The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)

Solar power can bring good health to Zim

- ◆ Contribute­d by Distribute­d Power Africa. — www.dpaafrica.com/blog

SOLAR power is one of the cleanest and safest ways to generate electricit­y and, as such, it even has an indirect influence on our physical well-being.

There are so many reasons for you to switch your business to solar, but not everyone mentions a reason that will affect all of us: our health.

Other means of electricit­y generation cause health problems.

When you generate electricit­y using coal or radioactiv­e materials, someone somewhere will get sick.

It is an indisputab­le fact — we are all at risk of developing health problems in the future due to the carbon emissions.

While working in a nuclear power plant is considered a safe occupation, one still must consider all the by-products.

Surely, these cannot be safe.

The waste from nuclear plants must be safely disposed of as it can pose a serious threat to all who come close to it.

The fact remains: power generated using nuclear material should not be a long-term solution, from a public health point of view.

Therefore, it is imperative that we switch to clean energy.

The act of generating electricit­y using coal is more complicate­d than one might think.

Coal is burned to heat water, the steam from boiling water spins a turbine connected to a generator and this generates electricit­y.

The problem here is that burning coal emits noxious gases such as nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, and carbon dioxide into the air that we breathe — and we also know by now that carbon dioxide is a major contributo­r to climate change.

But the worst pollution in our cities caused by fossil fuels is from our transport. Imagine a future where the cities are navigated by emission-free electrical vehicles, powered by solar stations.

Switch to clean energy. It is the choice to make for everyone’s health.

Eventually, we at DPA want to see Zimbabwe reach a point where we do not import electricit­y anymore. We offer organisati­ons the opportunit­y to become a powerhouse with our zero-start-up cost opportunit­y.

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Solar power helps us avoid developing health problems due to carbon emissions

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