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Falling production costs for solar panels and increasing nonrenewables electricity costs have brought parity closer
There are three main, recognised ways of producing energy directly from the sun in most parts of the world including the UK (indirect methods such water, wind etc are discussed elsewhere, eg see the overview on the Alternative and Renewable Energy page). The first two, described as passive and active respectively, absorb the heat and store it to be used, for example, for space and water heating. The third method converts sunlight to electricity using photo-voltaic (pv) cells, a method which is flexible since electricity can be converted and used in many ways.
Additionally, there are other methods for producing energy from the the sun's direct rays (eg the production of hydrogen from water) which are more applicable to warmer regions.
The question which naturally arises in the UK is do we get enough sun to make solar energy a practical source? According to the modern view it appears that we do get sufficient, but in our changeable climate the sun's intensity varies from moment to moment, and from season to season. This implies a need for storage and for it to be used in conjunction with other energy sources, so that the necessary supply rate can be evened out.
Like most, if not all, of the alternative energy sources in the UK the agenda has been influenced by the ready availability of cheap fossil fuels and government policies which have looked at short term expediencies. In the UK we have nearly always been able to extract energy from some forms of coal, oil and gas, easily and cheaply. Nuclear power has also entered the equation although maybe that was a different agenda altogether. It is now realised that nuclear was never a cheap option, quite the contrary.
Nevertheless the availability of these alternatives and the notions of politicians, have suppressed the development and hence economic viability of alternative sources. The situation in the US has not been very different but at least there are now ongoing major projects to try to utilise solar energy.
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