Solar Energy Negatives Are Few And Easily Preventable
Everyone knows that solar energy can provide us with almost free electricity as well as is great for heating water and that it is especially useful when used in remote areas of the planet. However, not many are aware of any solar energy negatives including things such as health concerns that are well worth knowing more about. Not many people associated with solar energy will actually mention the health risks associated with solar energy, though these are real solar energy negatives that need to be looked into, and the reason for this silence is because solar energy is not that widely used at present.
Lack Of Adequate Research
There are also other reasons why people do not talk much about these solar energy negatives and that is because of a lack of adequate research on solar energy and its downsides. However, studies have begun to be made regarding solar energy negatives and with adequate research, there may be more estimates available.
There are some solar energy negatives associated with thermal solar energy which can result in health risks to those who use such systems to heat the air and water in their households. Thus, it is important to understand that this happens because of certain inherent design faults in the thermal solar energy systems. To understand why this takes place, you need to know how such systems work.
Most solar water heaters do three things before they provide you with hot water in your faucet and these are collecting sunlight for conversion into heat energy, circulating fluids that then transport heat energy to the system's storage and finally, stores hot water till it needs to be used by the homeowner.
The solar energy negatives in this particular form of solar energy arise when the health is put at risk because the storage system can often result in allergenic molds and fungus growth. So, in order to protect your health, you need to ensure that the storage units are made from materials that will prevent such growths.
Another solar energy negative that people have to deal with is the health risks you will face because of using PV panel solar energy. Yes, even photo-voltaic (PV) panels can cause your health to be threatened though this occurs even before the panels are installed in your home, and the reason for this is because when PV panels are made, they require mining of silicon dioxide and then being reduced when pure silicon is heated, and the materials that are released when this refining takes place are what affect your health, because of the toxicity involved.
The seriousness of this solar energy negative can be seen when we consider the fact that solar health risks related to using PV panels account for about eleven to twenty-one deaths for each quadrillion joules of energy created.
However, it must be admitted that solar energy negatives are few and they can be prevented and considering that such energy is otherwise clean and safe, should not affect its use by the general population.
