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
Collection
FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Burns, Carolyn King, "Solar Energy in Florida" (1989). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 872.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/872