Applied Physics Department, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, GGSIP University, Rohini, New Delhi - 110 086. E-mail: kchopra2003@gmail.com
Online published on 10 August, 2015.
Renewable Energy is a rapidly evolving field, which is based on the energy coming from the natural resources like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and waves. Various forms of renewable energy like - Hydro Energy, Wind Energy, Biomass Energy, Geothermal Energy, and Radiant Solar Energy have been briefly described. Fuel Cells, Organic Solar Cells, and Types of Fuel Cells, and also the advantages and disadvantages of various forms of energy have been discussed. Types of Solar efficiency and their calculation have been briefly listed. The importance of the Fiber Optics in Solar Energy has been discussed. The rapid growth of nanotechnology research and their potential impact on the growing energy crisis have been brought out. The recent efforts to finalise the use of the most efficient energy sources for checking the global warming have also been presented in this note.
Renewable energy, hydro energy, wind energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, radiant solar energy, fuel cells, types of fuel cells, organic solar cells, fiber optics in solar energy, addition of nanoparticles to organic photovoltaic panels, global warming
