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Mar 5, 2013 · The potential environmental impacts associated with solar power—land use and habitat loss, water use, and the use of hazardous materials in manufacturing—can vary greatly depending on the technology, which includes two broad categories: photovoltaic (PV) solar cells or concentrating solar thermal plants (CSP).
The outcomes reveal that a solar-thermal framework provides more than four times release to air ( 100%) than the solar-PV ( 23.26% ), and the outputs by a solar-PV system to soil ( 27.48%) and solid waste ( 35.15%) are about one third that of solar-thermal.
- M. A. Parvez Mahmud, Nazmul Huda, Shahjadi Hisan Farjana, Candace Lang
- 2018
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Jun 22, 2022 · The use of solar salts and thermal oils increases the toxicity potential of CSP technologies considerably and can affect the air and the water if not properly managed. The analysis shows that the HTP of the solar thermal plants ranges between 159 g 1.4- DCBeq/kWh and 192 g 1.4-DCBeq/kWh, emissions 40% higher than those of the fossil fuel plants.
- Introduction
- 1 Installed Capacity and Application of Solar Energy Worldwide
- 2 The Role of Solar Energy in Sustainable Development
- 3 The Perspective of Solar Energy
- 4 Conclusions
- Conflict of Interest Statement
With reference to the recommendations of the UN, the Climate Change Conference, COP26, was held in Glasgow, UK, in 2021. They reached an agreement through the representatives of the 197 countries, where they concurred to move towards reducing dependency on coal and fossil-fuel sources. Furthermore, the conference stated ‘the various opportunities f...
1.1 Installed capacity of solar energy
The history of solar energy can be traced back to the seventh century when mirrors with solar power were used. In 1893, the photovoltaic (PV) effect was discovered; after many decades, scientists developed this technology for electricity generation . Based on that, after many years of research and development from scientists worldwide, solar energy technology is classified into two key applications: solar thermal and solar PV. PV systems convert the Sun’s energy into electricity by utiliz...
1.2 Application of solar energy
Energy can be obtained directly from the Sun—so-called solar energy. Globally, there has been growth in solar energy applications, as it can be used to generate electricity, desalinate water and generate heat, etc. The taxonomy of applications of solar energy is as follows: (i) PVs and (ii) CSP. Fig. 2details the taxonomy of solar energy applications. Solar cells are devices that convert sunlight directly into electricity; typical semiconductor materials are utilized to form a PV solar cell d...
Sustainable energy development is defined as the development of the energy sector in terms of energy generating, distributing and utilizing that are based on sustainability rules . Energy systems will significantly impact the environment in both developed and developing countries. Consequently, the global sustainable energy system must optimize eff...
Solar energy investments can meet energy targets and environmental protection by reducing carbon emissions while having no detrimental influence on the country’s development [32, 34]. In countries located in the ‘Sunbelt’, there is huge potential for solar energy, where there is a year-round abundance of solar global horizontal irradiation. Consequ...
This paper highlights the significance of sustainable energy development. Solar energy would help steady energy prices and give numerous social, environmental and economic benefits. This has been indicated by solar energy’s contribution to achieving sustainable development through meeting energy demands, creating jobs and protecting the environment...
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
This paper discusses in detail the environmental impacts of several commercial and emerging solar energy systems at both small- and utility-scales. The study expands to some of the related advances, as well as some of the essential elements in their systems.
- Malek Kamal Hussien Rabaia, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali Abdelka...
- 2021
Aug 2, 2023 · The environmental impacts of solar energy vary widely depending on the technology, which is divided into two basic categories: PV solar power plants and concentrating solar thermal plants (CSP) . In this study, the impacts of PV solar power plants on the environment will be investigated.
Sep 15, 2022 · Given this situation, analysing how climate change confluences the energy output of the solar PV system helps design a sustainable energy system that has low carbon intensity and smoothly supplies energy for a long period. 8 In this study, we aim to predict the variations of solar power generation potential under climate change in Jiangxi provin...
