The issue of global warming is gaining wide acceptance with more and more countries making the endeavor to delay the catastrophic effects of this phenomenon. Today, scientists and environmentalists are offering people, across the world, alternatives that can be used in their everyday life.
Using solar power or the power of the suns heat is one such attempt. Solar energy is considered to be one of the most powerful forms of all energies on earth. It is derived from the sun, which has been producing energy for billions of years. Solar energy reaches the earth in the form of solar radiation and is converted directly or indirectly into various forms of energy like electricity and heat.
In spite of it being one of the primary sources of energy, solar energy has some drawbacks. They are:
1. The irregular and variable manner of its reaching the earth’s surface
2. There is a need for a large area to collect it
Solar energy can be used for multiple purposes from heating water for use at homes to drying agricultural products and even generating electrical energy.
Trivia: British astronomer John Herschel used a solar collector box on his...