Is Solar Energy the Way of the Future?
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The race to find an alternative renewable energy source has been ongoing for decades. The most popular and sustainable option available at the moment is solar power. Solar energy comes from each particle of sunlight called a photon. Every single one that reaches the Earth contains energy inside that fuels our planet. Solar power is responsible for all of our weather systems and theoretically, enough solar radiation hits the surface of the planet each hour to fill our needs for nearly an entire year. It could be converted to useable energy using photovoltaics and could play an important role in global energy in the future. We will have access to solar energy as long as the sun is alive, which according to NASA is about 6.5 billion years.