I attended a workshop on renewable energy which concentrated on the use of solar panels in today's world. On a general basis, the whole week was thrilling since there was a practical or hands-on for us every day. Every day we started off with some presentations of bits of information regarding solar panels. This sabbatical was initiated to encourage HwaChongnians to be more environmentally-friendly since solar panels had already been installed in school at Block A. The idea of solar panels came to light when a group of students decided to embark on a solar panel project, thus resulting in the solar panels having been installed in our school.
Day 1 was about the brief history on solar panels and the calculations of electricity, followed by a practical on calculation of electricity produced in a classroom. Day 2 concentrated on the positioning of solar panels, followed by a practical for proposal in any part of the school. Day 3 concentrated on the types of solar panels and we tried different panels under the sun, tracking results with a micrometer. Day 4 moved on to a report on how to start off a solar panel project while Day 5 was a FULL-Practical day, making a small solar panel from scratch.
So, what was the reason behind for setting up this particular course? I believe that it was to instill a mindset into us, to be environmentally-friendly and save Mother Earth, especially when global warming is at a serious stage due to us, humans using her resources daily and the emission of carbon dioxide during the burning of natural resources to produce electricity contributes to global warming. Thus, this sabbatical wanted to tell us to change methods to get electricity, instead of burning natural resources, we could depend on the sunlight to convert it into electricity for our use, thus this will result in lesser carbon dioxide produced, thus it will not have such a big impact on global warming. Thus, after attending this course, I feel that I have a greater understanding of solar panels and its purpose, its costs and how it works such as to produce electricity. At the end of the day, there is a lingering question, “Will we opt for solar panels instead burning natural resources and when will this ever happen (until we are forced to)?”
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There are solar pumps and other types of solar energy collectors available, as well as solar panels, heaters, and many other different kinds of mechanisms for solar generating equipment, including wind turbines and many more devices currently being used in scientific trials.
ReplyDeleteMany people who would like to power their homes with solar power don't think they can do it because they think that solar panels are too expensive. And they are too expensive to buy.
Yes, it is a great mindset that we should all save Mother Nature by using solar panels and renewable energy. However, I believe that you should think of this economically. How would we have the sufficient funds and all to use these solar panels? Besides, as you said on your fifth day, you made a SMALL solar panel. Solar panels are mostly dependent on their area to gain the most amount of energy. When will we then actually be able to gain the proper materials as well as resources to build this solar panels in Singapore for us to save the world from Global Warming?
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