Description: The Sun Rises on the Solar Sector

Cover Image

QR Code

The Sun Rises on the Solar Sector

Energy from the sun is abundant and free. Solar energy is in essence electromagnetic radiation emitted from the sun. Earth's climate, hydrologic systems, and ecosystems all derive from the sun. Other forms of renewable power such as wind, wave...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ahmad, Reyaz A.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	APPROACH AVAILABILITY BATTERIES BIOMASS BUSINESSES CARBON EMISSIONS CLIMATE CHANGE COAL COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICITY CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION COST OF ELECTRICITY CRYSTALLINE SILICON DIESEL DIESEL GENERATOR ELECTRIC ENERGY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS EMISSION ENERGY PROJECT ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ENERGY RESOURCE ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SOURCES FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL PRICES FUEL FUEL COST FUEL SOURCES GAS GENERATION GOAL GRID MARKETS INSTALLATION INSTALLATIONS KILOWATT HOUR MANUFACTURING NEW MARKETS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NONRENEWABLE ENERGY OIL PEAK ELECTRICITY DEMAND POWER PLANTS POWER SYSTEM RANGE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTION RENEWABLE POWER RENEWABLE SOURCES RESULT SEMICONDUCTOR SOLAR SOLAR CELLS SOLAR COMPANIES SOLAR COMPANY SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR FARM SOLAR FARMS SOLAR INDUSTRY SOLAR INVESTMENTS SOLAR MARKET SOLAR MARKETS SOLAR MODULE SOLAR MODULES SOLAR PANEL SOLAR PANELS SOLAR POWER SOLAR PROJECTS SOLAR RADIATION SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TARIFF STRUCTURES TAX CREDITS UTILITIES WIND WIND ENERGY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/10774466/sun-rises-solar-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10553

Description
Summary:	Energy from the sun is abundant and free. Solar energy is in essence electromagnetic radiation emitted from the sun. Earth's climate, hydrologic systems, and ecosystems all derive from the sun. Other forms of renewable power such as wind, wave, biomass, and hydro are an indirect function of solar radiation.