Ahmad, Reyaz A.2012-08-132012-08-132009-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10553Energy 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.CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOAPPROACHAVAILABILITYBATTERIESBIOMASSBUSINESSESCARBON EMISSIONSCLIMATE CHANGECOALCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIESCONVENTIONAL ELECTRICITYCONVENTIONAL ELECTRICITY GENERATIONCOST OF ELECTRICITYCRYSTALLINE SILICONDIESELDIESEL GENERATORELECTRIC ENERGYELECTRICITYELECTRICITY TARIFFELECTRICITY TARIFFSEMISSIONENERGY PROJECTENERGY REQUIREMENTSENERGY RESOURCEENERGY SOURCEENERGY SOURCESFOSSILFOSSIL FUELFOSSIL FUEL PRICESFUELFUEL COSTFUEL SOURCESGASGENERATIONGOALGRID MARKETSINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSKILOWATT HOURMANUFACTURINGNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGIESNONRENEWABLE ENERGYOILPEAK ELECTRICITY DEMANDPOWER PLANTSPOWER SYSTEMRANGERENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONRENEWABLE POWERRENEWABLE SOURCESRESULTSEMICONDUCTORSOLARSOLAR CELLSSOLAR COMPANIESSOLAR COMPANYSOLAR ENERGYSOLAR FARMSOLAR FARMSSOLAR INDUSTRYSOLAR INVESTMENTSSOLAR MARKETSOLAR MARKETSSOLAR MODULESOLAR MODULESSOLAR PANELSOLAR PANELSSOLAR POWERSOLAR PROJECTSSOLAR RADIATIONSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAINSTARIFF STRUCTURESTAX CREDITSUTILITIESWINDWIND ENERGYWorld Bank10.1596/10553