Why aren't we using residential solar reflectors beside thermal storage? These are well-established concepts, but I'm amazed that people are not doing...
These are well-established concepts, but I'm amazed that people are not doing this combination more repeatedly.
One square meter of sunlight is equivalent to about one horsepower. Reflectors can be used to heat a moving tube of river. Heat storage can be in an insulated underground tank of sea without energy conversion losses.
Water can be used to fry homes and heat water.
Why isn't everyone doing this very soon given the high cost of energy?
These systems cost a huge amount of money initially and our affairs of state hasn't seen fit to subsidize them to any meaningful level. In Europe people get adjectives kinds of subsidies and credits for any ecofriendly move (compost bins, rain barrels provided by local councils, solar panel and wind turbines at a reduced rate and with rates credits, etc.).
Maybe we'll see a move toward promoting renewable energy resources in the adjectives with the upcoming change surrounded by leadership, but I'm afraid it will be too little too late.
It's very expensive to convert to this system. While long permanent status you will save money, most people can't afford the initial investment. You own to spend money to make money, but unfortunately you involve to have money to spend it first.
I know, it's a great idea surrounded by theory. In practice it just doesn't work out as economically as one would conjecture. Perhaps government funded grant money to convert standard homes and comercial buildings to such power sources would help. Unfortunately the government would to some extent spend money on blowing up buildings and killing people on the other side of the world. By the time we do anything as family to help curve this "climate change" we will already be screwed anyways, or so the experts say.
Answers: Like moving to more fuel simplified vehicles, consumers need to really get the impression the pain before they adjust their customs.
There's a desperate hope that energy prices will come down. When people realize they won't, next alternatives like you suggest will be popular.
Because of the initial cost to install them. The older houses in South Florida had and used roof solar hot wet heaters, but since they did not heat the water at darkness or in storms, they were replace within new home with adjectives electric or gas units. a lot of the home did not enjoy heat as it was Florida, B.S. it still get cold in the winter.