Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Current Events: January 14, 2010

China Tries a New Tack to Go Solar

by Keith Bradsher
Januray 8, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/business/energy-environment/09solar.html?ref=earth

China is already on the way to being one of the world leaders for using wind energy, nuclear energy, and photovoltaic energy. But now since the energy crisis is more relevant more than ever, China has decided to look into the solar energy field. The way this works is for mirrors to capture the rays of sunlight and convert them into energy, it is an alternative way to use electricity. The only problem that China has is that the most sunny place in the country is the desert within the interior of the country. And not many people live in the desert, which makes it difficult for the rays to be captured and converted. I like the path in which China is going, but they need to think of a way to get a hold of this energy. They need it now more than ever.

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