The Future Of Solar Energy

expensive at all after its creation and installation costs. Solar energy can very well be the

The big countries like US, Canada, Brazil, China and Germany still have the greatest renewable power generation capacity. These countries seem to rule when it comes to renewable energy source. For the first time, China’s new renewable power capacity has passed new fossil fuel and nuclear capacity. In the 2014 edition of the REN21 report it states that, while Europe and North America have become the top markets for renewable energy, other countries have seemed to pick up some of baggage and could also be the future leaders of it. REN21 has found so

The International Energy Agency estimates that by the year 2003 forty percent of the world's energy production will be from sources other than fossil fuels or nuclear power. Nevertheless, the need for

The supply of energy in developed nations seems abundant and endless, making it a commodity that is often taken for granted. However, in developing countries, people do not have the luxury to waste energy, as it can be a struggle for it to last an entire day. For instance - in Lebanon, there are daily blackouts because not enough electricity is produced to meet the demand. A temporary fix during these blackouts are diesel generators but a permanent solution is still needed [5]. Renewable energy must be the long term and sustainable solution. Like most developing countries, Lebanon has expressed interest in having their own renewable energy source, but the country cannot afford the initial startup and maintenance. Therefore, Lebanon and other developing nations continue to rely on non-renewable energies such as fossil fuels as their sources of energy. However, this has become an increasingly important issue as those sources continue to deplete rapidly.

Clean energy sources includes wind, solar, thermal, ocean, geothermal, bioenergy, hydro, marine and ethanol. Clean energy can also include non-renewable low carbon technologies such

Energy is one of the main drivers of economic and social development. Years ago, the only uncertainty was the price of oil. Now the concern is if the current economic model growth is reasonable in a world with limited energy resources. This has lead to more research in other forms of resources of energy. Now we have other unconventional resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, water, and so on. Energy demand is set to double by 2050 (Beckman, 2013). Therefore, greenhouse gases could double by 2050 as well. Hence, renewable energy is vital. However seen as fossil fuel is still the dominate source of energy, it makes it the current economic model growth rate somewhat unreasonable.

Renewable energy constitutes the energy coming from sources that do not get depleted with time. These sources are not typically exhausted and are environmental friendly. Although this paper will focuses more on hydropower, the types of renewable energy sources available in Canada include solar power, wind power, geothermal energy, ocean energy, and bio-energy. Renewable energy in Canada has as well had its environmental impacts. The outcomes pose various impacts to the environment either positively or negatively and end up affecting people’s lives. Canada has had greater embrace on renewable energy, particularly hydropower and nuclear. In 2011, it was the sixth largest wind power producer worldwide. In Ontario, there are numerous photovoltaic plants of power. A tidal plant is located in Annapolis found in Nova Scotia, and it utilizes the tides generated by the Fundy Bay. Canada has over twenty hydro power stations majority of these located in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec and Labrador (Islam, Fartaj & Ting, 2013).

This link between renewable energy and sustainable development is also shown in the initiatives that are taken by world institutions such as United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). All of these world organizations provide financial support to any project that is aimed to produce any form of renewable energy as well as aimed at improving the quality of life by lowering the consumption of energy that comes from fossil fuels. Recently, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published a report whereby it suggests that renewable energy has an impact on economic growth and furthermore it highlights ways on how to utilize renewable energy to positively affect rural development (OECD).

This issue has stopped some politicians in their tracks and has complicated the process of building solar farms. Politicians have spent a long time debating this. Instead, a rule could be passed that restricts the areas in which solar farms can be built. These areas should have low economic value (i.e. swamps, desert land or rooftops). The slowdown of the process may hamper our efforts of bettering our socioeconomic lives as well as the environment.

Interest in solar energy has been growing in recent years. Solar energy is abundant, clean and renewable. There are two main methods to tap solar energy, i.e. with PV cells and with solar collectors. The former converts sun light directly to electricity while the latter collects the solar thermal energy (heat) to be used for various applications. Solar collectors have been in existent for many decades. Their usages are experiencing resurgence in the recent years due to the interest in renewable energy sources. Strongly increased number of solar heating plants have been built and are under construction throughout the world. The solar collectors used in the solar heating plants are flat plate solar collectors and often the volume flow rate through the collector field is varying. The integration of solar thermal systems into buildings to meet energy requirements of buildings (for domestic hot water, space heating, air-conditioning and lighting) is supported by many researchers in different parts of world. Many types of solar collectors are commercially available; they differ in design and performance and, of course, in price. They have to meet different demands in operation, configuration and meteorological conditions.

This report which talks about Energy and Water Scarcity, covers the domestic sources that are present in both of the countries, how the Governments are changing the course of the nation towards Renewable Energy and Incentives provided to such technologies.

he year 2011 was a milestone year marked by a mutation in the country following the Tunisian revolution of January14,2011.Internationally,it was also marked by soaring hydrocarbons prices significantly[1] affecting the financial balance of energetic activity. Despite these national and international conditions, Tunisia continue the development of its national energy supply with the addition

An increase in the production of renewable-energy for domestic and international market and making Ethiopia a hub of renewable energy production in Eastern Africa

It monitors and analyzes the sustainable energy in the Arab region. It offers quantitative and qualitative analysis for the renewable energy and energy efficiency potential in the region. The index consists of around 20 indicators which covers key market aspects including polices, regulations, investment, institutions and technical capacities, socio-economic data and strategies.

“The energy systems in the Arab region are characterized by a significant share of renewable resources and a highly-efficient use of energy.”