Question 12.
Answer the following questions.
What are the advantages and limitations of solar energy?
Answer:
ADVANTAGES
1. Renewable energy source -solar energy obtained is a renewable source of energy. It is inexhaustible.
2. Produces clean, green power. It does not cause pollution and doesn’t contribute in environment degradation.
DISADVANTAGES
1. Production cost of solar cells is very high. Thus, producing and storing electricity via solar energy is indeed an expensive procedure.
2. Low efficiency and Loss of power at night and in bad weather. Solar energy cannot be collected during the night.
