GLOBAL IMPACT OF SOLAR ENERGY CASE STUDY - GERMANY
Renewable energy is a socially and politically defined category of energy sources. Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are continually replenished on a human timescale such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat. About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewable resources, with 10% of all energy from traditional biomass, mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from hydroelectricity. New renewables (small hydro, modern biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels) accounted for another 3% and are growing rapidly. This paper seeks is aimed at presenting the impact solar energy could have on a world level given the finitude, reachability and ever increasing prices of fossil fuels. As a case study we will present the solar energy industry in Germany emphasizing the advantages and disadvantages this form of energy has in this country and worldwide.
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2014
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Authors: | Marculescu, Gheorghe Caralicea |
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Annals - Economy Series. - Facultatea de Ştiinţe Economice şi Gestiunea Afacerilor, ISSN 1844-7007. - Vol. 1.2014, February, p. 230-232
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Facultatea de Ştiinţe Economice şi Gestiunea Afacerilor |
Subject: | solar energy | renewbable energy |
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