Environmental Issues and Solar Panel Energy

Learn more about how the use of solar panels affects our world.

Renewable Energy

About the various kinds of renewable and non-renewable energy sources we use and how to make the distinction. Learn how solar panels and solar cells are reliable sources of renewable energy, and why it’s such an important quality.

Reduce Energy Consumption

About how you can reduce your energy consumption, cut your energy bills, and help out the environment by reducing your reliance on pollution-generating sources of energy.

Conserve Energy with Solar panels

Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption

Every day, tons of toxic gas is poured into the atmosphere, produced from the burning of fossil fuels to generate energy required for complex human systems. The more energy you use from your non-renewable utility provider, the more these non-renewable resources are wasted and the more harm is done to the environment. The use of solar panels made from solar cells is a clean alternative, and is a very environmentally friendly alternative to the burning of fossil fuels. Solar Panels generate no pollution, and can keep your home independent of the electricity grid, or solar panels can be used as a supplement.

There a number of ways you can reduce your consumption of energy generated from fossil fuels, and help protect the environment as civilization undergoes the transition from non-renewable to renewable energy.

Solar Panels

Solar Panels are a great way to free yourself from dependence on polluting, non-renewable energy sources such as your local coal, oil, or natural gas power plant. Installing solar panels with a synchronous or multifunctional solar inverter allows you to use city electricity in emergency times, or when adverse conditions keep your solar battery charge low.

Passive Methods of Reducing Pollution

Reducing the amount of electricity you consume is another great way to prevent the waste of energy, resources, and unnecessary damage to the environment.

Lighting

If you live in a secure neighborhood with ample lighting outside, the use of outdoor lights on your own residence is discouraged. Consider turning off the lights at night. Every second you leave the lights on means wasted energy.

Commute

Commuting in a gas-guzzling vehicle is a direct use of fossil fuels and if you can find a car with better gas milage for your next purchase, consider the benefits such a vehicle would confer unto the environment and posterity. Also, carpool whenever possible and use a bike for short trips if you live in a dense community. It’s better for the environment, less expensive for you, and great for your health.

Heaters and Air Conditioners

Heaters and Air Conditions likely make up a large part of your electricity bill. Reducing the amount of energy you use to heat and cool your home can cut your energy bills down by a solid amount, and help in energy conservation efforts. Use heaters and air conditioning sparingly, and do not leave them on when you will be leaving the home for more than a short period of time. Make sure to keep all doors and windows shut and sealed when running an air conditioning or heating system, to retain the heat and reduce the amount that must be generated.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels are the most widely-used means of generating electricity, and have been for some time. However, fossil fuels, as we have discovered, are a limited and non-renewable resource. Estimates have determined that fossil fuel reserves may well run dry by as early as 2050. Not only are fossil fuel reserves dwindling, but byproducts and emissions from burning fossil fuels are harmful to the environment, and have been associated with global warming theory.