Abstract:
There are different energy sources available in India such as Hydro, Nuclear, Small hydro, Wind Energy, Biomass power, Biogas co-generation, Biomass Gasification and Solar energy, but out of all these energy, the solar energy is meritorious. Solar energy is independent, environments friendly and pollution free. It works even at power cut, consumes very less energy, works day and night, and works in summer, rainy, winter means all the year along and woks programmable. Above all it does not have electrical hazard and it has got negligible maintenance. By utilizing Solar energy apparatus like Emergency lamps, Lanterns, Cooker, Home lights, Street lights, Torch, Fan, Radio, T.V, Tape, Power pack, UPS for Computers/Lap-top, Mobile charger, water heating system, Room heaters and also Power plants can be operated successfully.