Nanotechnology Applications in Renewable Energy Industry

Abstract

Global warming of the Earth's average surface temperature in the wake of the Industrial Revolution has overwhelmed the productivity of the ecosystem, and thus negatively affected the economy. In addition, human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, transportation, excessive use of electricity and use of aerosols are responsible for increasing the Earth's surface temperature.

In this framework, global warming refers to the long-term warming of the Earth, while climate change refers to a wide range of global phenomena that have arisen mainly due to long-term warming, which include changes in the frost-free season, precipitation, melting glaciers, and the rise in the level of the sea, more droughts, heat waves, hurricanes. Based on the foregoing, it is likely that the continuous increases in temperature will increase public concern about climate change in the future.

This paper seeks to highlight the key aspects in the development and innovation to provide many important applications of nanotechnology in renewable energy systems. And the application of environmental nanotechnology solutions in climate sustainability. This paper provides a framework for addressing issues related to nanostructures, to give an overview of the role of nanotechnology in improving different sources of renewable energies, and to review current challenges to address climate change. This research highlights the role of nanotechnology in environmental treatment of pollutants and thus mitigating the impact of climate change.