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Solar Energy Storage
with Nanomaterials
Nurxat Nuraje, Sarkyt Kudaibergenov,
and Ramazan Asmatulu
4.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Although coal, natural gas, and petroleum-based fossil fuels have been mainly recog-
nized to meet the energy requirements in the world for a while, technological develop-
ments, new demands, and environmental and health concerns forced many countries
to seek new sources of energy. Thus, new research emphasis has been directed on the
utilization of alternative renewable sources of energy. Other alternatives of energy, such
as nuclear, hydraulic, biomass, and geothermal are not adequate or have other concerns
to meet this hug ...