Abstract
Renewable energy is playing an active role in addressing the energy and environmental problems across the world. Its contribution at the global level is set become more important in future. Development of advanced and high performance materials has played a pivotal role in the success of renewable energy technologies. The last couple of decades, for example, have shown development of a wide variety of solar photovoltaic cells and an exponential growth in the capacity of wind turbines, thanks to improved and innovative materials. The chapter discusses the significance of materials in the advancement of renewable energy technologies. It also briefly reflects upon the impact of modern materials on the development of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures for Renewable Energy Applications |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 23-31 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119008934 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118237915 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 5 Dec 2014 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Fuel cell
- Hydrogen
- Renewable energy
- Solar photovoltaic
- Wind turbine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science
