Now is the time to move to cleaner and more sustainable energy, and technologies are making the transition viable and affordable.
The world has depended on non-renewable and conventional energy sources for a long time. However, environmental concerns and awareness about how fossil fuels harm the planet and give rise to global warming and climate change have caused a shift in focus towards sustainable and environmental-friendly sources of energy like wind and solar power. These clean and green energy sources can be instrumental in safeguarding the environment and bringing many other advantages.
Not before a few years ago, migration of energy production to renewable options as possible. The technologies and the high energy production prices were still in the development stage.
The situation has greatly enhanced recently, with wind and solar power generation technologies becoming affordable and advanced. Many nations have given an encouraging welcome and have set up energy parks to improve solar and wind power deployment.
One of the most considerable drawbacks of clean energy sources like wind and solar is that electricity generation depends upon weather conditions and is quite unpredictable.
However, there are two ways to deal with it- by backing up electricity generation from renewable resources with electricity generated from conventional, non-renewable resources or by developing batteries that can store enormous amounts of electricity.
Batteries that have been developed, considering the need to store clean energy, are already available. Even though there is scope for a lot of innovation and improvement to increase the efficiency and capacity of these batteries, the possibilities are realistic.
Moreover, clubbing the electricity from the grids and the power from the windmills or solar panels makes energy availability reliable.
Clean energy is becoming mainstream now. One can expect that shortly, there will be a complete shift to these forms of energy and a gradual decrease in the capacity of traditional grid-supplied electricity. Smart grids that are more effective, enable cost savings, and increase sustainability will revolutionize the energy sector.
