Nature has provided us with renewable sources of energy like solar, wind, and hydropower. But for a long time, these sources of energy have been ignored or not harnessed properly. But as the world witnesses the effects of climate change on the environment, people and animals are recognizing renewablRead more
Nature has provided us with renewable sources of energy like solar, wind, and hydropower. But for a long time, these sources of energy have been ignored or not harnessed properly. But as the world witnesses the effects of climate change on the environment, people and animals are recognizing renewable sources of energy as weapons to combat these issues. However, the transition is not easy; it has lots of challenges. Let’s understand the key factors for driving the adoption of Renewable energy Sources and the challenges that still need to be overcome for a cleaner and greener future.
Key Factors Driving the Adoption of Renewable Energy
1. Renewable sources of energy produce little or no greenhouse gas compared to fossil fuels, which produce a huge amount and are responsible for global warming, extreme climate change, and rising sea levels.
2. Renewable sources of energy provide a clean environment, which leads to good health for people. According to a world report, every year about 7 million people die due to air pollution.
3. Governments of different countries are promoting renewable energy by providing tax exemptions and subsidies. The European Union (EU) has set a target to achieve 45% renewable energy by 2030.
Challenges to the Adoption of Renewable Energy
1. initial investment in renewable energy is quite high. This becomes a barrier for developing countries.
2. Another setback is the storage of renewable energy. Though we have batteries, more changes are required to increase storage efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Conclusion
To build a sustainable future, renewable energy is a must. With the effective use of research and development in technology, we can overcome the issues. Thus, we can achieve social, economic, and environmental progress.
As much as there are many new trends which are expected to transform the renewable energy industry, the industry is set to exert a tremendously affect on the future trends in sustainability. Some of the noted are mentioned below. Green Hydrogen -Production: The usage of solar, wind and other underutRead more
As much as there are many new trends which are expected to transform the renewable energy industry, the industry is set to exert a tremendously affect on the future trends in sustainability.
Some of the noted are mentioned below.
Green Hydrogen
-Production: The usage of solar, wind and other underutilized power sources to generate renewable power and Water as a source of power can be divided into the electrolysis process that splits water into hydrogen and oxygen allowing a clean generation process.
-Applications: Application of green hydrogen will comprise transport through use in fuel cell vehicles, industrial through replacement of fossil fuels in the production process and energy storage.
-Energy Storage Developments:
Long-duration Storage: It will therefore be very important that such technologies like flow batteries, compressed air energy storage, and pumped hydro storage, play very crucial role in addressing the intermittency of the source such as solar and wind.
High-technology batteries are represented by advanced batteries technologies. Academic work has not slowed down on solid state batteries, lithium sulfur and other next generation battery chemistries which hold the dream of better energy density, longer life and reduced costs all of which may help them integrated to the grid.
Ocean Energy: Tidal/Wave: Another area that will be of value will be the use of tides or waves.
-Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC): This technology harnesses the heat that is produced when the ocean’s surfaces are warmer than the deeper parts then utilizing this heat to generate electricity.
Decentralized Renewable Energy:
Microgrids: These local grids can be both isolated and connected to the main grid; this arrangement enhances the strength of the main grid and enables a much higher integration of distributed renewable resources.
See less-Community Solar: This enables several consumers to enjoy the benefits of a single solar installation, thereby making solar well within reach of consumers who are unable to install individual systems.