Most would agree that oil will not remain the world’s principal energy source indefinitely. With major breakthroughs in humanity’s ability to harvest power from the sun, I argue that solar power will one day become a cheaper and healthier alternative to petrol. This will be shown viable by looking at the falling price of solar energy per watt against the price of oil and the tremendous improvements to solar technology that have been made over the past few years.
Firstly, the amount of energy produced by oil is almost equal to that produced by solar wafers. For example, a recent study published in Scientific America magazine predicted that the rising price of oil energy and the falling price of solar energy would meet in 2020. What this means is that from 2020 onwards, it would be more economical for a person to fuel their car using solar energy than it would using petrol. As economic forces are so fundamental to the day-to-day choices of the masses, it is clear that solar energy will take the place of oil as humanity’s next major energy resource.
In addition to this, as solar technology develops it is becoming a much more refined energy producer. For instance, traditional solar panels were large, square boards that had to be facing the sun directly to harvest energy. Today, solar collectors come in all shapes and can be contoured to fit a range of product designs, from the rounded exterior of a car to the back of an iPhone. Usage trends such as these are yet another reason why solar energy is fit to take over oil as the world’s top energy source.
After looking at both its increasingly competitive price and versatility, it is clear that solar power will come to fulfil humanity’s energy needs in place of oil. For the sake of the world’s wellbeing, I hope this transfer happens soon.
Most would
agree
that
oil
will not remain the world’s principal
energy
source
indefinitely
. With major breakthroughs in humanity’s ability to harvest power from the sun, I argue that
solar
power will one day become a cheaper and healthier alternative to petrol. This will
be shown
viable by looking at the falling
price
of
solar
energy
per watt against the
price
of
oil
and the tremendous improvements to
solar
technology that have
been made
over the past few years.
Firstly
, the amount of
energy
produced by
oil
is almost equal to that produced by
solar
wafers.
For example
, a recent study published in Scientific America magazine predicted that the rising
price
of
oil
energy
and the falling
price
of
solar
energy
would
meet
in 2020. What this means is that from 2020 onwards, it would be more economical for a person to fuel their car using
solar
energy
than it would using petrol. As economic forces are
so
fundamental to the day-to-day choices of the masses, it is
clear
that
solar
energy
will take the place of
oil
as humanity’s
next
major
energy
resource.
In addition
to this, as
solar
technology develops it is becoming a much more refined
energy
producer.
For instance
, traditional
solar
panels were large, square boards that had to be facing the sun
directly
to harvest
energy
.
Today
,
solar
collectors
come
in all shapes and can
be contoured
to fit a range of product designs, from the rounded exterior of a car to the back of an iPhone. Usage trends such as these are
yet
another reason why
solar
energy
is fit
to take over
oil
as the world’s top
energy
source.
After looking at both its
increasingly
competitive
price
and versatility, it is
clear
that
solar
power will
come
to fulfil humanity’s
energy
needs in place of
oil
. For the sake of the world’s
wellbeing
, I hope this transfer happens
soon
.