Solar Power

Examples Abroad

The UK is behind many other countries in Europe and the rest of the World when it comes to using solar power technologies. In Japan and the USA, billions has been spent on developing PV over a number of years, and more recently, Germany has started to push lots of money into the development of it for projects there.

By 2005 the government aims to have 6,000 roofs in the UK fitted with solar panels. By that time Germany expects to have 140,000 and Japan nearly 400,000.

In the Netherlands, different organisations - such as the government, local authorities, architects and power companies - work together to develop solar energy.

The Future

Within 10 years photo voltaic cells are likely to be competitive with conventional power sources. Projects being set up in the UK are being used as examples to illustrate the potential of solar power and its hoped these schemes will encourage businesses and members of the public to get involved with setting up similar developments.

We also need to see more large-scale projects established which are centrally funded with an energy-efficiency programme devised alongside it. We also need to establish more cooperation between different industries and governments, like in the Netherlands, which should in the long-run mean cheaper and more efficient systems being established.

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