WHY RENEWABLE ENERGY
THE use of more and more Renewable Energy is the only way to combat the current threat of global warming. It accounts for negligible emissions of greenhouse gasses when producing useable form of energy, compared to conventional coal/oil based technologies.
Among some promising renewable energy resources are Solar energy for electricity (photovoltaics) and heat (solar thermal) generation, Wind energy, Hydro-power, Biomass etc. AND when we talk about reserving a large amount of energy over a sustainable period of time, storing Hydrogen is an efficient route to go for instead of using electrochemical cells or batteries. Hydrogen, in use as a combustible fuel, could produce carbon-free byproducts. More interestingly, if we can generate this Hydrogen by renewable means, such as, by splitting water using direct sunlight or photovoltaic cells, we have our job done towards a sustainable growth of humankind!! I am a photovoltaic-enthusiast working with different types of materials and technological strategies to pave the way towards cheap and efficient solar energy conversion. |
Some (and important !) keywords to look at: Paris Climate Agreement https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement Renewable energy roadmap https://www.irena.org/remap Best research-cell efficiency chart to date https://www.nrel.gov/pv/cell-efficiency.html. Other resources on Photovoltaics: BOOK: Physics of solar cells by Peter Wurfel (my favourite book on the shelf). Online: This offers some really useful open-source softwares: https://www.pvlighthouse.com.au/ |