Clean and green are the new catchwords in the environmental scientist’s lexicon and s/he is driven by these to develop cleaner and thus more eco-friendly forms of energy. Clean energy technology refers to the development and usage of renewable sources of energy, like sunlight, the rains, wind, ocean waves and tides. These are the more conventional modes of renewable energies. Currently research is on to tap the potential of newer forms of renewable or alternative energies like biomass, geothermal, biofuels, and small hydro.
According to the green police, years of industrialization and rampant use of renewable forms of energy like coal, oil, and natural gas has had pollution levels rising all over the world. The incessant burning of fossil fuels releases toxic gases into the atmosphere, resulting in global warming. This is turn leads to drastic climate changes. Constant use has also meant that the natural reserves of fuel are nearing exhaustion, as evident from the skyrocketing prices of petroleum.
Clean energy technology thus aims to shift to the use of energy forms that do not contribute to pollution, nor deplete the already dwindling natural reserves. Researchers are looking into more affordable means of providing alternative energies and thus extend the scope of clean energy technology to domestic, industrial, and commercial consumers.
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