As solar power is expensive why rely on it?
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Posted by on July 22, 2008, 12:45 pm
Please log in for more thread options is too high, what will be the future of solar projects when compared to other renewable energy sources like wind energy etc. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by The Phantom on July 22, 2008, 1:47 pm
Please log in for more thread options What maintenance costs associated with solar are you referring to? Don't you think wind sources have maintenance costs? | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Eeyore on September 12, 2008, 4:25 am
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The Phantom wrote: > ramya334@gmail.com wrote:
> > >As extracting solar energy is expensive & the maintainance cost also
> >is too high, what will be the future of solar projects when compared > >to other renewable energy sources like wind energy etc. >
> What maintenance costs associated with solar are you referring to? Ever heard of hail storms (with the really big stones) and grime deposits ? Why do windows need cleaning ? Graham | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Don Bowey on July 22, 2008, 3:02 pm
Please log in for more thread options On 7/22/08 9:45 AM, in article
ee1a710b-c665-408a-a736-62de00f9e69f@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com, > As extracting solar energy is expensive & the maintainance cost also
> is too high, what will be the future of solar projects when compared > to other renewable energy sources like wind energy etc. Many areas which do not have *dependable* wind power, do have dependable sun power for most of the year. Costs of solar hardware will drop considerably. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Eeyore on September 12, 2008, 4:28 am
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Don Bowey wrote: >
> > As extracting solar energy is expensive & the maintainance cost also
> > is too high, what will be the future of solar projects when compared > > to other renewable energy sources like wind energy etc. >
> Many areas which do not have *dependable* wind power, do have dependable sun > power for most of the year. Costs of solar hardware will drop considerably. One hopes. Nanosolar is being very tight lipped. OTOH, if you live on the coast, sea breezes make wind turbines an excellent idea. Just don't expect much power at roof level. They need to be a good 25m / 80ft up. Graham | |||||||||||||
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>is too high, what will be the future of solar projects when compared
>to other renewable energy sources like wind energy etc.