When I was eight years old, my uncle told me that I’d get a solar-powered car for my sixteenth birthday – and that it would be affordable. When I turned 16 in 2002, though, solar power was still inefficient and expensive, and I landed a bike instead. It's taken impossibly high fuel costs, global warming, and some serious engineering developments, but six years later, solar power is finally becoming a viable alternative to oil.
the beauty of solar power is that it is free. i live in the country ''we Nigerians'' call the giant of Africa. in my country, we have been suffering from poor electricity supply since i was born. Say average 10 hrs daily back then. that wouldn't have been too much of a problem if the situation was improving. Sadly, i now get electricity for an average of 4 hrs or much less in a 24hr day. and these 4 hrs come up usually in the wee hours of the morning, when most humans are asleep. of course I'm excited about solar power and its improvements in the US, Japan and UK. perhaps one day scientists would be able to use 75 or 80% of the sun's power. the good news is that all technology eventually get to Africa/Nigeria, and we have too much sun than we need.
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