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Mention any four features of 'Solar energy' in India
Solution
- Solar thermal technology has some relative advantages over all other non-renewable energy sources.
- It is cost competitive, environment friendly and easy to construct.
- Solar energy is 7 percent more effective than coal or oil based plants and 10 percent more effective than nuclear plants.
- It is generally used more in appliances like heaters, crop dryers, cookers, etc.
- The western part of India has greater potential for the development of solar energy in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
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