Solar energy is a mature technology with the potential to play a large part in solving the challenge of climate change. Solar energy can supply much of the electricity that home owners or businesses need.
Benefits of Solar
- Good investment: Buying a solar system makes financial sense with a short payback time and good return on investment in countries that provide feed-in tariff or tax-credits and other incentives..
- Reliable: Solar modules are easy to install, require little maintenance and come with a 25-year warranty.
- Energy independence: Electricity is produced where it is consumed.
- Environmentally friendly: People want to preserve the earth’s resources and reduce pollution; buying a solar system contributes to protecting the environment.
- Solar is the fastest growing energy source in the world. It’s more affordable, more efficient, and more reliable than ever.
Meeting a Global Challenge
The use of fossil fuels is threatening to change life as we know it. Rising temperatures are changing landscapes, threatening wildlife and altering weather patterns all over the world. The electricity generation industry alone accounts for one-fourth of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Understandably, climate change has emerged as a serious priority for us all. The rate of future development and deployment of cleaner energy technologies will determine to a large extent whether climate change will remain manageable.
Meeting the world's increasing need for energy is a crucial challenge. In the search for solutions, renewable energy sources have gained importance. Photovoltaic (PV) energy is a solar technology that uses solar cells to convert energy from the sun into electricity.