Although solar energy resources are capable of a great contribution to the world's future energy supply, but there are many reasons to limit contribution rate is very low, especially for the next 20 years. In all aspects of energy utilization, these constraints are very obvious, but the influence degree as the use way and the attention degree of different and vary widely. Various restricting factors are divided into technology, laws and regulations, economy, social culture and education and so on several aspects. Every aspect involves many factors. In technology, solar energy resources is highly affected by the weather, but also influenced by the periodic change in the weather.
in the high latitudes, because not enough sunshine, human activities, the demand for energy is larger. In the aspects of laws and regulations and restricting factors, the energy supply industry is not mature, the lack of standards and energy infrastructure in the acceptance of uncertainty and decentralized energy capacity is not strong, etc. , are all important factors. Economic constraints are perhaps the most important. Including: the cost of solar energy structure belongs to the capital-intensive; In order to improve the reliability of energy supply, need to build storage device and establish spare fossil fuel energy systems; And in some large energy consumption areas such as shortage of funds.
other aspects of the restrictive factors include: the public understanding of the true potential of solar energy; In order to maximize the use of solar energy, need people to change their way of life, etc. Through these constraints, you can see the market and regulatory complexity of the relationship between the system factors, and these factors dominated the decisions about energy supply system. Although people have realized that in many cases solar energy is the best, but it cannot be applied to all need to use energy, more can't get used to the greatest extent.