Solar energy is obtained from the sun’s
radiation and it can be converted to electricity or heat. It offers many
benefits that make it one of the most promising energy forms.
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It is
Renewable, non-polluting and available planet-wide.
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It also
contributes to sustainable development and job creation where it is installed.
There are many benefits of renewable (solar)
energy—and how do they improve our health, environment, and economy.
In this post, we will be addressing five (5)
top benefits of solar energy use.
1. Less global warming: A large percentage of global warming emissions come
from our electricity sector and the use of fuel generators.
Most renewable energy sources produce little
to no global warming emissions. Increasing the supply of renewable energy would
allow us to replace carbon-intensive energy sources and significantly reduce
Nigeria global warming emissions.
Increasing the supply of renewable energy
would allow us to replace carbon-intensive energy sources and significantly
reduce Nigeria global warming emissions.
2. Improved public health: The air pollution emitted from the use of fuel generators
and other carbon-intensive energy sources is linked with breathing problems,
neurological damage, heart attacks, cancer, premature death, and a host of
other serious problems.
Solar energy has the least negative impact on
the environment compared to any other energy source. It does not produce
greenhouse gases and does not pollute the water.
In addition, solar energy requires essentially
no water to operate and thus do not pollute water resources or strain supplies
by competing with agriculture, drinking water, or other important water needs.
Solar energy production does not create any
noise, which is a major benefit, since a lot of solar installations are in
urban areas.
3. Inexhaustible energy: Strong winds, sunny skies, abundant plant matter,
heat from the earth, and fast-moving water can each provide a vast and
constantly replenished supply of energy. So long as there is sunshine, solar
energy can be deployed anywhere.
4. Reliability and resilience: Solar are less prone to large-scale failure because
they are distributed and modular.
Distributed systems are spread out over a
large geographical area, so a severe weather event in one location will not cut
off power to an entire region.
Modular systems are composed of numerous
individual wind solar arrays. Even if some of the equipment in the system is
damaged, the rest can typically continue to operate.
5. Stable energy prices: Although renewable facilities require upfront investments
to build, they can then operate at very low cost (for most clean energy
technologies, the “fuel” is free). As a result, renewable energy prices can be
very stable over time.
Generating your own electricity means that you
will be using less from the utility supplier. Since you will be meeting some of
your energy needs with the electricity your solar system has generated, your
energy bills
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