SOLAR ENERGY ADVANCEMENTS AND APPLICATION
Description:... The use of energy on a worldwide scale has skyrocketed over the course of the last halfcentury, and analysts forecast that this general trend will continue, although with significant variances, during the course of the next half-century. However, additional factors complicate the picture during the following half-century, even if energy consumption in these places is still on the increase. The earlier surge was driven by the industrialization of North America, Europe, and Japan, as well as the comparatively "cheap" fossil fuels. The use of energy is increasing at an alarming pace in China and India as a consequence of their big populations; it is projected that oil sources will be depleted in the near future; and human activities are contributing to climate change. The good news is that energy technologies such as wind, biofuel, solar thermal, and photovoltaic (PV) are now nearing maturity and showing indications of becoming cost competitive. These technologies are all kinds of renewable energy.
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