Which one of the following forms of energy leads to least environmental pollution in the process of its harnessing and utilization?
The correct option is C Solar energy
Solar energy is the energy that is in sunlight. It has been
used for thousands of years in many different ways by people all over the
world. As well as its traditional human uses in heating, cooking, and drying,
it is used today to make electricity where other power supplies are absent,
such as in remote places and in space. It is becoming cheaper to make
electricity from solar energy and in many situations it is now competitive with
energy from coal or oil. A solar cooker can be used for cooking food.
Solar power plants convert sunlight into electricity, either
directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power
(CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking
systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics
converts light into electric current using the photoelectric effect. Thus there
is no pollution associated with harnessing solar energy.
Solar energy is the energy that is in sunlight. It has been used for thousands of years in many different ways by people all over the world. As well as its traditional human uses in heating, cooking, and drying, it is used today to make electricity where other power supplies are absent, such as in remote places and in space. It is becoming cheaper to make electricity from solar energy and in many situations it is now competitive with energy from coal or oil. A solar cooker can be used for cooking food.
Solar power plants convert sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics converts light into electric current using the photoelectric effect. Thus there is no pollution associated with harnessing solar energy.
