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As someone who grew up in the 70s, I can clearly recall how solar power of was routinely touted as the energy source of the future. 1970 ³â´ë¿¡¼ ÀÚ¶õ·ÎÇÏ´Â »ç¶÷, ÇÒ ¼ö ž籤 ¹ßÀüÇÏ´Â ¹æ¹ýÀ» ¸íÈ®ÇÏ°Ô È¸¼ö´Â ¹Ì·¡ÀÇ ¿¡³ÊÁö¿øÀ¸·Î Á¤±âÀûÀ¸·Î °¸ÅÇÑÇÕ´Ï´Ù. And why not? ±×¸®°í ¿Ö? After all it's free, plentiful and clean, right? °á±¹Àº ¹«·á, dzºÎÇÏ°í ±ú²ýÇÑ, ¸ÂÁÒ? Well, here we are, almost a decade into the 21st century and the great promise of solar power still seems a bit out of reach. À½, ¿©±â ¿ì¸®´Â, 21 ¼¼±â¿¡ °ÅÀÇ 10 ³â°£ÀÇ ¾à¼Ó°ú À§´ëÇÑ ÅÂ¾ç ¿¡³ÊÁö ¾ÆÁ÷ ¾à°£ÀÇ ¼ÕÀÌ ´êÁö ¾Ê´ÂÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Sure, there are a few solar powered homes and lots of those nice little solar powered lanscape lights - however, wouldn't you expect that by now solar would be much more common and far less mysterious? ¹°·Ð, ¸î¸îÀº žç Àü¿ø ÁÖÅðú ¸¹Àº ÀÌµé ¾Æ´ãÇÑ Å¾ç Àü¿ø lanscape Á¶¸í - ±×·¯³ª, Áö±Ý±îÁö ¾ø¾ú³ª¿ä ÅÂ¾ç µÉ °ÍÀ¸·Î ±â´ë¸¦ ÈξÀ ´ú ÈξÀ ´õ ÀϹÝÀûÀÎ Àǹ®? Whatever the reason for this lack of progress, I thought it would be greatly beneficial to at least explore the current state of this technology and provide some resources for further research into the solar power options available today. ¹«¾ùÀÌ ºÎÁ·ÇÏ´Â ÀÌÀ¯´Â ÁøÀüÀ» Å©°Ô µµ¿òÀÌ ¼öÀÖÀ» °Å¶ó°í »ý°¢ Çß¾î¿ä ÃÖ¼ÒÇÑÀÇ ÇöÀç »óŸ¦ ޱ¸,ÀÌ ±â¼úÀ» Á¦°ø ÀÚ¼¼ÇÑ ¿¬±¸¿¡ ÀϺΠ¸®¼Ò½º ¿À´Ã³¯ žç ÀüÁö Àü¿ø ¿É¼ÇÀ» »ç¿ëÇÒ ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. It's also been a bit of a quest for me as well. ¶ÇÇÑ ¾à°£ÀÇ Å½±¸°¡ ³»°ÔµµÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Living on a large plot of land in the highlands of Western Massachusetts and working online full-time - I've been planning the addition of an small office cabin back in the forest. Å« ÁٰŸ®ÀÇ ÅäÁö¿¡ »ì°íÀÇ ¼ºÎ °í¿ø¿¡ ¿Â¶óÀÎÀ¸·Î ¿ÏÀüÇÑ - ¸Å»ç Ãß¼¼Ã÷ ¹× ±Ù¹« ½Ã°£ - ºÃ´Âµ¥ °èȹÀ» ¼Ò±Ô¸ð »ç¹«½ÇÀÇ ´Ù¸¥ Æ÷¸® ½ºÆ®¿¡ÀÖ´Â ¿ÀµÎ¸·À» À§·ÎÇÕ´Ï´Ù. It is critical for me to have internet access back there (via satellite), as well as power enough to run a laptop computer and other minor electronic devices. ³ª¸¦ À§ÇØ ÀÎÅÍ³Ý Á¢¼ÓÀ»ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÌ Áß¿ä µÚÂÊ (À§¼º),»Ó¸¸ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ÈÞ´ë¿ë ÆÛ½º³Î ÄÄÇ»Å͸¦ ½ÇÇàÇÏ´Â ÄÄÇ»ÅÍ¿¡ ÃæºÐÇÑ Àü¿ø ¹× ±âŸ ÀüÀÚ ÀåÄ¡ ¸¶À̳ÊÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Is solar power for me? ž籤 ¹ßÀüÀº ³ª¸¦ À§ÇØ? My guess is "probably". Á¦ »ý°¢Àº "¾Æ¸¶"ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Would the cost be comparable to running power 1,000 feet or more into the forest? ±Ç·ÂÀ» ½ÇÇàÀÇ ºñ¿ëÀ» ºñ±³ÇÒ ¼ö õÇÇÆ® ÀÌ»óÀÇ ½£À¸·Î? What other things need to be considered when dealing with solar power? ´Ù¸¥ °Íµé ¾î¶»°Ô ´Ù·ç´Â ¶§ °í·ÁÇØ¾ßÇմϴ٠ž籤 ¹ßÀü? Also, we've been considering adding solar panels to our main house to at least supplement and possibly replace our current power usage. ¶ÇÇÑ, ¿ì¸®°¡ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ÁÖµÈ ÁÖÅÿ¡ žç ÀüÁö ÆÐ³ÎÀ» Ãß°¡ °ËÅ並 Àû¾îµµ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ÇöÀç Àü·Â ¼Òºñ·® º¸¿ÏÇÏ°í ´ëüÇÒ ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. Apparantly, the state of Massachusetts has grants available to help fund solar power use. Ʋ¸²¾øÀÌ, ¸Å»ç Ãß¼¼Ã÷ÀÇ »óŸ¦ µµ¿ï ¼öÀÖ´Â ±â±ÝÀº ž籤 ¹ßÀü ±â±ÝÀ» »ç¿ëÇÕ´Ï´Ù. I'll be researching this and posting more information on this site as I find more details. ÇöÀçÀÌ °ðÀÌ »çÀÌÆ®¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ´õ ¸¹Àº Á¤º¸ ¹× °Ô½Ã¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÀÚ¼¼ÇÑ ³»¿ëÀ» ÀüÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Maybe there are reasons why solar power isn't more widely used today. ž籤 ¹ßÀüÀº ¾Æ¸¶ ´Ù¸¥ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ³Î¸® »ç¿ëµÇ´Â ÀÌÀ¯°¡ ¿À´ÃÇÕ´Ï´Ù. I'd hate to think it was strictly due to pressure from fossil fuel companies, or due to it being tougher to profit from selling sunlight! ³ª°°¾Æµµ¶ó°í »ý°¢ ¾Ð·ÂÀ» ¾ö°ÝÇÏ°Ô È¼® ¿¬·á·Î ÀÎÇØ ±â¾÷, ¶Ç´Â ÆÇ¸Å·Î ÀÎÇØ ÀÌÀÍÀ» ¾òÀ» °Í °°Àºµ¥ ÇÞºû¿¡ °ÇÏ´Ù! What I do know is that it's a bit silly to think we can continue to be so utterly dependent on oil - and so complacent when it comes to global warming and the environment. ³»°¡ ¾Æ´Â °Ç ±×°ÍÀÌ ºñÆ® ¾î¸®¼®ÀºÀ» °è¼ÓÇÒ ¼öÀÖÀ» °Í °°¾Æ¿ä ±â¸§ÀÌ ³Ê¹« ¿ÏÀüÈ÷ ÀÇÁ¸ÇÑ´Ù - ±×¸®°í ³Ê¹« ¸¸Á·°ú ȯ°æÀÌ ¿À°ÔµÇ¸é Áö±¸ ¿Â³ ÈÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Even if we cannot supply the majority of our energy demands using solar energy, how much would the global environment benefit by letting the sun power just 10 percent of our energy demands? ´Ù¼öÀÇ °ø±Þ ¼ö¾ø´Â °æ¿ì¿¡µµ ¿ì¸®°¡ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¿¡³ÊÁö ¼ö¿ä¸¦ »ç¿ëÇÏ¿© ÅÂ¾ç ¿¡³ÊÁö, ¾ó¸¶³ª ´õ ÀÌÀÍÀ¸·Î º¸³»´Â Áö±¸ ȯ°æÀº žçÀ» Àü¿ø ´ÜÁö 10 %ÀÇ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¿¡³ÊÁö ¿ä±¸¸¦? How much LESS oil and natural gas would we consume in the USA each year? ¾ó¸¶³ª ÁÙÀÏ ¼ö ¼®À¯¿Í õ¿¬ °¡½º´Â ¿ì¸®°¡ ¸Å³â ¹Ì±¹¿¡¼ ¼Òºñ°¡? My guess is that we could save a LOT - both in consumption and in damage to the environment. Á¦ »ý°¢Àº ¿ì¸®°¡ ¸¹ÀÌ ±¸ÇÒ ¼öÀÖ´Ù - µÑ ´Ù ¼Òºñ¿Í ȯ°æÀÇ ÇÇÇØ¸¦ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. If each of us can do a little, that can certainly add up. ¿ì¸®´Â ¼·ÎÀÇ ÀåÁ¡À» ¾à°£ ÇÒ °æ¿ì, ±×°ÍÀº È®½ÇÈ÷À» ´©¸®½Ç ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. Simple changes can have widespread positive effects, but we must be careful to consider all of the variables. ±¤¹üÀ§ÇÑ °£´ÜÇÑ º¯°æÀº ±àÁ¤ÀûÀÎ È¿°ú,ÇÏÁö¸¸ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¸ðµç º¯¼ö¸¦ °í·ÁÇØ ½ÅÁßÇϰÔÇØ¾ßÇÕ´Ï´Ù. I heard recently that Australia was to become the first country to move to eliminate incandescent light bulbs and mandate compact flourescent lamps in their place. ÃÖ±Ù¿¡ µé¾ú È£ÁÖ°¡µÇ´Â°¡¸¦ Á¦°ÅÇϴ ù ¹øÂ° ³ª¶ó·Î À̵¿ ¹é¿ Àü±¸ ÄÄÆÑÆ® Çü±¤µîÀÇ À§Ä¡ ¹× À§ÀÓÇÕ´Ï´Ù. The energy savings for the country overall are expected to be quite large. ÀÌ ³ª¶óÀÇ ¿¡³ÊÁö Àý¾à¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Àü¹ÝÀº ¸Å¿ì Å« °ÍÀ¸·Î ¿¹»óµÈ´Ù. Of course, there is also concern that this type of change will put a strain on the supply of the compact flourescents and drive up the cost - potentially negating any savings for the consumer. ¹°·Ð, ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ À¯ÇüÀÇ ¿ì·Á°¡ ¶Ç º¯°æ »çÇ×Àº ÄÞÆÑÆ®¸¦ ¼³Ä¡ÇØÀÇ ºÎ´ãÀ» flourescents ¹× µå¶óÀ̺êÀÇ °ø±Þ ºñ¿ëÀ» - ÀúÃà¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¾î¶°ÇÑ ÀáÀçÀûÀÎ ºÎÁ¤ÀÇ ¼ÒºñÀÚÇÕ´Ï´Ù. I've also heard that these compact flourescents contain toxic substanses (mercury) and should require special hazardous waste disposal. ³ª´Â ¶ÇÇÑ ÄÄÆÑÆ® flourescents¿¡´Â µ¶¼ºÀÌ µé¾ú´Ù substanses (¼öÀº)°¡ Æ÷ÇԵǾî¾ßÇÏ°í Æ¯º°ÇÑ À¯ÇØ Æó±â¹°ÀÌ ÇÊ¿äÇÕ´Ï´Ù. If all these concerns turn out to be true, then of course such a move should probably be reconsidered to be sure that Australia isn't just trading an inefficient energy user for a costlier, more environmentally and physically hazardous alternative. ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ ¸ðµç »ç½ÇÀÌ ¾Æ´Ñ °ÍÀ¸·Î ÆÇ¸íµÉ °æ¿ì ¹®Á¦¸¦ Àç°ËÅä ¹°·Ð ÀÌ·± ¿òÁ÷ÀÓÀº ¾Æ¸¶ Æ®·¹À̵ù ÀÖ´ÂÁö È®½ÅÇϱâ À§ÇØ ¿À½ºÆ® ·¹ÀÏ ¸®¾Æ´Â ´Ü¼øÈ÷ »ç¿ëÀÚ¿¡°Ô ºñÈ¿À²ÀûÀÎ ¿¡³ÊÁö¸¦ costlier, ´õ ¸¹Àº ȯ°æ¿¡ À¯ÇØÇϰí À°Ã¼ÀûÀ¸·Î ´ëüÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Same goes for solar power options too. žç Àü¿ø ¿É¼Çµµ ¸¶Âù°¡Áö´Ù. Of course, we shouldn't just blindly dive in to solar power evangelism without first knowing the full story. ¹°·Ð, ¿ì¸®´Â ž籤 ¹ßÀü»Ó¸¸ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó Àüµµ¸¦ ´« ¸Ö°Ô ´ÙÀ̺ùÀÇ Àüü ½ºÅ丮¸¦ óÀ½ ¾Ë°ÔÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Does the production or disposal of solar panels, batteries and other components pose any environmental or health hazards? žç ÀüÁö ÆÐ³ÎÀÇ »ý»ê ¶Ç´Â óºÐÀº, ¹èÅ͸® ¹× ´Ù¸¥ ±¸¼º ¿ä¼Ò¸¦ Æ÷Áî, ¾î¶°ÇÑ È¯°æÀ̳ª °Ç° À§Çè? Can we get the costs to levels that are affordable for the majority of the population. ¼öÁØÀÇ ºñ¿ëÀ»¹ÞÀ» ¼ö ÀÖÀ»±î¿ä ´ëºÎºÐÀÇ Àα¸°¡ Àú·ÅÇÑÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Are there ways to boost efficiency and reduce the size of solar panels and energy strorage systems? ÀÇ È¿À²¼º°ú ¹æ¹ýÀ»°¡ ÀÖ½À´Ï±î Çâ»ó°ú ¿¡³ÊÁö¸¦ žç ÀüÁö ÆÐ³ÎÀÇ Å©±â¸¦ ÁÙÀÏ strorage ½Ã½ºÅÛ? While I'll need some time to research any possible impact from solar power on environment and health, the other points seem like no-brainers. À» ¿¬±¸ÇÏ´Â µ¿¾È ¾à°£ÀÇ ½Ã°£ÀÌ ÇÊ¿ä ÇØ¿ä ž籤 ¹ßÀüÀÌ È¯°æ¿¡ ¾î¶°ÇÑ ¿µÇâÀ»¹Þ´Â ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù ¹× °Ç°, ´Ù¸¥ Á¡ °Íó·³ - brainers¾ø½À´Ï´Ù. Of course we can develop low-cost, smaller and highly efficient solar panels and energy storage systems - I have no doubt about that. ¹°·Ð ¿ì¸® °³¹ßÇÒ ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù ³·Àº - ºñ¿ë, ÀÛ°í È¿À²ÀûÀΠžç ÀüÁö ÆÐ³Î°ú ¿¡³ÊÁö ½ºÅ丮Áö ½Ã½ºÅÛ -¿¡ ´ëÇØ ÀǽÉÀÇ ¿©Áö¾øÀÌÇÕ´Ï´Ù. |