ABSTRACT
The greenhouse effect is related to the presence of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere, along with many other pollutants, released by the extensive use of the fi nite conventional energy supplies [3.1, 3.2]. The increasing global need for energy and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves necessitate the development of clean alternative energy sources [3.3, 3.4]. Nuclear power was once regarded to offer a solution for the increasing energy demands, but the storage of the nuclear waste has proven too frightening for future generations, who cannot tolerate the risk of radioactive fi ssion products. Therefore, to power our planet we shall have to develop methods for harnessing solar energy, which is clean, non-hazardous and infi nite.
