As we all know that environment is facing a lot of challenges, global warming being the biggest, so Solar energy, being a clean, renewable & accessible source of energy is becoming people’s top-most demand for their homes and offices.
Solar energy is light and heat of a sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as:
- solar heating
- Photovoltaics
- Solar thermal energy
- Solar architecture
- Molten salt power plants
- Artificial Photosynthesis.
How does Solar Energy help us (and the Environment)?
Solar Technology harnesses Solar Energy to provide us with various advantages, such as:
-> Protecting our Environment
Solar energy is a clean, affordable, accessible and sustainable way for electricity generation. It protects our environment from the harmful impacts of carbon-based energy in the following ways:
Solar reduces Carbon emission
Solar energy minimizes environmental issues like climate change and health problems related to carbon emissions. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average household emits approx 20 metric tons of carbon pollution per year. By installing a solar power system, carbon emissions can be reduced by a great extent.
Solar reduces water pollution
Solar photovoltaic cells don't require water to generate electricity like all other electricity generation equipment do. Solar energy prevents local water resources from polluting as it does not need water to cool down its equipment like geothermal power plants.
One of the trending examples of how solar energy can benefit our environment is the Pieta Project. Pieta is a blockchain project committed to protecting the environment from the harmful impacts of carbon release by using alternative energy sources in the cryptocurrency mining process. It does so by encouraging the use of green, renewable solar energy for blockchain mining. Solar energy is cheaper and friendly to the environment, thus can effectively minimize energy cost in the mining process. In addition, Pieta is also the first project to use the new X20 algorithm which reduces energy consumption by keeping the mining hardware cool.
-> Electricity bill reduction
Solar power is available abundantly for free of cost. It abbreviates the huge electricity expenses and thus saves a lot of money.
->Increased value of the property
Houses and offices equipped with solar plants are in high demand and yield a good value of the property.
-> Energy Independent Economy
Solar energy is an accessible, reliable & huge source of energy which makes us energy independent by reducing our need for finite resources, just like the U.S. had become an energy independent economy with the implementation of green energy.
-> Boosts employment
Introduction of solar energy has given rise to employment opportunities. The Solar industry has increased the figure of jobs 12 times faster than any other industry in the U.S. economy in the year 2015.
So, this is how solar energy can and does benefit us and protect our environment. Blockchain mining, which has not become a very popular activity amongst tech enthusiasts, is known to consume a lot of electricity, which is adversely affecting our environment. Projects like Pieta are helping to minimize the impact with the use of Solar Energy.