Benefits of using solar power over fossil fuels in the Philippines

It is general knowledge how we use fossil fuels as our major source of energy. We produce from it gasoline and oils for daily use. Fossil fuels though have several environmental degrading effects which catalyzed research to find alternatives for it. During President Ferdinand Marcos’ reign, the first nuclear power plant in the Philippines was built as an alternative energy source but due to controversy, financial and resource problems, it was never used. Another alternative was solar power. People have only recently paid more attention to it now it is projected that fossil fuels are quickly running out.
Solar power converts the sun’s heat and light into usable energy. It can be based on two basic concepts: flat-plate collectors, such as solar panels, or focusing collectors, such as that with a magnifying glass (National Academy of Sciences, 1972).
There have been various applications of solar power: 1) Solar Radiation, the most common, which harnesses the sun’s heat radiation and converts it into energy. 2) Solar Evaporation which acquires salt from sea water or the like. 3) Applications in Water and Air Heating which is self-explanatory but more specifically involves instruments such as heat pipe collectors and structurally integrated collectors. Moreover there are Solar Distillation, Space Heating and a lot of others.
Fossil fuels, on the other hand, have been in use as far back as the 1800s. Since 1900s though, its use has been increasing logarithmically. Based on this knowledge, the obvious benefit of solar power over fossil fuels is that it is more environmental friendly. Economically speaking though, using solar power will surely upset countries that produce fossil fuels while in developing countries, they must choose wisely where to invest their budget in research or