Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Using Different Methods to generate solar electricity and solar heating

By Greg Dickson




You will have seen occasional solar power cells on the roads. These solar cells are used for powering the lights and running the emergency system on the highways. However , they're only beneficial in a limited way. However, new ideas are being worked on and inside near future, we would see solar power being produced using the roads and doing more than providing solar heating to our homes.

The roads contribute to global temperature increases, though to a smaller extent than most of the other global temperature rises factors. However, these roads can be converted into helpful solar power cells to supply solar power to make some better use contributing toward better atmosphere.

Thanks to the lack of any obstacles that usually block the sun rays, roads seem to be good for laying larger solar cells. These roads absorb lot of solar energy every day with no need to face any hurdles that might possibly block the daylight. If the scientists can go past the concept, they're going to have a great use of these roads. At the same time, the roads will become even more productive after becoming resources for renewable energy.

Different groups of scientists around the globe are actually working on the concept. A team of solar scientists in Idaho has gone outside the idea. They are essentially working on this very road-side solar power cell model to supply energy while not having to throw more gases into the space. The company took the inducement from the indisputable fact that only 1.7% area of United States can serve as photovoltaic cells to cover all of the energy wishes of the whole population.

Moreover, the U.S interstate roads are large enough to produce energy for the entire planet. This isn't a surprise when you look at the size and expand of these interstate highways. Nonetheless so as to achieve this, the scientists have to form a solar cell that combines with the road surface, a glass road surface to be more suitable.




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