How Can We Use All This Energy And Light Originating From Our Own Sun?

We have ways to heat our water, our homes and provide us with electricity.  We perhaps take all of this for granted, and if we lost them we would more than likely panic.  We take for granted that these conveniences will be there for us for ever.  We expect glitches to take place but we want them to be easily repairable so as to keep the down time short.  We appreciate the heat in the winter when it's snowing outside and when the temperatures drops.  We require water to sustain life, and having the ability to pump it into our homes for ease of use sake, it's a top priority. This is especially true if your home uses well water, and the water pump must have power to it all the times.We have all become very used to the services that come with the availability of electricity. Even something as simple as turning on a light switch gives a feeling of security that only electricity can allow. Usually, in highly populated cities and metro areas, summertime means sporadic brown outs, or power outages because so many air conditioners are running at the same time. There are areas where human beings would not be able to habitat, given the temperature extremes that are felt throughout the planet. Could you think of living somewhere in North Dakota from the months of November through the following April? I doubt it, right?.Our Sun is a very intense heavenly body that emits a lot of light, energy and heat balls of gas up into the atmosphere.  It burns twenty four hours a day, seven days per week and on and on.  We only see it during the daylight hours while the other side of the globe see only darkness. When the sun light bears down on the earth's surface, only a small percentage of the solar radiation heading for earth gets reflected.  There is quite a large portion of  sunlight that is actually take in.  When you think about the fact that the sunlight must at times, go through fog, clouds, dust particles and harmful pollutants to reach the planet's surface, you can understand that the amount of total solar energy can be reduced somewhat. When the solar energy finally reaches the surface, it is then radiated back up into space.  When it reaches the earth, plants and vegetation absorb it and the oceans, winds and other resources absorb the sunlight as well. It is the light that makes it's way to your homes roof, is what is converted to electricity by way of the infamous solar module panels .There are those who utilize the Sun's energy to heat water through special panels that supplies their entire household with hot water, thus eliminating the need for a run-of-the-mill hot water tank. By far, photovoltaic moldule panelsare used in the greatest numbers to generate electricity through the use of power inverters. When one thinks about all items that require electricity to function, you can easily see that by using the Sun's energy, we can save lots of money and maintain our environment without sacrificing anything at all. Sure, it is factual that the up front costs associated with the purchase and installation of a solar power system is high, however, once that cost equals out in 10 to 15 years, you actually start making money!  Scientists have only just started to make this come to pass, and there is so much more work to be done. When you think about all the solar energy that reaches the earth's surface and then radiates back into the atmosphere, you could power anything that uses electricity or requires heating, from now on.  The solar energy that does reflect off a standard solar module, can be captured by way of the new CSP (concentrated solar power) units. Who knows how far this will go! Solar power is very important and provides a natural way to heat, obtain electricity and water with just a little bit of effort.  Sometime we may have no other choice but to look at natural resources in order to have these requirements and conveniences.  It is imperative that we prepare for our future energy needs, as some energy sources are either lessening or becoming so expensive that we are not able to support ourselves. We can not take care of our friends until we have made a sound foundation for our own.