Solar power

1. Solar power • We have used solar power for thousands of years. • We use the sun for drying clothes or making salt or other things. • Solar power comes from the Sun.

2. Sun’s energy • Just a tiny fraction of the sun’s energy that hits the Earth is enough to meet all our power needs many times over. • We use solar panels to turn sunlight into electricity.

3. disadvantages • Sunlight is all over the place so you’ll need lots and lots of panels to make a useful amount of energy. • Only areas of the world with lots of sunlight are suitable for solar power generation.

4. disadvantages • It cost lots and lots and lots of money when you are putting them up

5. advantages • There is a reallyreally good thing about solar power - it doesn't harm the atmosphere

6. advantages • when they’re up they cost nothing, you barely need to look at them and they will last • Solar power is renewable - it can’t run out unless the sun blows up

7. Is it the answer? It’s pretty unlikely that solar power is going to be the answer but you can have a little bit of lots of things. Solar power is often an excellent extra to use with other renewable sources

8. Solar power • If you want to use Solar power in Shetland it will not be a good idea because we don’t have enough sun.