Question

consider the following statements regarding solar energy:

1. To encourage the adoption of solar energy production, many State Governments and the Centre have announced plans by way of buy back as well as subsidies for installation

2. Land acquisition of several hectares is a bottleneck in implementing this programme

3. Considerable R & D effort is needed to bring down the cost of P - V cells

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only 
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 2 and 3 only

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1, 2 and 3

Statement 1:

To encourage the adoption of solar energy production, many State Governments and the Centre have announced plans by way of buy back as well as subsidies for installation.

Statement 2:

A simple rule of thumb is to take 100 sqft for every 1kW of solar panels. Extrapolating this, a 1 MW solar PV power plant should require about 100000 sqft (about 2.5 acres, or 1 hectare).

So, we need a large area for solar energy production and the land acquisition is necessary for this purpose which is a major bottleneck.

Statement 3:

The capital cost of solar power plant is very high as the cost of solar panels is high. Considerable R & D effort is needed to bring down the cost of P - V cells.