It sounds very nice, but unfortunately theory is rarely as good as practice. Solar power is something that should be developed a lot more, but at this moment the technology is simply not efficient enough to make any serious contribution to the electricity supply.
The first problem is that the cells used on solar panels are hopelessly inefficient and simply don’t produce a lot of electricity. Even in hot and sunny areas they don’t produce a lot of power. And in regions where the winters are long and dark and the summers short you don’t even need to think about building these panels, as the results would be too minimal to even mention.
Of course there are also hot water systems that use solar panels and they are a lot more efficient. And they do contribute to the energy crisis, as you don’t need to use too much electricity to heat up the water. But again, also these systems only work in areas where the summers are long and warm and the climate is sunny. For when it’s cold and dark these panels don’t do much either for your water.
Does that mean that solar technology is useless? Of course not! It is more…
