Nanotechnology Applications for Solar Energy Systems

1 Solar Energy Applications

Swati Singh^1,*, Punit Singh^2,*, and Zafar Said^3,4,5,*

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India² Institute of Engineering and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 281406, India³ Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, 27272 Sharjah, United⁴ U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan Arab Emirates⁵ Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Lebanese American University (LAU), Byblos, Lebanon^* Corresponding author

1.1 Introduction and Recent Advances

Population expansion and industrial development are raising the world’s energy needs significantly. It is essential to emphasize that developing nations have a significant contribution in doubling the global population in a single generation. Energy crisis prevention is one of the greatest issues of the 21^st century. In order to meet the needs of the world’s growing population, the need for energy is rising rapidly. Different nations use different tactics, methods, programs, and control mechanisms to enter the global system. Resources in the world are becoming more scarce owing to population growth and development activities. Energy sources are crucial to consider because they play a key role in meeting the needs of the global population. However, ...