The Bright Future of Solar EnergyAt the current moment in time, solar is a minor contributor along with the rest of renewable energy resources in the United States' electricity generation. Government subsidies are the driving force behind grid connected (explained in Background page). Despite the massive decline in price, developing nations struggle to provide the upfront cost of solar. Even in developed nations, there is hesitation to continue to perpetuate government subsidies because the cost is outweighing the benefit at this point.
Several solutions have been presented to address energy related carbon dioxide emissions. From the renewable energy market, solar is currently the most promising of them all. Strategy still is needed for the consumer to provide them with wide accessibility and affordability. At the root of the problem, there are two leading solutions, demand-pull and technology-push. Demand-pull is the idea to subsidize the deployment of currently available technologies. Contrastingly, technology-push is the investment in research and development for new, lower cost technology that can be facilitated to the consumer without subsidies. The most successful solution is the combination of both solutions. On one hand, advancing technology is important for increasing the efficiency and the ability of solar, also for the time being, the consumer should be allowed to have access to the current technology without it being exclusive to the upper class. Our Policy initiatives are the demand-pull idea where we provide certain incentives for solar usage. Below are technology-pull ideas currently in the works. Perovskite Solar Cells
Spray-On Solar Cells
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