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make the conversion, to turn uv rays into electricity. christy, and you're watching the cost of everything. and today, we're going to be looking at the power of solar energy and how much it costs to implement the there are $4.00 main components that go into producing any solar panel, which determines your panels cost. you have the glass covering the junction box, textiles, for wiring and the solar cells. now, the solar cells are responsible for converting sunlight into electricity. so much of the cost differences come to the quality of the cells and how efficient they are . when somebody hits a solar panel, the photo low take cell turns that light into direct current electricity, also known as d. c. an inverter then converts it into alternating current or a c,

which is what most of your devices at home use. the. 6 3 main types of cells available for the residential use. mano, crystal lean poly, krista, lean, and thin film panels. model. crystalline panels are the most efficient, but their price point is high due to their complex construction. they are cells made from a single crystal, a silica and they cost a dollar to a $1.50 per watt, meaning that out city, a 6 kilowatt solar panels system would cost between 6009000 dollars. then you have poly crystal lean solar panels, and these are less energy efficient and thereby cheaper as they're easier to produce, as well as they're made from many silicon fragments that are melted together. and finally, sim failing pv cells are cheapest and least expensive to produce. but also the least efficient. and once you have yourself, they must be wired to one another,

either with string or wire. that is then kind of covered with a protective metal sheet. junction boxes must then be inserted between each cell for protection and then covered with glass or plastic protective layers. and the average price of a solar panel today is around $3.00 per watt. the bulk of the cost is in the cells, approximately 40 percent. 25 percent of the cost is spent on glass which has an average cost of a $110.00 d. 6 as per square meter, and then the junction boxes and wiring will also be 25 percent leaving 10 percent for the frame that fast since all the components together. the costs for renewable plants plunged for the past decades as the production of solar equipment search and technology improved, and in large part those things to government subsidies and offset incentives. but the supply chain chaos caused by the pandemic has ended. those trends costs have now normalized and solar could potentially gain even more with economies of scale

and improvements and technology that could drive its costs per watt down further from the current cost of $4.06 per kilowatt hour to $0.03 per kilowatt hour by 2025. all those solar panels cost a lot of money upfront. they can actually save homeowner money in the long run. of course, this depends on the hours of direct daily sunlight available, and the size and efficiency of your panels. they are easy to maintain as they have no moving parts that wear out over time, and they have an average life span of about 25 years. so now let's bring in air current and energy expert and the author of the solar patriot. so eric, is there any future for the development of solar energy, or is the technology already pretty settled? well, it's been getting better, the worse this technology wasn't started in the 1950 these, and the solar panels back then. in fact, there are some that are still producing energy today at a very low level,

but the efficiency of solar panels has increased by multiples since their invention. today the average solar panel is between 15 to 20 percent efficient, which actually compares very favorably with um, with plants, which also convert about that much sunlight into the energy. but solar panels are getting more efficient even so. and there's not only does the average solar panel stand to produce more energy from the sunlight that it takes. and there's a couple ways that that solar panels could be even more efficient. number one, if you connect them to batteries, then they can store the power that they produce when the sun is shining for use at night, or on a cloudy day, or when it's raining when the sun isn't shining. so that makes solar energy a more efficient part of the energy system. but the other thing is it sounds kinda

crazy kind of science fiction. but scientists are working on space based solar panel production. and some people estimate some experts estimate that a solar panel placed in outer space orbiting. the earth could produce 40 times more energy than the same solar panel on the earth surface. and this energy would just be beams back to the earth. of course, there's no night in outer space, but solar panel can always be pointing at the sun. there's no clouds, there's no rain. and so if right now it's a big f. but in the future space space, solar power could provide us with a lot more efficient solar than today. and what kind of raw materials does it take to create solar panels? is it polluting to gather and mine all these various raw materials? they're very simple. they're made primarily for glass and also some metal on,

but the challenging part of solar panels is that they do use what are called some heavy metals. and not only or rare metals, not only are the is expensive and hard to find, but they are toxic. when put back into the environment. and so one of the challenges of solar panels is they generally last new solar panels these days will produce at a very high level for about 30 years. they'll continue to produce this every year, a little bit less for 40 or, or in some cases, $45.00 or 50 years. but at some point, every solar panel will need to be replaced and something will have to happen to the old solar panel today. it's very expensive to recycle the materials that are in an old solar panel. but as with the solar technology itself, the recycling technology is making a lot of progress. and in the future perhaps in 10 years or so,

it will be canal unlikely viable to take out the heavy metals and uh, some of the other stuff in solar panels that are useful. she blows out of landfills and keep those out of the environment. in the meantime, solar panels needs to be disposed of just like any other e waste. sometimes people act like solar panels are uniquely dangerous thing for the environment, but they're just the same as your iphone or your laptop. e waste all contains elements that are dangerous for the environment that has to be disposed of in a careful way. and so if you treat solar panels like you treat the waste, it's a temporary solution that will protect the environment. but in the long term, experts say that the recycling will get better and better to which countries are pioneers in solar panel, technology and implementation. so i'm an american and i wish i could say that the united states was, but unfortunately we have let ourselves fall behind the world number one,

producer of solar panels, just as it is of, of so many manufactured goods is china and china mix high quality solar panels and a very good price which explains why most solar panels in the united states installed were made in china. now, the american government is trying to change that they're trying to offer incentives for manufacturing to occur more in the united states. and this became a big issue in the coven pandemic. when supply chains were disruptive, and american solar installers faced the shortage of solar panels because the chinese couldn't send us what they've been sending us previously. so this process has hurried off the government to try to encourage more onshore manufacturing and solar panels and united states. and i think it's the same in europe and in other countries. but definitely china is number one in producing solar panels and also in installing solar panels, i think 75 percent of the world solar panels installed in the last few years were

installed in china. so the chinese government deserves a lot of credit for being a global leader on trying to de carbonized their energy system. now unfortunately, they also use a lot of coal and they are not stopping that. their economy is growing very quickly . and so they're increasing both solar and cool. um, but the chinese have led the world in solar. you may not know the, the, the biggest solar farm and the world is located in morocco. it's got a lot of sun, very few clouds, very little rain. and so to north africa is an excellent the whole mediterranean area. excellent environment for solar panels. so i would expect solar energy to grow in that area in desert, areas of africa and asia. solar panels are also an excellent application, as the government of india can sell you. and india is another country that is committed to the carbon isaac it's electricity system. and i believe the prime

minister of india under, under emoji, has made it a top priority for india to, to install as many solar panels as possible, and also to increase its solar manufacturing capability. now unfortunately, india has not made as much progress as they want. and they're still far behind china when it comes to making solar panels and even installing solar panels. but india has the emission, they have the land, they have the sunshine, they have the need for energy. and so i would expect india to fall on china as being a world leader out sore where has there been the greatest successes for solar energy and which nations or communities have struggled to implement that? unfortunately, for a long time, the united states was even though we claim to have invented this technology back in the fifty's as part of our space program. it took the united states so long to install any considerable amount of solar panels. we're still behind when it comes to manufacturing. the problem with american companies is that they're always

looking for the cheapest deal. and so we've off short so much of our manufacturing in every area, including solar panels that we fall in very far behind on manufacturing. and frankly, we're not as good as we should be uninstalling solar. it's only been in the last few years that we've taken climate change seriously and seriously tried to de carbonized our own energy system, but the power of the fossil fuel lobby and the nuclear lobby in the united states has, has slowed down a process, a great deal so i would not say that the united states as a world later, we're trying to catch up the european union has done better than we have, especially some countries in europe, particularly germany, which has tried to de carbonized its energy system. so clean energy. and so germany, i think, as a leader, when it comes to solar panels in europe, some of the other european countries do pretty well. but of course,

any country that relies on fossil fuels is probably not a leader, which is very unfortunate. for example, for australia, they have a lot of sunshine, but they also have a lot of coal. their coal industry has a lot of power, politically. and so they have slowed down the implementation of solar energy in this wonderful country. that should be one of the world's best countries for solar power. they don't have much. another place that doesn't have much of saudi arabia. again, it should be a wonderful place for solar energy, but this country is highly reliant on export and crude oil. and so they haven't put the resources into building out solar, but at their climate would, would just that they should someday smart people in saudi arabia know that some day the oil will run out. and so they have been pushing for the country to get much more solar. and so i think we'll see saudi arabia, solar rising more quickly, but they are not the leader that they should be. and then finally, i'm going to point to russia. russia is

a country that doesn't have the world's best solar potential, but when you consider that germany produces a lot of its energy from solar electricity, russia, is it about the same latitude? much of russia, is some of the south is there. and so russia could produce a lot more solar power, it's a big economy, but most of all, it's just a big country and they're right next door to both the european union, which does pretty well on solar and china, which is the world leader on solar. but russia, again, has been held back by an old fashioned energy policies that favor the exporting of oil and gas. and so they haven't put as much investment into solar as they should. thank you so much, eric curren officer of the solar patriot. and when we come back, what countries are pushing to have solar play and increasingly important role and its energy needs as an alternate renewable source of energy will have the answer.

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to the other, the automated about 80 volts, anybody phase the solar city, and teach all the look at what the in service of each skid 18 color revolutions is one among several means to reach the goal of conquering foreign lands and bringing them on to the helm of us. the western economic interest people been cited as an that he did so whatever by the democrats, the new training portal acted so no, the best, se, little this of by way, i mean, he can see the final goal. these seem revolutions to ensure that there are no independent players in the world anymore. the, the welcome back to the cost of everything. many countries are now pushing to have solar play and increasingly important role. and as energy needs, as they recognize the world need to find alternative renewable sources of energy.

india has a high hopes for solar power, as they have a target to install $100.00 gigawatts of solar energy, as part of its goal to add clean electricity to the grid. but only $63.00 gigawatts were ultimately installed last year, as they have struggled and delayed and paying for necessary components in germany is europe. largest solar producer was installed, photo will take power of over 58 kilo google watts in 2021. given the energy price increases as a result of the russia ukraine war, solar adoption in germany has accelerated as installation of solar systems in the country. rose 22 percent year over year in 2022. japan hasn't installed photo. they'll take power of over 74 gigawatts. when solar are accounted for about 10 percent of the nation's total energy generation. japan hopes that solar capacity will account for 14 to 16 percent of its total electricity generation by 2030. then

the us rank, 2nd largest producer of solar energy in the world with 93 gigawatts, thanks to incentives and subsidies. the department of energy announced in 2021, nearly a $128000000.00 and additional funding to lower solar costs. and to improve the speed of deployment a solar technologies. solar is america's fastest growing power source and accounts for over 40 percent of all new electricity generating capacity in the country. and then finally, at the top, we have china with over $300.00 gigawatts, which represents 36 percent of the world's total solar capacity for the year. china leaves the world and solar energy given the government has also subsidized industries, growth over the years. and china also has a huge demand for electricity to fuel its growth. solar energy was found to be the fastest growing sector and renewable energy in 2021 and provide a 4300000 jobs. more than a 3rd of the current and global workforce in the sector. the south east asian

countries are become a major solar will take manufacturing hubs and biofuel producers. while china is the pre eminent manufacturer and installer of solar panels. and after the global energy crisis, during the cold pen, demik, countries are seeking to strengthen their energy security. global solar pv capacity is set to almost triple by 2027 as countries revealed their long term sustainability plans for the future. and far more, let's bring in trevor lecture, officer of climate change observed impacts on planet earth. clinical psychologist specialist. so trevor, is it polluting together and mine raw materials to make solar energy and solar panels? recycling? it's a major issue and it is being tackled the the, the european union has got to very strict rules about this. and america has yet to,

to develop strict rules is not an issue is the moment, but uh, europe is coping with ending section the well in this showing the will to, to recycle these. but this of the new ones that each one will have its own recycling technology. so yeah, it's, it is in hand. and it, it, it is going to be a problem, right? there is the, the lithium batteries that is a major problem. we've not with the out to so to up the how to recycle the lithium batteries, the surgical lithium in the battery, in this surgical code bought in the battery, that it is difficult to actually recycle it. and what happens at what probably is going to happen is if you're going to say these lithium batteries on to on to the landfill. and guess what? they catch a lot because they have 2 lithium batteries do given of a chance to what percentage of the global power source do you think will be solar

by 2030. i think i can only speak for myself, but it looks as though the, the oil lobby is very strong and that that is, is the stopping to develop into renewable energy. the great thing is that it is a non polluting thing, but not i've been writing books recently and chapters for books on a the, the, the, the dangers and the, the, the, the, the disasters coming from moving oil around the world. we may be drawn up by tanka, and that's, we've sort of that out there haven't been any major tank explosions recently. we move it around by rail and you know what, you have. what happened recently in the united states, you having these, these right of these trains and your trans can be 3.8 miles long. and

it can you imagine that driving through your, your sub id and, and, and, and the, the train, the rails, can you imagine this then dissolved as an fuel by road is probably be the most dangerous. and that has caused a teen accidents around the world. puck is down to 50, did and other countries, some of the sort of figures. so you know, so that is safe. okay. save safe. federal oil is not safe. a more growth in the developed world. and how does that benefit those living in these countries? in the develop road, it's in the develop. well china, in particular, united states coming up. yes. and we weren't heavy to this country because i'm living in the united kingdom and we have very little son this. we have

a huge go to houses with solar panels, a benefit, some up to a point. but if you were living in south africa, you would have even in a much greater efficiencies and much greater energy coming in from the sun anyway. it depends where the money is. if there's no money in the country, you want to have it, and that's the, that's the money is what it is. what counts always. unfortunately. thank you so much cover letter author of climate change observed impacts on planet or while solar energy holds a lot of promise. there are also some disadvantages to consider as well. for one, it is expensive upfront. the initial cost to buy and install equipment for industrial or residential use is not cheap. secondly, there's the issue, a storage solar energy storage is expensive and on bad weather days with low solar energy, you need to have a backup source of power or a battery that has excess solar energy store to use. and as we know from our

previous episode, lithium ion batteries are very expensive. in fact, batteries are one of the most expensive components of a solar system as they do wear out and need careful maintenance to length and their lives. and there's also the fact that solar can be unpredictable and not dependable . like if energy is needed at night, or during storms in times of prices, that can happen at any time of day. comparing solar to wind power, wind will keep generating electricity at night. and during storms as long as there's enough wind. so until such time that technology advances and become better, more efficient and cheaper for consumers. solar will continue being a supplemental source of renewable energy rather than a primary source. i'm christy, i thanks for watching and we'll see you right back here next time on the cost of everything. the

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