Happy Belated Pollution Prevention Week! Been a bit busy! LOL Yet solar solar solar!!
The EPA had dedicated a week to increasing efforts to reduce and eliminate sources of pollution to prevent damage to the environment. That’s as well as maintain the planet’s resources and move towards sustainability.
One technology that has advanced these efforts greatly across the United States and the world for Pollution Prevention is solar power. In the United States, .005 percent of all energy consumed comes from solar. This may seem like an insignificant number, but it’s actually quite substantial. In addition, between 2014 and 2015 alone, there was a 33 percent increase in solar power generation across the globe! Currently, the total photovoltaic (PV) power generation capacity around the world stands at 231 gigawatts.
As the solar industry grows, the demand for people working in the industry is growing too. The number of people working in the solar industry is expected to grow by 24% by 2021. Looking to get into the industry? California might be a good place to start as they have a 34% market share in solar as of 2016.
Want to learn more about the future of solar power? Check out the infographic below created by New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Electrical Engineering program.
