Comments on: What country could use solar power ( use more of it) but?

By: Steph

Steph — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:24:09 +0000

Australia, the sunburnt country! At the moment it is compulsory when building a new house to install either a solar hotwater system or a 5 star gas hotwater system but no one EVER offers solar electricity for anything else in the home.
At the moment there is a great energy debate in the government as they cannot produce enough power for the entire country and we (the citizens) don’t want Nuclear power. The only alternative to this (other than coal which is what we have at the moment) is green energy which the goverment is reluctant to back.
If you could market panels as an environmentally friendly, reliable, cost effective alternative to mains power I would definately buy them (all that is available at the moment are expensive, ugly panels that cost more to buy than I will use on mains electricity in 20 years)

By: KaribuTanzania

KaribuTanzania — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:24:25 +0000

Botswana. Sunshine all year round. Long distances to small towns makes cable expensive. The country has money to, the goverment has reserves of a billions with a population of only 1.5 million people.
They use some solar already.

By: MoeAFG

MoeAFG — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:45:11 +0000

All the countries should use it, means less pollution and your electricity would virtually be free, BUT sunny countries should defintley use it like Egypt and countries in Africa