Solar Energy

Introduction

Solar energy is one of the largest renewable sources of energy which is available on our planet. In the last century, there were ground breaking innovations and inventions made using solar energy to find different sources of energy and alternative sources of fuel in some regions. The result is the creation of instruments and equipment such as photovoltaic cell and solar panels. It is very important to understand the need to harness this source of energy as part of our ethics and responsibilities towards our planet. Research and development can provide our society with the right opportunity to harness the largest source of energy on our planet.

Solar energy is a renewable source of energy which must be harnessed to help in energy consumption and promote ethical use of the natural resource and also help the economy grow on basis of this.

Discussion

Our society in New Zealand is a prosperous society with economical slowly and surely stabilizing and many new innovative things are introduced in our market. The trends and products as well as new concepts are modern. It does not always necessarily mean that they are ethical in nature. Some companies may introduce a product to make profits and establish themselves.

The discussion for ethics can be introduced from the main article on it from (BBC, 2013), which clearly states that ethics are a system of moral principles. It directly correlates to the lives of people and its quality. All efforts make to improve this and so something for the society, economy and the environment leads to sustainable development and can be considered as an ethical act. The website also shows the different division of ethics which overall establish the good and the bad for the society.

We see in our daily lives that our needs are increasing. One such need is energy in one form or other. Mostly it is the electric power. Hence, it is ethical as seen from the above discussion that it is important to focus on the needs of people yet also make sure that it brings benefits for all and especially to the environment. Solar power and solar technology as per (SEIA, 2013), has shown that solar energy can be harnessed and equipment can be produced for it to be used and transformed into electric power to meet the needs. This is further supported by (Renewable World Energy, 2013), which shows how the energy is harnessed and converted to various different kinds of devices.

There is another worry with respect to economy as to how these products may affect its functioning. The present energy sources cannot be completely replaced by the solar energies. The process can have unpredictable results. Some sectors have seen the solar energy panels as a successful inclusion in their system. Right now the solar energy seems to play the supporting role and the additional facility which can slowly become the primary sources considering the fact that solar energy is available in abundance on our planet.

One of the best solutions which seems viable for the mutual benefit of the society and is ethical in nature is the slow introduction and awareness of the technology which can help in the development of the economic market and acceptance in a country like New Zealand.

Moreover, the benefits are numerous and it may lead to researchers creating new prototypes which will help in creating new economic factors such as supply and demand providing new opportunities for work and income for many new people. New skilled labor can also be injected intothe economy which can help in the development of the economy after providing such an ethical solution in for of non-polluting renewable source of energy. One of the drawbacks with solar energy is the absence of sunlight. Scientists are researching on this according to (Renewable World Energy, 2013), about increasing the storage capacity of the solar cells so that it gives a streamlined and continuous flow of energy. This can be improved in the future with new models and prototypes coming in which can help achieve this.

Solar panels according to (Solar Technologies, 2013), have been developed with a lot of research and have proved to be a great utility for different aspects of society which needs large amounts of energy. The present sources are useful but not economically viable and hence, the solution of solar energy is promising as energy sources as well as for the economy. This situation brings in a dual benefit for the society and the economy and can be considered a viable solution for long term benefits.

Therefore, the investments made in this field can bear rich dividends. There are many companies working on research and development of the solar energy, coming few years can see further development and enhancement of the present technology which may open new markets for the products and the economic benefits can also be gained from them.

Conclusion

We can say in the end, that the solar energy has laid a new platform for the researchers and scientists to lead way into a solution for energy requirements which have a win-win situation for the society. It is also ethical as the obligations and the framework for the scientific logic also prompts the use of such technology. The only thing which needs to be worried about is the impact it may have on the economy. This is also easily resolved through the use of good marketing and creating new market for the new product.

Overall, the technology is a very good research area which is ethical in nature and provides a good window of opportunity to meet the economic needs and solve energy purposes.

References

BBC. (2013). Introduction to Ethics. Retrieved October 8, 2013 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/

Renewable World Energy. (2013). The World's #1 Renewable Energy Network for News & Information. Retrieved October 8, 2013 from http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/tech/solar-energy

SEIA. (2013). Solar Technology.Retrieved October 8, 2013 from http://www.seia.org/policy/solar-technology

Solar Technologies. (2013). How does solar power work? Retrieved October 8, 2013 from http://www.solartechnologies.com/cm/About-Solar-Power/how-does-solar-power-work.html