Panel technology keeps getting better and better. My panels are only 3 years old but even in that short time I could get the same size panels now and be nearer 1000 watts. Even IF panel technology gets 100% more efficient the entire globe would have to be paneled to provide enough. Not to mention the storage, the storage is the biggest roadblock. Battery technology also keeps improving but not enough to power the globe. I don't know if it'll ever get there.
Yes, panels are improving by leaps, I just got a new Solar water fountain pump for my garden and it was cheaper and much more efficient and they even hold the power longer after dark than just a couple years ago (the new models being sold this year). My garden is full of small solar powered lights and water (fairy garden style).
As said, Solar power is a great project and I hope they keep improving on it but, do NOT demand that people live off it as is, they will ONLY have to buy new and improved yearly like, they do with the phones. I am very much hoping for a breakthrough with the Solar power system so it CAN be relied on for larger uses but, it is not there now.
Panel technology keeps getting better and better. My panels are only 3 years old but even in that short time I could get the same size panels now and be nearer 1000 watts. Even IF panel technology gets 100% more efficient the entire globe would have to be paneled to provide enough. Not to mention the storage, the storage is the biggest roadblock. Battery technology also keeps improving but not enough to power the globe. I don't know if it'll ever get there.
Yes, panels are improving by leaps, I just got a new Solar water fountain pump for my garden and it was cheaper and much more efficient and they even hold the power longer after dark than just a couple years ago (the new models being sold this year). My garden is full of small solar powered lights and water (fairy garden style). As said, Solar power is a great project and I hope they keep improving on it but, do NOT demand that people live off it as is, they will ONLY have to buy new and improved yearly like, they do with the phones. I am very much hoping for a breakthrough with the Solar power system so it CAN be relied on for larger uses but, it is not there now.