9 thoughts on “Energies of the Future: Solar Energy”
I really liked this podcast; it did a very good job of incorporating the economic aspects of solar energy in addition to the technical aspects of it. It also did a did a good job of evaluating the future of solar energy both domestically and abroad based on the aforementioned economic factors. Perhaps to improve this podcast the fashionability and aesthetic value of solar energy could be evaluated, to determine whether or not solar energy is a desirable commodity based on consumer demand motivated by fashionability of certain energies over others in the electricity market. In other words, it would be interesting to see whether or not having solar energy panels on one’s home holds social value in addition to environmental value.
I really enjoyed this podcast. I found it to be very informative in terms of the technology and the overall cost effectiveness of solar energy. I also found your energy and enthusiasm in conveying the information to be refreshing, and it kept me entertained. I was wondering, however, if it would be possible to include an interview of a person, perhaps one from a rural area, who has actually installed solar panels on his/her home and describe the ways the technology has affected him/her specifically. Overall, though, I think your podcast is very strong and well done.
I really liked the question answer format of this podcast, and you did a very good explanation of how solar power actually worked, but i believe you should talk a little bit more about how since the percent use of the suns power is rising, that families should probably wait a little bit before buying solar power so that they can get the better technology so they do not have to upgrade later for a high price.
Rather, talk about the trade offs. Actually the cost of solar has gone down a lot in the last decade and could prove to be very appropriate currently especially with incentives.
You got it guys! I really liked all the information that you guys put in. Your focus on the household use of solar panels illustrates the importance of solar energy from a practical level. All the statistics you guys have presented is also very interesting and captivating. My suggestion for you to make this a better podcast would be have consistent pace while you all speak. It seems like Matt is speaking very fast, while Taha and Pierrette are going pretty slow. That makes the podcast sound very monotonous, despite having very interesting facts and figures. Overall, great job with the research guys!
The podcast use a format that directly introduce solar panels from several aspects: structure, cost, efficiency consideration. Audience understand the mechanism immediately. Also, host and expert compare solar panel electricity generation with other methods of energy generation and tell audience the future of such technology. So, audience know the advantage of the solar panels better.
I really enjoyed how they had a question and answer format that kept the podcast short, but still informative. They also had facts that were about the regular American that made me take much more of a personal interest than if they would have solely talked about the topic and not how it relates to me.
This was a great podcast and I overall enjoyed it. Like many people already said, I think you guys did a really good job explaining the statistics and the numbers to give everyone a feel of what solar energy can do. I like how you guys mentioned how many solar panels are needed for an average family, which shows how practical solar panels can be if people just put a couple on their roof. The light and enthusiastic presentation was also great as it made the podcast entertaining. One suggestion that could make an already great podcast better could be if you guys talked a little bit more about the inflexibility/general downsides of solar a bit more. You mentioned that if a family doesn’t move solar energy would save them a lot of energy, and if you added onto that it would have helped show both sides of solar energy.
I really liked this podcast; it did a very good job of incorporating the economic aspects of solar energy in addition to the technical aspects of it. It also did a did a good job of evaluating the future of solar energy both domestically and abroad based on the aforementioned economic factors. Perhaps to improve this podcast the fashionability and aesthetic value of solar energy could be evaluated, to determine whether or not solar energy is a desirable commodity based on consumer demand motivated by fashionability of certain energies over others in the electricity market. In other words, it would be interesting to see whether or not having solar energy panels on one’s home holds social value in addition to environmental value.
I really enjoyed this podcast. I found it to be very informative in terms of the technology and the overall cost effectiveness of solar energy. I also found your energy and enthusiasm in conveying the information to be refreshing, and it kept me entertained. I was wondering, however, if it would be possible to include an interview of a person, perhaps one from a rural area, who has actually installed solar panels on his/her home and describe the ways the technology has affected him/her specifically. Overall, though, I think your podcast is very strong and well done.
I really liked the question answer format of this podcast, and you did a very good explanation of how solar power actually worked, but i believe you should talk a little bit more about how since the percent use of the suns power is rising, that families should probably wait a little bit before buying solar power so that they can get the better technology so they do not have to upgrade later for a high price.
Rather, talk about the trade offs. Actually the cost of solar has gone down a lot in the last decade and could prove to be very appropriate currently especially with incentives.
You got it guys! I really liked all the information that you guys put in. Your focus on the household use of solar panels illustrates the importance of solar energy from a practical level. All the statistics you guys have presented is also very interesting and captivating. My suggestion for you to make this a better podcast would be have consistent pace while you all speak. It seems like Matt is speaking very fast, while Taha and Pierrette are going pretty slow. That makes the podcast sound very monotonous, despite having very interesting facts and figures. Overall, great job with the research guys!
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The podcast use a format that directly introduce solar panels from several aspects: structure, cost, efficiency consideration. Audience understand the mechanism immediately. Also, host and expert compare solar panel electricity generation with other methods of energy generation and tell audience the future of such technology. So, audience know the advantage of the solar panels better.
I really enjoyed how they had a question and answer format that kept the podcast short, but still informative. They also had facts that were about the regular American that made me take much more of a personal interest than if they would have solely talked about the topic and not how it relates to me.
This was a great podcast and I overall enjoyed it. Like many people already said, I think you guys did a really good job explaining the statistics and the numbers to give everyone a feel of what solar energy can do. I like how you guys mentioned how many solar panels are needed for an average family, which shows how practical solar panels can be if people just put a couple on their roof. The light and enthusiastic presentation was also great as it made the podcast entertaining. One suggestion that could make an already great podcast better could be if you guys talked a little bit more about the inflexibility/general downsides of solar a bit more. You mentioned that if a family doesn’t move solar energy would save them a lot of energy, and if you added onto that it would have helped show both sides of solar energy.