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Energy Generation: Sources, Challenges and Solutions

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

Definition

Energy: It refers to power derived from some resources to help in undertaking some work or to provide heat or to operate some machine. The source of energy may be renewable (which gets replenished by natural processes) or non-renewable (which will exhaust). It includes electricity and other forms of energy which enable mankind in its activities.

Objective

The primary goal of energy generation is to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy resources for all. There are two important goals here – (1) achieving access to affordable energy for everyone to create inclusive development and (2) achieving resilience to the environment by switching over to clean technologies. SDG 7 refers to the sustainable development goal of providing access to an affordable, clean, sustainable, and modern source of energy to everyone by the year 2030. SDG Target 7.1 is to achieve universal access to clean and affordable modern energy. Target 7.2 is to increase the share...

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  1. Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Trilok Kumar Jain

  2. Manda Institute of Technology, Bikaner, India

    Nirupa Jain

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  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Amanda Lange Salvia

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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    Luciana Londero Brandli

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Jain, T.K., Jain, N. (2020). Energy Generation: Sources, Challenges and Solutions. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_66-1

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