Authors: Mamta Sharma and Shadab Khan
First Author Affiliation: Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi; Second Author Affiliation: Department of Geography, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi.
Abstract: Solar energy is basically a clean, green, inexpensive and renewable energy that is produced when sunlight strikes solar cells and is subsequently converted into electrical energy. Solar energy is effectively infinite in supply and can be generated wherever sunlight is available. Solar power generation also prevents the negative impacts of fossil fuels such as the greenhouse gas emissions from coal consumption. India was a pioneer in the world to set up a Ministry of non- conventional energy resources in 1980. The amount of solar energy produced in India in 2007 was less than 1% of the total energy demand. On December 29th 2010, India’s first solar park was inaugurated at Charanaka in Patan district of northern Gujarat. India is committed to a target of 40% of installed power capacity from clean energy sources by 2030. Solar energy is freely available throughout India and it’s clean, green and environment friendly too. Solar energy is abundant and offers a solution to fossil fuel emissions and climate change.
Keywords: Energy Resources, Clean Energy, Solar power, Solar Energy.