Global warming is a phenomenon that is quite talked about during the 21st Century. The ozone layer depletion, pollutants level rising and energy sources depleting are the main reasons why there is a dire need to change our lifestyle and discover new alternative resources of energy too. One such alternative is Solar Energy.
We all have heard about solar energy in our academics before, and we all have a fair idea of using the sunlight to be transformed into electricity. It is either directly used through photovoltaic or through concentrated solar power.
In the early stages, solar power was being harvested through panels that were fit on rooftops of houses or buildings which would harvest the energy directly. The cost of fitting the solar panels was quite expensive in its initial stage, and not adopted by everyone. The storage of solar energy can be cumbersome as it needs to be used as soon as possible or need to be stored in very large batteries. Also, the placement of the panels was of the utmost importance. The sunlight needs to be at the optimum height to be easily captured, hence weather is one of the aspects that affect the collection of solar energy.
In 2014 International Energy Agency predicted Solar energy to be used by the year 2050. Direct photovoltaics and concentrated solar power would respectively contribute 16 percentage and 10 percentage electric consumption worldwide. Solar energy would be a widely used energy source.
Some advantages of solar energy:
1. Renewable source of energy
2. Electricity bills are low
3. Technology development
4. Upgradation
5. Different uses of the energy
Many solar power plants have been built globally. Many nations like China, India and the United States of America (USA) have the largest solar power plants in the world. The Bhadla Solar Park in India has the highest solar power capacity of 2,245 MWp. Every energy has its pros and cons but it will be one of the most used energy sources in the coming years.
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