What countries use solar power?
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Solar energy is the source of all energy on earth. Even fossil fuels energy at one point came from solar energy. (sun--> plants by photosynthesis--> dinosaurs eat plants--> dinosaurs die and are turned into coal and oil --> oil refined and pumped into a car in north America--> kinetic energy and heat)
most countries have some companies or people that try to use solar energy to supplement other energy sources.
No country uses it as their main source of power
Almost all
Specially Europe
and specially southern Europe
Two links to two spanish companies over 10 000 employees each one.
Many countries employ solar power, particularly in Europe and the European Union (EU).
There are many incentives from the governments of Germany and Italy to expand the uses of solar power. Germany leads the world in the amount of solar power installed.
China is among the largest manufacturers and users of solar.
Solar is never the main energy source in any country. But solar power can play the critical role in providing clean, pollution free, and reliable power to much of the world.
The USA is also adopting solar power as many States have incentives to install solar and photovoltaic (PV) panels.
This is a positive trend that will continue to grow very rapidly.
Every nation that cultivates food uses solar power. It remains the top source of energy because its the best way to convert random molecules into plants for consumption.
Now, if you're asking about which countries have solar power for consumer electricity, the answer would be many. Solar batteries are important throughout much of the world for a variety of applications, primarily powering of small objects in localities where electricity delivery is difficult or expensive, or portability is important. In the USA, for example, solar-powered calculators are common, as are solar-powered street lights.
A German company, Tinox, produces solar-powered desalinators, and Germany, Austria, and the USA provide leading technology.
Solar-power ovens are used worldwide in remote locations. Invented in the 18th century, they prove reliable methods of cooking where firewood is scarce and electricity unavailable.
You can find photovoltaic cells (solar energy collectors) on homes worldwide as well as on many long-distance yachts (think about those folks who sail around the world.. its portable energy!). The USA and Spain are working on various construction of solar fields and South Africa is working on a solar tower technology.
Solar-powered water heaters are standard in countries such as Greece and Israel due to the abundance of solar radiation, as well as in very crowded nations like China and Japan. They are not uncommon in the southern USA either (Florida, California).
Wind power is a type of solar power, although indirect. Wind is caused by solar power absorbtion in the atmosphere, which makes the air molecules move around fast. Holland, Spain, the USA, and many other nations have vast wind fields to collect wind energy.
Solar ponds are being used for thermal storage effectively in India and the USA, and are being exported to various third-world countries because they don't rely on any special equipment availability.
The problem is that solar power storage is problematic. Much of the work is still experimental because there are many technical problems. A result of its unreliability and the rapid degredation of many large-scale photovoltaics is that this technology is often quite expensive. Moreover, there's some concern with large-scale local biological system damage due to the concentration of so much energy in one place. The cheap solutions seem quite limited in scope, so they typically make good local energy suplement methods but rarely can supply 100% of needed energy for human habitation. Its a work in progress, and I forsee that in the future solar power will become increasingly efficient and economical, and thus come to dominate the worldwide energy landscape, but that future will take a lot more scientific and engineering breakthroughs
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