Renewable energy for sustainable development in India: current status, future prospects, challenges, employment, and investment opportunities

J, Charles Rajesh Kumar.; Majid, MA

doi:10.1186/s13705-019-0232-1

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“…India is the third‐largest producer and consumer of energy. The present installed capacity 356.817 GW as of May 2019 with the share of fossil fuel being 79.8%, and that of renewable sources being 17.3% 41,42 . The Government of India developed various models to promote energy generation from renewable energy sources (RES) 43 to reduce emissions and also reduce the dependency on fossil fuel 44 …”

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Is E‐mobility a panacea for emission mitigation? A case study of an Indian city

De¹,

Majumder²,

Kumar

2020

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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Catering to the growing demand for urban mobility and emphasis on reducing air pollution in towns and cities are mutually conflicting objectives. One solution is a paradigm shift of the transportation policies from personal vehicles to public transportation system using electric buses. Using electric bus fleets for public transportation is not straightforward in Indian cities for two reasons, viz., weak electricity grid and predominantly coal‐based power generation. In this work, a novel transportation system, that uses solar PV generation and large capacity batteries, is analyzed for its impact on air pollution and environmental sustainability. A detailed well to wheel analysis of the system, for various power generation scenarios, is presented and also compared with the existing ones. The analysis done in this work answers the question: “Can the electric bus‐based public transportation contribute towards emission reduction in transportation?” The results also elaborate that to reach the target under the Paris Protocol, India has to take drastic majors like phasing out of coal by 2030. To phase out Coal, India has to reduce its contribution by 5% each year from now and use renewable energy sources extensively.

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Section: Model and Scenariosmentioning

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Is E‐mobility a panacea for emission mitigation? A case study of an Indian city

De¹,

Majumder²,

Kumar

2020

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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“…Coal is the primary conventional fuel for energy generation in India, and it contributes about 75 % of the total power generated (Charles Rajesh Kumar & Majid, 2020). Therefore, coal was considered as a 'base case' for comparison with the 'proposed case,' which is wind energy in this study.…”

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Techno-Economic Analysis and Planning for the Development of Large Scale Offshore Wind Farm in India

Riaz

Khan

2020

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

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Despite India's great potential for offshore wind energy development, no offshore wind farm exists in the country. This study aims to plan a large scale offshore wind farm in the south coastal region of India. Seven potential sites were selected for the wind resource assessment study to choose the most suitable site for offshore wind farm development. An optimally matched wind turbine was also selected for each site using the respective power curves and wind speed characteristics. Weibull shape and scale parameters were estimated using WAsP, openwind, maximum likelihood (MLH), and least square regression (LSR) algorithms. The maximum energy-carrying wind speed and the most frequent wind speed were determined using these algorithmic methods. The correlation coefficient (R2) indicated the efficiency of these methods and showed that all four methods represented wind data at all sites accurately; however, openwind was slightly better than MLH, followed by LSR and WAsP methods. The coastal site, Zone-B with RE power 6.2 M152 wind turbine, was found to be the most suitable site for developing an offshore wind farm. Furthermore, the financial analysis that included preventive maintenance cost and carbon emission analysis was also done. Results show that it is feasible to develop a 430 MW wind farm in the region, zone B, by installing seventy RE power 6.2 M152 offshore wind turbines. The proposed wind farm would provide a unit price of Rs. 6.84 per kWh with a payback period of 5.9 years and, therefore, would be substantially profitable.

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“…This applies to countries of all kinds (developing, industrialized, etc.) (Kumar and Majid 2020 ). Despite this general view, it is observed that wealthy countries appear to be using energy in a manner that is more sustainable today than before 1970.…”

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Energy Sustainability with a Focus on Environmental Perspectives

Rosen

2021

Earth Syst Environ

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Energy sustainability is a key consideration for anthropogenic activity and the development of societies, and more broadly, civilization. In this article, energy sustainability is described and examined, as are methods and technologies that can help enhance it. As a key component of sustainability, the significance and importance of energy sustainability becomes clear. Requirements to enhance energy sustainability are described, including low environmental and ecological impacts, sustainable energy resources and complementary energy carriers, high efficiencies, and various other factors. The latter are predominantly non-technical, and include living standards, societal acceptability and equity. The outcomes and results are anticipated to inform and educate about energy sustainability, to provide an impetus to greater energy sustainability.

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Renewable energy for sustainable development in India: current status, future prospects, challenges, employment, and investment opportunities

Cited by 383 publications

References 38 publications

Is E‐mobility a panacea for emission mitigation? A case study of an Indian city

Is E‐mobility a panacea for emission mitigation? A case study of an Indian city

Techno-Economic Analysis and Planning for the Development of Large Scale Offshore Wind Farm in India

Energy Sustainability with a Focus on Environmental Perspectives

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