efficient and more environmentally responsible. This is especially true with regards to persons who work in the power plant industry. Much like hybrid cars power plants are now being converted into hybrid plants that utilize both solar and traditional power methods. This is being done in an effort to slowly transition power plants over to solar power and to make them more environmentally friendly and cost efficient as well.

While conversion is still relatively expensive the conversion pays for itself over a number of years at the byproducts of creating consumable power are far less than they are in standard power plants. This means not only a cleaner and healthier environments but lower costs for consumers over time as well. In some cases after conversion has been completed a plant will utilize 25% to 50% solar power thereby reducing costs and waste dramatically.

In plants that have been converted sunlight is harvested to create hot high-pressure steam which is then used to rotate the turbines that generate electricity. The goal of scientists and others who work in the solar power and power plant industries is to reduce the cost of generating electricity so as to be more environmentally friendly and to dramatically reduce costs of energy consumption for consumers. Experts advise caution however to those who believe this technology or 100% conversion is coming in the near future. These experts have explained that the technology is extremely young, complicated and somewhat expensive but as technology grows that will change. Most experts also agree that consumers won't see dramatic savings from these types of conversions for another decade or two and realize that while consumers may be impatient with regards to this technology, when it finally arrives their patience will be well rewarded.

Experts also want consumers to know that although hybrid power plants utilizing solar power are far greener than those that do not, they are not completely clean. As mentioned previously however, as solar power technology continues to grow power plants will become greener and greener as time goes on. These same experts are also waiting for the cost of solar technology to drop so that it can be more widely adopted and utilized.

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

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The Future Of Solar Power: Delivery From Space

While the technology surrounding solar power is constantly improving, many consumers and even scientists are looking for the next big breakthrough in solar power efficiency and delivery. While those who develop solar power technologies already know this many consumers are unaware that, that breakthrough is here. Solar power gathered in space rather than here on earth is set to provide the type of renewable energy that many consumers and even manufacturers have been waiting for.
While this small part of solar power technology is still in its infancy many solar power engineers believe that not only will collection of solar power become more efficient and easy but so will delivery and its usage. As this article is being written researchers around the globe are are testing equipment in space that collects solar energy and transfers it back to earth by way of microwaves and/or lasers.

This new technology is poised to not only make current solar power technologies more efficient and affordable but to also deliver solar power to remote areas of the world. This means that areas that have been affected by natural disasters and poverty will have access to power that will allow residents and rescue/relief teams to do their job more efficiently and to do things that were previously impossible without power.

By utilizing microwaves and lasers to deliver solar energy to Earth, it negates the need for stored solar power and provides instantaneous access to power needed for the necessities of life and for emergency situations. This method also allows for constant uninterrupted delivery of solar power as well. An uninterrupted power source means better living for residents of all areas on the planet and more effective means of relief and help for those areas affected by disasters and/or tragedies.

Currently this technology utilizes only small satellites that generate just enough energy for a small village but engineers have the goal of putting a large structure in space that can both gather and deliver enough energy to power even the largest cities on the planet. No one is certain when his goal will be met though engineers are confident that it will be met at some point in the not-too-distant future. When this goal is reached not only will it be possible to deliver power to any area on the planet but it should also dramatically reduce the costs associated with solar power as well.

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