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Information Systems and Technology Involved With Solar Energy/Power
Information Systems and Information Technology in Solar Power/Energy & Associated Challenges
Solar energy is the contributor of approximately 94% of the world's energy although at first glance, much of that energy does not appear to be solar in nature. Solar cells, also known as photovoltaic cells, are our most identifiable effort to convert the sun's energy into electricity. They depend on a phenomenon known as the photovoltaic effect, discovered in 1839 by a French teenager. Alexandre Edmond Becquerel, then 19, placed two metal plates in a salt solution and generated an electric current by simply placing his rig in the sun." (Palmer, 2010) Commercial solar cells today are stated to consist of "a layer of silicon mixed with boron, which faces the sun, stacked on top of a layer of silicon mixed with phosphorous. The silicon-phosphorous layer is known as the negative, or n-type hole in their electron layer, yearning to be filled." (Palmer, 2010) Challenges associated with solar energy applications include the need to improve photovoltaic efficiency, as...
(Palmer, 2010) Additional challenges include those of: (1) timing; and (2) costs. (Palmer, 2010) As well, energy must be stored during the day in order to enable nighttime energy use. High capacity batteries are cited as being extremely expensive and to add only $1 per kilowatt-hour to the cost of solar energy. According to one report, the solar energy is the "fastest growing energy industry in the U.S., employing nearly 100,000 Americans and generating billions of dollars of economic growth for our economy." (Solar Feeds, 2010) The report goes on to relate that the solar industry "will see an aggressive expansion in both capacity and revenue…over the next five years." (Solar Feeds, 2010)
II. Implications of Globalization
It is reported by Bosch that there is an increasing demand for innovative products that "help protect the environment." (The Globalist, 2010) According to the Wall Street Journal solar-generated power in 2006 "accounted for less than 0.1% of the world's electricity…
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Expanding with Green Technology (2010) Bosch. Retrieved from: http://www.bosch.com/content/language2/html/4445.htm
Solar Power and Globalization (2010) The Globalist Syndication Services. Retrieved from: http://www.theglobalist.com/rawmaterials/syndication/sample.htm
SPI Message: The Solar Industry if Ready to Fight (2010) Solar Feeds News and Commentary 12 Oct 2010 Climate Progress. Retrieved from: http://www.solarfeeds.com/climate-progress/14647-spi-message-the-solar-industry-is-ready-to-fight.
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