Solar energy’s potential is unbelievable. The energy from sunlight striking the earth for 40 minutes is equivalent to the global energy consumption for a whole year. To change any country’s energy supply to solar power, huge tracts of land would have to be covered with photovoltaic panels and solar heating troughs. A direct-current (DC) transmission backbone would also have to be erected to send that energy efficiently across the nation.

The technology is ready; however the investment is substantial, but the payoff is greater. Solar plants consume little or no fuel, saving billions of dollars year after year. Since solar technology is almost pollution-free, the plan to deploy alternative energy systems alone would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and gasoline vehicles which would be displaced by plug-in hybrids refuelled by the solar power grid. There by the carbon dioxide emissions would be lower, putting a major brake on global warming.

The greatest obstacle in implementing a renewable energy system is not technology or money; It is the lack of public awareness that solar power is a practical alternative for energy and fuel for transportation as well.Forward-looking thinkers should try to inspire citizens, and their political and scientific leaders, about solar power’s incredible potential. Once they realize that potential, we believe the desire for energy self-sufficiency and the need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions will prompt them to adopt a global solar energy plan.