Comments on: Pros and cons of solar energy http://poweredbysolarpanels.com/pros-and-cons-of-solar-energy/ Consumer guides and industry information on solar panels, photovoltaic power systems, solar water heaters, and other solar energy products. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:53:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Gary Adams http://poweredbysolarpanels.com/pros-and-cons-of-solar-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Gary Adams Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:24:16 +0000 http://poweredbysolarpanels.com/?p=82#comment-41 Hello, My thought is, if white surfaces reflect the sun’s rays back into the universe and black surfaces absorb the radiation in the form of heat, it follows that solar panels would increase the planet’s surface temperature. Do you agree? What I am interested in is the relationship between energy production and "global warming." Example: Lets assume an equal amount (X) of energy produced by solar cells and by a coal burning power plant. Which has a larger impact on surface temperatures? 1)The power plant exhausts a certain amount of CO2 to produce (X) electricity which causes a certain amount (Ypp) of warming. 2)The solar panels needed to produce (X) electricity absorb solar radiation in the form of heat causing a certain amount (Ys) of warming. Which is larger Ypp or Ys? Could you please let me know of any research done, or articles written, on the subject? Thank You, Gary Adams Hello,
My thought is, if white surfaces reflect the sun’s rays back into the universe and black surfaces absorb the radiation in the form of heat, it follows that solar panels would increase the planet’s surface temperature. Do you agree?

What I am interested in is the relationship between energy production and “global warming.”

Example: Lets assume an equal amount (X) of energy produced by solar cells and by a coal burning power plant. Which has a larger impact on surface temperatures?
1)The power plant exhausts a certain amount of CO2 to produce (X) electricity which causes a certain amount (Ypp) of warming.
2)The solar panels needed to produce (X) electricity absorb solar radiation in the form of heat causing a certain amount (Ys) of warming.

Which is larger Ypp or Ys?

Could you please let me know of any research done, or articles written, on the subject?

Thank You,
Gary Adams

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