Task 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: i. Solar energy is becoming more and more popular as a source of household energy in many countries around the world. ii. Why is this? iii. What are the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

Throughout the globe, the natives of a majority of countries, preferring solar

energy

as the

source

for their domestic

energy

use.

Although

solar

energy

is environmental-friendly and doesn't require fuel to work, it is highly dependent on climate and generates

electricity

on sunny days only. The advantages of solar

energy

,

however

, easily outweigh its disadvantages when compared with other sources. Solar

energy

is the cleanest and efficient form of

energy

since

sunlight

captured by a solar panel is directly converted to

electricity

.

Additionally

, there is no cost required to run the solar panel via fuels: petrol, diesel or natural gases, making solar

energy

the cheapest

source

.

For instance

, in India, farmers use solar

energy

to power their homes and water pumps to irrigate their crop fields. They even sell extra

energy

, if produced, to their regional

electricity

boards to generate additional profits.

Therefore

, solar

energy

is beneficial to both humankind and nature since it is pollution-free power. Despite the pros, climate and environment

drastically affects

Suggestion

drastically affect

the performance of the solar panel since the amount of

energy

generated is dependent on the quantity of

sunlight

trapped. So, solar

energy

is not a consistent power

source

, especially in winter and rainy seasons,

thus

forcing people to rely on other types of

energy

.

Also

, a polluted environment can hinder the capturing of

sunlight

by reflecting the same, making solar

energy

useless even in summer seasons.

For example

, at present India's solar capacity is 25 Gigawatts

(

Accept space

(

GW) and has a target of reaching 100 Gigawatts

(

Accept space

(

GW) by 2022.

However

, the capacity is estimated to increase to only 46 GW by the end of 2022 because of adverse climate: unpredictable rainfalls and cold or smog environment, causing hindrance to the capturing of

sunlight

.

Thus

, the performance of solar

energy

is weather dependent and

hence

, a variable

source

. To conclude, the usage of solar

energy

has become incredibly common. While there is no doubt that solar

energy

is not an all-time

source

, but it is

also

true that solar

energy

is a cheap

source

to produce eco-friendly

electricity

.