Name : Alvinna (13041900)

Borkowski, L. (2007) Solar Power Can Make America Energy Independent. In: Naff, C. F. Solar Power.
Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. pp. 46-51.
The author argues that global warming, which caused by fossil fuel use, could be reduced by using solar
power. Actions must be taken to face this issue and one of it is by using solar power. Solar power would
be allow us to inherit the clean energy and environment to the next generations. Furthermore, it could
reduce dependency on oil supply. The economy would not be affected if there is disruption of oil supply,
as solar power is still available to be used. Solar power is also safer compared to nuclear power, as it
would not cause any radiation to human being. Less air pollution by using solar power could reduce the
rates of respiratory illnesses, such as asthma. Improved quality of the air could reduce the costs for
health care and increase the productivity. Investment cost of solar power would drop as it becomes
more competitive and soon it would replace the source of dirty power.
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Roberts, P. (2006) A Transition to Renewable Energy Sources Is Not Feasible. In: Passero, B. Energy
Alternatives. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press.
The author emphasizes the main hindrances of renewable energy are the development of the
technologies is not ready and the need of replacing current energy system is not recognized yet.
Furthermore, there are limitations of solar power technology as well. Solar power only has small share
of the market as its percentage of energy generated for the planet is less than a half. The strong
economic power of fossil fuels is used to compensate the Government for the subsidies and coal. Hence,
it leads to bigger share of the market. Besides that the costs to produce electricity from solar power are
remaining high, even though it is declining due to continuous search and development. The availability
of solar power will depend on the sunlight, while conventional power is able to supply the power
anytime despite changes in weather. Another problem is deciding suitable location to set the solar
power device so it would able to get efficient sunlight to generate the electricity.
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Miller, D. (2011). Challenges in the Search for Clean Energy. In: Energy Production and Alternative Energy.
Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. pp. 88-97.
In this article, the author focused on the challenges of transition to the clean-energy. Energy revolution
will involve challenges in several aspects, such as technological, infrastructure, political, and
environmental. There is a need to find ways how to produce the technologies of clean-energy in large
scale, as most of those are currently in development phase. It still require further development to make
those technologies could be considered as effective replacement of fossil fuels. Afterward, the viable

infrastructure is required to be able to provide the energy to consumers. However, once the renewable
energy become viable, there would be threat from parties who depend on fossil fuels as the main source
of the economy. The infrastructure of clean-energy might disrupt the current infrastructure in the
environment. Building a project would definitely have impact to someone else, whether it is built in rural
areas or urban areas. This article is related to my research as it widens my perspective about clean
energy, including solar power.
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