Matec Solar Power in the Philippines: Advantage and Disadvantage of Solar Power

MATEC was the first company to install photovoltaic solar systems on homes and we consider ourselves a pioneer in the application of grid-tied photovoltaic systems. MATEC has been increasing its portfolio of renewable energy technologies and services to match the growing need for alternative energy sources. (http://www.solar-philippines.com/)

The benefits of solar energy is that solar energy is not sustainable, it is renewable and this means that we will never run out of it. It is about as natural a source of power as it is possible to generate electricity. The creation of solar energy requires little maintenance. Once the solar panels have been installed and are working at maximum efficiency there is only a small amount of maintenance required each year to ensure they are in working order.They are a silent producer of energy. There is absolutely no noise made from photovoltanic panels as they convert sunlight into usable electricity.There are continual advancements in solar panel technology which are increasing the efficiency and lowering the cost of production, thus making it even more cost effective. During operation solar electricity power plants produce zero emmisions.

Solar power disadvantages are actually not so plentiful. In fact, there’s only one notable disadvantage to solar power that I can think of. That disadvantage is that the sun doesn’t shine 24 hours a day. When the sun goes down or is heavily shaded, solar PV panels stop producing electricity. If we need electricity at that time, we have to get it from some other source. In other words, we couldn’t be 100% powered by solar panels. At the very least, we need batteries to store electricity produced by solar panels for use sometime later.

However, there are a couple of key things to note regarding this solar power disadvantage. Firstly, the sun actually does shine when we need electricity most. As humans (not vampires), our days more or less follow the movement of the sun. Society more or less wakes up when the sun rises. At the time of the sun’s greatest height and visibility, humans tend to be most active. At this time, we are of course using much more electricity than in the middle of the night, so electricity is in greater demand. (This also makes electricity more expensive in the middle of the day, making electricity produced from solar panels more valuable.)

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