Nuclear Vs Solar Energy, Which?

With growing concerns over the potential hazard of a nuclear accident, spent fuel management and the fortuitous release of radioactive materials, it is wise to debate the role of nuclear power in terms of future energy policies. In April last year, the British government said in its effort to meet the targets on climate change, it would put nuclear power back on the agenda.

Another fertile but so far hugely neglected source of energy is solar (or Photovoltaic-PV) which converts sunlight directly into electricity. It is environment friendly; silent, requires no fuel and does not pollute. Sceptics have queried PV efficacy on overcast days, but as it turns out, batteries collect current from the solar modules – storing the incoming electric energy as chemical energy; commonly referred to as the charge. When required, this chemical energy can be released as electric energy, the discharge. Appreciably, no energy is lost but stored in the battery for later use – as the case on overcast days.

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