I like solar power. I think it’s amazing that we’ve been able to harness solar energy and turn it into electricity. But we need to be realistic about the role solar power plays in our energy portfolio. While it’s been amazing in achieving great reductions in dependence on fossil fuels and in generating green energy, it’s not the be-all and end-all of our energy solutions. The truth is, we need a combination of clean energy sources – nuclear, wind, and solar power – to keep the lights on and our devices functioning. Let’s examine the role solar power plays in our energy landscape and why we shouldn’t overstate its importance.
The Truth About Fossil Fuels
We’ve been told for years that fossil fuels are bad for the environment and we need to stop using them. But it’s not that simple. While it’s true that we need to stop polluting the atmosphere with harmful gases, we also need to be realistic about the role these fuels play in powering our world. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to generate electricity and it would be back to candlelight and kerosene lamps. Not only that, but it would also take a lot longer to power our devices – like cellphones, tablets, and laptops – with energy harvested from renewable sources. So while we need to cut back on our dependence on fossil fuels and reduce our carbon footprint, we also need to look into the alternatives so that we don’t lose the ability to power our devices when the wind stops blowing or the sun doesn’t shine. That’s why we need a combination of sources that can generate electricity 24/7/365 – to ensure that we never lose power.
Fossil Fuels Are Necessary To Keep The Lights On
It’s one thing to say we should cut back on our dependence on fossil fuels and become more eco-friendly; it’s another thing to say we should give up on generating electricity and rely on human ingenuity (and windmills, solar power, and little diesel engines) to keep the lights on. While we should certainly be trying to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, we also need to be thinking about how to keep the lights on and our devices functioning when the wind stops blowing and the sun doesn’t shine. That’s why we need a combination of clean energy sources – including fossil fuels – to provide us with reliable, sustainable electricity.
The Role Of Nuclear Power
Nuclear Power is another clean energy source that has been unfairly maligned. People have become scared of nuclear power since the Fukushima disaster in 2011 – even though stringent safety protocols were in place and the power plant was operated by highly-trained professionals. But just because we’re a little nervous about nuclear power doesn’t mean we should ban it from our energy mix. In fact, the opposite is true – we should be using it more. After the Fukushima disaster, Japan was forced to turn to fossil fuels in order to generate electricity – mainly because their nuclear power plants were unable to produce sufficient energy. Today, Japan is one of the world’s biggest importers of oil and natural gas. If we’re truly being intelligent about our energy choices and environmentally-sound, then we should be looking to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels – but we also need to make sure that we’ve got a viable alternative ready to go in the event that they are ever banned. That’s why we need a combination of clean energy sources – including nuclear power – to ensure that we are never without electricity.
The Role Of Wind Power
Wind power has been hailed as the answer to our energy woes. It’s abundant and it’s free; all we need is a gentle breeze to create electricity. We’ve been promised that wind power will one day provide us with all our energy needs, but that’s definitely not the case. Wind power only generates electricity when the wind blows – and when the wind doesn’t blow, there’s no electricity. That means we need a way to store the energy when the wind does blow – otherwise, we’d be unable to use it. As it stands, wind power only provides us with about 15% of our electricity needs – not nearly enough to satisfy our growing demand. Wind power is an amazing source of energy but it’s still not a practical solution to our energy woes.
The Role Of Solar Power
While we should certainly be trying to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and grow our green energy portfolio, we shouldn’t be understating the role solar power plays in our energy landscape. Solar power is another amazing source of clean energy that just needs to be properly implemented to satisfy our energy needs. It’s been around for a while and it’s been successfully deployed in sunny locations around the world. Even in the middle of the Arctic Circle, scientists have proven that solar power is more effective and less prone to malfunction than wind or traditional fossil fuels. Like wind power, solar power only generates electricity when the sun shines – which is why we need to make sure that our sunny locations are properly maintained and that our solar panels are always clean and functioning.
We need to find a balance – we need to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels but also make sure that we don’t lose the ability to power our devices if the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow. That’s why we need a combination of clean energy sources – including fossil fuels – to ensure that we are never without electricity and to provide us with sustainable power. It’s not that simple as picking one energy source and focusing on that – we need to be thinking about how to solve our energy problems while still harnessing the power of the sun and the wind. That’s why we need a combination of solar power, wind power, and traditional fossil fuels to satisfy our energy needs.
It’s time to evolve our energy thinking and our approach to generating electricity. We need to stop focusing on one source of power and start considering all the options available to us – including fossil fuels, nuclear power, and wind power. While these options have their place in our energy mix, they’re not the only ones – and we certainly don’t want to depend on just one source of power. That would seriously put us at risk if that source ever went down. So while we should certainly be trying to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and grow our green energy portfolio, we also need to make sure that we’ve got a reliable alternative ready to go in the event that they are ever banned – or when the wind stops blowing and the sun doesn’t shine. That’s where combined solar power, wind power, and fossil fuels come in. When the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine, they provide us with a stable, reliable source of power. When the wind does blow and the sun starts shining, our devices are able to run on renewable energy and we’re saving the earth one piece of debris at a time.