Role of renewable energy sources in environmental protection: A review
Panwar, N. L., Kaushik, S. C. and Kothari, S.
2011 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 15(3): 1513-1524
Greenhouse gases; CO2 mitigation; Sustainable development; Renewable energy sources
Panwar, N. L., Kaushik, S. C. and Kothari, S., (2011), "Role of renewable energy sources in environmental protection: A review", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 15(3): 1513-1524.
Abstract:
Renewable technologies are considered as clean sources of energy and optimal use of these resources minimize environmental impacts, produce minimum secondary wastes and are sustainable based on current and future economic and social societal needs. Sun is the source of all energies. The primary forms of solar energy are heat and light. Sunlight and heat are transformed and absorbed by the environment in a multitude of ways. Some of these transformations result in renewable energy flows such as biomass and wind energy. Renewable energy technologies provide an excellent opportunity for mitigation of greenhouse gas emission and reducing global warming through substituting conventional energy sources. In this article a review has been done on scope of CO2 mitigation through solar cooker, water heater, dryer, biofuel, improved cookstoves and by hydrogen.
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