Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Green Energy & Renewable Resources

Green energy, at times called renewable or sustainable energy comes from natural sources like wind, water, and sunlight. It is more environmentally friendly than other types of energy and doesn’t contribute to climate change or global warming. Green energy is generally defined as the energy that comes from natural sources such as sunlight, rain, plants, wind, waves, algae and geothermal heat. These energy resources are renewable in nature. Renewable energy sources have lesser impact on the environment which produces pollutants such as greenhouse gases as by-product, causative to climate change. Improvements in renewable energy technologies have lowered the cost of solar panels, wind turbines and other sources of green energy. Research into renewable, non-polluting energy sources is progressing at such a fast pace. The most common types of green energy include solar power, wind power, wind power, geothermal energy, biomass and biofuels.