5 Reasons Why Solar Energy is the Way Forward

By Michael Dehoyos, December 29, 2020

There’s been a lot of talk over the last few years about global warming and trying to find sustainable energy sources that don’t impact the planet in a negative way like the fossil fuel industry has been doing for years.

We have wind and water technology, but by far, the greatest source of energy that many people are adopting is, of course, solar power. Whether using solar panels on their houses or cars, or building entire fields of solar panels, the technology is spreading and developing rapidly, but just how beneficial is it for the environment?

In this post, we’re going to explore five reasons why solar energy is the way forward when it comes to protecting the environment and how good utilizing it as an energy source can be.

  1. Doesn’t Require Much Environment Disruption

Let’s say you want to use water to produce energy. You need to build a massive dam and hydroelectric plant in a river that’s going to produce the energy, but this takes a ton of resources, requires a suitable location, constant upkeep, and channelling and controlling the river can have a dramatic effect on the surrounding area, especially for animals.

Solar energy doesn’t require any of this, and while it does require space, such as a roof or field, the effect on the local area is nowhere near as impactful as other forms of energy.

  1. Reduces Carbon Footprints

Whether your house, business, or town is starting to use solar-powered energy sources, the more you rely on solar power, the smaller your overall carbon footprint will be, which means that more and more households are becoming more sustainable and more eco-friendly.

“Whether you’re using a solar-energy energy provider, or you’re installing your own solar panels on your property, there’s no denying that every little helps. As we’ll speak about in a few points down, this is essential if you want to slow down the effects of climate change, and make the world a healthier, more sustainable place for all,” shares Nick Denning, a marketing blogger at Britstudent and PhDKingdom.

  1. Less Air Pollution

One of the greatest benefits of adopting solar power is that there is very little pollution to offset. Unlike fossil fuel sources, there are no carbon emissions or pollution, which means the more we use solar power, the less pollution there is and the healthier the air will be.

This is such an important point to consider, especially since major cities are suffering from very poor air quality, and there are lots of health conditions that are spawning from this.

“Conditions like asthma are becoming increasingly widespread, and you’ve probably seen images of the denser cities in places like China that have a thick smog of pollution that covers everything, sometimes so harsh to the effect that people are advised to not even leave their houses,” explains Mark Berry, a business writer at Australia2write and Write My X.

  1. Slows Climate Change

I’ve spoken a lot already about climate change and how using non-renewable sources and fossil fuels is pretty bad for the planet, thus using renewable and sustainable sources of energy, such as the sun, means that the effects of climate change can be currently slowed, and will eventually allow for opportunities to reverse the effects.

While we’re still pumping massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere through cars, industry, and agriculture, the more people who switch to solar-powered forms of energy, the less carbon we’ll be producing, and the less damaging climate change will be.

  1. Is a Renewable Source

Humans currently use a lot of unsustainable, unrenewable energy sources. Gasoline, for example, can be dug up and used, but once it’s gone, it’s gone for good. On the other hand, the sun is a source of energy that’s going to keep burning for millions of years to come and doesn’t require harvesting any of its resources, thus depleting it.

Michael Dehoyos is a content marketer and editor at Custom Coursework and Academic Brits. He loves to write about the future and how we can proactively make the world a better place in the present. Also, he is a writer at Origin Writings.

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