Sources of Energy Used to Generate Electricity – Solar Energy

Solar power

Advantages

The advantages of using solar energy as a source of energy to generate electricity are.

1. It is renewable energy.
2. Sunlight is free and can be obtained easily.
3. It does not pollute the air.

Disadvantages

The disadvantages of using solar energy as a source of energy are.

1. A large area is needed to install the solar plate.
2. The amount of sunlight at the non-tropical area depends on the season.
3. The energy collected need to be stored in a cell so that it can be used at the time sunlight is not present.
4. Its capacity is limited by the capacity of the cell. Normally a cell has relatively low capacity.