| Nowadays global warming and the scarcity of fossil | | | | family home but wind power is generally cheaper |
| fuels are rarely out of the media. Some people carry | | | | when implemented on larger scale. |
| on hoping that government will come up with some | | | | Efficiency |
| sort of solution, others don't really care and then a few | | | | Efficiency is of course a big part of deciding upon a |
| people are wondering, "how can I help reduce global | | | | renewable energy source. For this particular round of |
| warming?" | | | | wind power vs solar power home advantage will |
| One of the most obvious answers to this question is | | | | make a huge difference. If you live near the equator |
| to use less power by moving your power source from | | | | and experience a large amount of sunlight solar power |
| fossil fuels to a renewable energy source. The two | | | | is the clear choice, you should have no problem |
| most hotly discussed forms of renewable energy are | | | | powering your home from solar panels. Like wise for |
| solar and wind power and this article will pit the two | | | | wind power if you live on a blustery coast. The fairest |
| against it each to discover which one is best. | | | | question to sort this one out would be; what about if |
| Solar Power. | | | | the contest took place in a neutral area with limited |
| There are many ways to harness the suns power the | | | | wind and sunlight. In general in an area with roughly the |
| most common of these is to use a photovoltaic | | | | same wind and sunlight I would say you would be |
| module to convert the suns ultra violet rays into | | | | better off with solar power for the simple reason that |
| energy. This is the technology used in solar panels. | | | | all sunlight will be absorbed by your solar panels but not |
| Other forms of solar power include using materials | | | | all wind will be converted to energy by a wind farm |
| with different layers of salt density to capture the suns | | | | this is because the blades on the wind far need to spin |
| power and using a super green house style device to | | | | at a certain speed if the wind is to fast or to slow |
| heat air to power turbines. In this article we will just | | | | electricity wont be generated. |
| examine solar panels. | | | | Appearance |
| Wind Power. | | | | In my opinion for this round there can only be one |
| Put simply by using the wind to spin a turbine with a | | | | winner and that is solar power I suppose it's a matter |
| magnet on it electricity can be created. This works in a | | | | of taste but I find wind farms to be very ugly. |
| similar fashion to the turbines powered by steam in a | | | | The Conclusion |
| traditional power plant. | | | | Well it been a tight contest with each energy source a |
| The Costs | | | | good bet in right environment but overall Solar Power |
| Although these two power technologies may sound | | | | is the winner due to its lower cost on small installations |
| like a perfect solution to the world's energy crisis both | | | | superior adaptability to different environments and |
| have their limitations. Firstly there is the cost, at the time | | | | more pleasing aesthetics. That's not to say wind |
| of writing Solar power is cheaper than wind power | | | | power is a bad option as in the right circumstance it |
| when implemented on a small scale such as in an | | | | can be a much better solution than solar power. |