SOLAR ENERGY VS

FOSSIL FUELS
CONTENTS:
-INVENTION
-SOLAR TRAIN
-SHIRDI SAI KITCHEN
-CONTRAST
-POLLUTION
-THERMAL POWER PLANT
-BURNING COAL
 INVENTION
 In 1839 Alexandre Edmond Becquerel discovered the
photovoltaic effect

 Over 100 years later, in 1941, Russell Ohl invented the solar cell,
shortly after the invention of the transistor.

 Light (photons) striking certain compounds, in particular metals,

causes the surface of the material to emit electrons
 SOLAR TRAIN
 Indian Railways on July 14 launched first solar-powered
DEMU (diesel electrical multiple unit) train from the
Safdarjung railway station in Delhi.

 It hosts over 16 solar panels in it

 The train has a power back-up and can run on battery for at
least 72 hours.
 SHIRDI SAI KITCHEN
 The solar kitchen was installed in the year 2014
 It hosts over 73 solar dishes producing 4200 kg of food per
day for the devotees.
 Saves about 1 lakh kg of LPG and a total cost of 60 lacs till
date.
 Feeds 40,000 devotees
per day
 Asia’s largest solar kitchen
 Contrast
 Solar energy is a renewable for of energy,whereas fossil fuels
come under Non-renewable source of energy.
 There is an abundance of solar energy whereas all countries
are facing a shortage of fossil fuels.
 Solar energy usage avoids the cause of pollution whereas
fossil fuels are the major reason for air pollution.
 Running cost of solar energy is very less,whereas for fossil
fuels,its very high.
 POLLUTION
 Most of this air pollution we cause results from the burning
of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, natural gas
 approximately 78 percent of global warming emissions are
energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide.
 Long-term health effects can include chronic respiratory
disease, lung cancer, heart disease, and even damage to the
brain
 Most common sources are
transport vehicles and industries.
 What’s A Thermal Power Plant
 A thermal power station is a power station in which
heat energy is converted to electric power.
 In most of the places in the world the turbine is steam-
driven.
 The energy to boil the water,so as to convert to steam,fossil
fuels like coal are burnt.
 By rotating turbines,
electricity is generated
And supplied.
 The Burning Coal
 When coal is used for electricity generation, it is usually
pulverized and then burned in a furnace with a boiler.
 Coal contains sulfur and other elements, including
dangerous metals such as mercury, lead, and arsenic, that
escape into the air when coal is burned.
 Burning coal emits large amounts of carbon dioxide into
the atmosphere.
So,Solar Or Fossil?
 Credits:
 Under the guidance of Er.Swapnil Kurhade Sir,

 47-Shivam Thombare
 56-Piyush Zaware
 58-Saurabh Vaidya
 60-Dikshant Jain