Report Number

FSEC-EN-1-89

URL

http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-EN-1-89.pdf

Keywords

Solar Energy; Photovoltaics; Heating; Solar Thermal; Alternative Fuels, Solar energy; Florida; Energy policy; Greenhouse effect; Global climate change; Fossil fuels; Carbon dioxide emissions

Abstract

To understand Florida's position in the development of solar technologies it's necessary to visualize a bigger picture. Currently, the United States spends over $38 billion per year for crude oil and petroleum product imports, whereas appropriations for research and development on solar energy technology total less than $120 million per year.

Not only do we operate within a global economy, we also operate within a global environment. If the greenhouse effect and global climate change force nations to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions, there are very few alternatives to fossil fuels for power production. In a world of dwindling energy resources, solar technologies are a bright if lonely beacon.

Date Published

12-31-1989

Identifiers

872

Subjects

Solar energy; Energy policy; Greenhouse gases; Climatic changes; Fossil fuels; Carbon dioxide

Local Subjects

Alternative Fuels; Heating; Photovoltaics; Solar Energy; Solar Thermal

Type

Text; Document

Format

application/pdf

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

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