Solar power is the king of the renewable energy subsector.<\/p>\n
Some have turned to solar panel arrays to reduce or completely remove their reliance on the national grid. However, the recent winter storms that enveloped parts of the nation have brought another concern to the surface of the ocean of renewable energy.<\/p>\n
How are winter storms damaging solar panels around the world?<\/p>\n
How powering the world has become simultaneously easier and harder<\/p>\n
The paradox that exists in powering the world has become easier to understand in recent years.<\/p>\n
New energy-generating technology has made lighting up the planet cheaper than ever, but at the same time, geopolitical issues and national grid bottlenecks have made delivering the energy needed for everyday life more challenging.<\/p>\n
Unlike massive refineries that require huge plots of land as well as significant financial investments, the modular nature of solar and wind power has no such issues.<\/p>\n
Last year, the potential of renewable energy became clearer as China alone added 240 GW of solar capacity to the global grid. This was the single largest one-year addition made by any country in history.<\/p>\n
Wave goodbye to the oil sector and welcome the new and astonishing clean energy market<\/p>\n
The war in Iran has forced us to rethink how we are going to power the world over the years to come.<\/p>\n
It has become evident that one single war or geopolitical storm can devastate the price of keeping the world powered up. Many of us dream of a simple life away from the hustle and bustle of the big city, and one way to achieve this is by developing an off-grid home.<\/p>\n
And many have done so by relying on solar panels to power their homes<\/a> with no reliance on the national grid at all.<\/p>\n But even the king of the renewable energy sector has not been spared by the devastating weather events that have swept across the world in recent months. For the most part, solar panels are not affected by snow, but another issue has been found recently.<\/p>\n The advancement and adoption of renewable energy is a step in the right direction in reducing carbon emissions.<\/p>\n The renewable energy revolution has even reached the highest political corridors in the nation. Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massey has been powering his home through an intricate mix of solar panels that send power to a discarded Tesla battery.<\/a><\/p>\n Allianz<\/a> has recently explained the latest concern for the millions of solar panel owners around the nation.<\/p>\n A new worry has emerged for thousands of solar panel owners across the world<\/p>\n