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<\/a>Annual solar irradiance compared to the global energy supplies<\/p><\/div>\n
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Six Good Reasons for Solar Power<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n1. Sufficient and Imperative<\/strong><\/h5>\nEven countries deemed to have fewer sunny days than normal, such as Germany or England, are indeed sunny places. The yearly solar irradiation in these countries amounts to anywhere between 750 and 1\u00a0200 kilowatt hours per square meter (kWh\/m\u00b2) depending on the exact location. That is, after all, approximately half the radiation intensity of the Sahara. Even if the sun ducks behind the clouds for a moment or two, a well-designed PV plant can generate power effectively despite the diffused light.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n2. Intelligent and Stand-alone<\/strong><\/h5>\nThanks to photovoltaics, electric current can be independently generated and consumed almost anywhere. Electric current produced and consumed personally is not subject to any unpredictable price developments. Intelligent energy management also increases flexibility by using energy resources at the right times. This provides for supply reliability and also unburdens the power distribution grid.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n3. Sustainable and Clean<\/strong><\/h5>\nRenewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, are not only inexhaustible but also protect us and the environment. In Germany alone, power generation from renewable raw materials saved around 127.6 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2011. That is roughly equal to the carbon dioxide emissions of the Netherlands over half a year. What is more, the cost of climate and environmental damage could be reduced by nearly eight million euros. Solar power is therefore rightly portrayed as one of the energy sources of the future \u2013 clean and 100% environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n4. Stable and Reliable<\/strong><\/h5>\nImagine being able to, today, set the price of one liter of diesel fuel at an average of EUR\u00a01.50 (~ USD\u00a01.90), for example, for the next 20 years. Who would say no to that? Photovoltaics guarantees stable prices for every self-generated kilowatt hour of electric current for years to come, as costs depend only on the size of the investment and the number of hours of sun on site.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n5. Efficient and Easy to Use<\/strong><\/h5>\nAt this point in time, photovoltaics has already achieved a very high technological standard. For example, SMA inverters reach an efficiency of up to 99 percent, meeting the highest safety standards. Apart from transforming direct current into grid-compliant and household-common alternating current, they perform important control and monitoring tasks. In addition, intelligent energy management, including the use of storage systems, ensures a rise in self-consumption of PV electric current.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n6. Future-Oriented and Responsible<\/strong><\/h5>\nThose who decide to use renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, demonstrate a readiness to accept greater responsibility \u2013 the responsibility to leave behind conditions for future generations similar to those that we ourselves once encountered. This includes the preservation of an environment in which coming generations can flourish without limitation.<\/p>\n
“Daddy says that when I grow up, the sun will even shine at night, because we collect its rays and use them later when we need them. Everyone in the world can do this too, daddy says, because the sun shines everywhere.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n
1. Sufficient and Imperative<\/strong><\/h5>\nEven countries deemed to have fewer sunny days than normal, such as Germany or England, are indeed sunny places. The yearly solar irradiation in these countries amounts to anywhere between 750 and 1\u00a0200 kilowatt hours per square meter (kWh\/m\u00b2) depending on the exact location. That is, after all, approximately half the radiation intensity of the Sahara. Even if the sun ducks behind the clouds for a moment or two, a well-designed PV plant can generate power effectively despite the diffused light.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n2. Intelligent and Stand-alone<\/strong><\/h5>\nThanks to photovoltaics, electric current can be independently generated and consumed almost anywhere. Electric current produced and consumed personally is not subject to any unpredictable price developments. Intelligent energy management also increases flexibility by using energy resources at the right times. This provides for supply reliability and also unburdens the power distribution grid.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n3. Sustainable and Clean<\/strong><\/h5>\nRenewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, are not only inexhaustible but also protect us and the environment. In Germany alone, power generation from renewable raw materials saved around 127.6 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2011. That is roughly equal to the carbon dioxide emissions of the Netherlands over half a year. What is more, the cost of climate and environmental damage could be reduced by nearly eight million euros. Solar power is therefore rightly portrayed as one of the energy sources of the future \u2013 clean and 100% environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n4. Stable and Reliable<\/strong><\/h5>\nImagine being able to, today, set the price of one liter of diesel fuel at an average of EUR\u00a01.50 (~ USD\u00a01.90), for example, for the next 20 years. Who would say no to that? Photovoltaics guarantees stable prices for every self-generated kilowatt hour of electric current for years to come, as costs depend only on the size of the investment and the number of hours of sun on site.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n5. Efficient and Easy to Use<\/strong><\/h5>\nAt this point in time, photovoltaics has already achieved a very high technological standard. For example, SMA inverters reach an efficiency of up to 99 percent, meeting the highest safety standards. Apart from transforming direct current into grid-compliant and household-common alternating current, they perform important control and monitoring tasks. In addition, intelligent energy management, including the use of storage systems, ensures a rise in self-consumption of PV electric current.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n6. Future-Oriented and Responsible<\/strong><\/h5>\nThose who decide to use renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, demonstrate a readiness to accept greater responsibility \u2013 the responsibility to leave behind conditions for future generations similar to those that we ourselves once encountered. This includes the preservation of an environment in which coming generations can flourish without limitation.<\/p>\n
“Daddy says that when I grow up, the sun will even shine at night, because we collect its rays and use them later when we need them. Everyone in the world can do this too, daddy says, because the sun shines everywhere.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n
2. Intelligent and Stand-alone<\/strong><\/h5>\nThanks to photovoltaics, electric current can be independently generated and consumed almost anywhere. Electric current produced and consumed personally is not subject to any unpredictable price developments. Intelligent energy management also increases flexibility by using energy resources at the right times. This provides for supply reliability and also unburdens the power distribution grid.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n3. Sustainable and Clean<\/strong><\/h5>\nRenewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, are not only inexhaustible but also protect us and the environment. In Germany alone, power generation from renewable raw materials saved around 127.6 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2011. That is roughly equal to the carbon dioxide emissions of the Netherlands over half a year. What is more, the cost of climate and environmental damage could be reduced by nearly eight million euros. Solar power is therefore rightly portrayed as one of the energy sources of the future \u2013 clean and 100% environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n4. Stable and Reliable<\/strong><\/h5>\nImagine being able to, today, set the price of one liter of diesel fuel at an average of EUR\u00a01.50 (~ USD\u00a01.90), for example, for the next 20 years. Who would say no to that? Photovoltaics guarantees stable prices for every self-generated kilowatt hour of electric current for years to come, as costs depend only on the size of the investment and the number of hours of sun on site.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n5. Efficient and Easy to Use<\/strong><\/h5>\nAt this point in time, photovoltaics has already achieved a very high technological standard. For example, SMA inverters reach an efficiency of up to 99 percent, meeting the highest safety standards. Apart from transforming direct current into grid-compliant and household-common alternating current, they perform important control and monitoring tasks. In addition, intelligent energy management, including the use of storage systems, ensures a rise in self-consumption of PV electric current.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n6. Future-Oriented and Responsible<\/strong><\/h5>\nThose who decide to use renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, demonstrate a readiness to accept greater responsibility \u2013 the responsibility to leave behind conditions for future generations similar to those that we ourselves once encountered. This includes the preservation of an environment in which coming generations can flourish without limitation.<\/p>\n
“Daddy says that when I grow up, the sun will even shine at night, because we collect its rays and use them later when we need them. Everyone in the world can do this too, daddy says, because the sun shines everywhere.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n
3. Sustainable and Clean<\/strong><\/h5>\nRenewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, are not only inexhaustible but also protect us and the environment. In Germany alone, power generation from renewable raw materials saved around 127.6 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2011. That is roughly equal to the carbon dioxide emissions of the Netherlands over half a year. What is more, the cost of climate and environmental damage could be reduced by nearly eight million euros. Solar power is therefore rightly portrayed as one of the energy sources of the future \u2013 clean and 100% environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n4. Stable and Reliable<\/strong><\/h5>\nImagine being able to, today, set the price of one liter of diesel fuel at an average of EUR\u00a01.50 (~ USD\u00a01.90), for example, for the next 20 years. Who would say no to that? Photovoltaics guarantees stable prices for every self-generated kilowatt hour of electric current for years to come, as costs depend only on the size of the investment and the number of hours of sun on site.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n5. Efficient and Easy to Use<\/strong><\/h5>\nAt this point in time, photovoltaics has already achieved a very high technological standard. For example, SMA inverters reach an efficiency of up to 99 percent, meeting the highest safety standards. Apart from transforming direct current into grid-compliant and household-common alternating current, they perform important control and monitoring tasks. In addition, intelligent energy management, including the use of storage systems, ensures a rise in self-consumption of PV electric current.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n6. Future-Oriented and Responsible<\/strong><\/h5>\nThose who decide to use renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, demonstrate a readiness to accept greater responsibility \u2013 the responsibility to leave behind conditions for future generations similar to those that we ourselves once encountered. This includes the preservation of an environment in which coming generations can flourish without limitation.<\/p>\n
“Daddy says that when I grow up, the sun will even shine at night, because we collect its rays and use them later when we need them. Everyone in the world can do this too, daddy says, because the sun shines everywhere.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n
4. Stable and Reliable<\/strong><\/h5>\nImagine being able to, today, set the price of one liter of diesel fuel at an average of EUR\u00a01.50 (~ USD\u00a01.90), for example, for the next 20 years. Who would say no to that? Photovoltaics guarantees stable prices for every self-generated kilowatt hour of electric current for years to come, as costs depend only on the size of the investment and the number of hours of sun on site.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n5. Efficient and Easy to Use<\/strong><\/h5>\nAt this point in time, photovoltaics has already achieved a very high technological standard. For example, SMA inverters reach an efficiency of up to 99 percent, meeting the highest safety standards. Apart from transforming direct current into grid-compliant and household-common alternating current, they perform important control and monitoring tasks. In addition, intelligent energy management, including the use of storage systems, ensures a rise in self-consumption of PV electric current.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n6. Future-Oriented and Responsible<\/strong><\/h5>\nThose who decide to use renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, demonstrate a readiness to accept greater responsibility \u2013 the responsibility to leave behind conditions for future generations similar to those that we ourselves once encountered. This includes the preservation of an environment in which coming generations can flourish without limitation.<\/p>\n
“Daddy says that when I grow up, the sun will even shine at night, because we collect its rays and use them later when we need them. Everyone in the world can do this too, daddy says, because the sun shines everywhere.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n
5. Efficient and Easy to Use<\/strong><\/h5>\nAt this point in time, photovoltaics has already achieved a very high technological standard. For example, SMA inverters reach an efficiency of up to 99 percent, meeting the highest safety standards. Apart from transforming direct current into grid-compliant and household-common alternating current, they perform important control and monitoring tasks. In addition, intelligent energy management, including the use of storage systems, ensures a rise in self-consumption of PV electric current.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n6. Future-Oriented and Responsible<\/strong><\/h5>\nThose who decide to use renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, demonstrate a readiness to accept greater responsibility \u2013 the responsibility to leave behind conditions for future generations similar to those that we ourselves once encountered. This includes the preservation of an environment in which coming generations can flourish without limitation.<\/p>\n
“Daddy says that when I grow up, the sun will even shine at night, because we collect its rays and use them later when we need them. Everyone in the world can do this too, daddy says, because the sun shines everywhere.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n
6. Future-Oriented and Responsible<\/strong><\/h5>\nThose who decide to use renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics, demonstrate a readiness to accept greater responsibility \u2013 the responsibility to leave behind conditions for future generations similar to those that we ourselves once encountered. This includes the preservation of an environment in which coming generations can flourish without limitation.<\/p>\n
“Daddy says that when I grow up, the sun will even shine at night, because we collect its rays and use them later when we need them. Everyone in the world can do this too, daddy says, because the sun shines everywhere.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n
“Daddy says that when I grow up, the sun will even shine at night, because we collect its rays and use them later when we need them. Everyone in the world can do this too, daddy says, because the sun shines everywhere.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n