Solar power is being acclaimed as the most dependable form of energy for the present and for many more years to come.  Solar power is the energy of tomorrow.  The greatest advantage that this solar power has is that it is based just on the sun and nothing else.  So, since the sun is going to be available for a long time, there is going to be absolutely no dearth of this energy source and hence this makes the solar power a very long standing source of alternative power generation. However all is not well about this solar power and there are certain practical difficulties in this regard.

Since, the sun is the single and lone source of energy generator, there is a good fifty percent of the day when the sun is not high up in the sky and hence during that time there can be no energy generation that can happen – so we lose about half the hours available direct here.  Solar panels or huge, mammoth sheets are placed just in front of the sun, and the sun’s rays comprises of many particles like the photons and other ultra violet rays that are absorbed by these sheets.  The photons thus absorbed will be converted to solar energy.

While we discussed on the process of this energy generation, we also need to know that the solar panels don’t just stop with absorbing the photons.  They can’t filter the photons alone and hence they are susceptible to damage as they absorb the ultra violet rays as well.  Too much of these heavy atoms and particles will definitely damage the solar panels and then you would have to invest money on replacing these solar panels if you want to continue to tap solar energy.

Also these solar panels are too huge and big and sourcing them itself is quite an uphill task.  It gets very cumbersome to assemble and set this whole thing up and so the arrangements that are required for you to harness solar energy becomes a very complicated task to perform.  And more so, you will require huge and huge amounts of these solar panels to extract very little solar energy and hence if you are looking for quite a heavy quota of solar energy, then you would really need to plan for these solar panel fittings that will lead to an optimum extraction of solar energy.

In spite of all these disadvantages, if we still see solar power harnessing happening in some places, it is simply because we definitely need an alternative energy source.  Just like we tried our hands with hydro energy from water and wind energy, we are just starting off our trials with solar energy.  However, the truth remains that at this point in time, solar energy is not feasible to obtain – and that has nothing to do against the harnessing of solar energy.  It just goes to say, that we need to look at more cost effective, process effective methods to make the tapping of solar energy a solution to our energy related problems!