1Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Noida International University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
2B. Tech Student (3rd Year), Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Noida International University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
3B. Tech Student (2nd Year), Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Noida International University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author email id: nikunj.bhardwaj@niu.edu.in
Online published on 29 November, 2018.
The world needs new environmentally pleasant and renewable fuels to let an exchange from fossil fuels. The novel research area on solar fuels, which are made from solar energy and water, aims to meet this request. Solar energy conversion into electricity by photovoltaic modules is currently an advanced technology. Storing of solar energy can be accomplished using the energy of light to produce a fuel. To encounter increasing energy needs, power capacity on a large scale will need to be providing from renewable sources, with solar expected to play an essential role. While the emphasis to date has been on electricity generation through photovoltaic (PV) cells, electricity production presently accounts for only about onethird of total primary energy consumption. As a concern, solar-to-fuel conversion will need to play a progressively important role and, thereby, fulfil the requirement to replace high energy density fossil fuels with cleaner substitutions that remain easy to transport and store.
Electrolysis, Fuel cell, Photo-biological hydrogen, Photocatalysis, Photoelectrochemistry, Photosensitisers, Photovoltaics, Solar energy, Solar fuels
