A Profile of Non-Conventional Energy Sources in India

Introduction• Non-Conventional Energy: Renewable Energy or Alternative

Energy.

• Energy that comes from natural resources.

• 19% of electricity generated from Renewable sources.

Why is there a need for Renewable Energy?

• Electricity Generation.

• Depleting Coal Reserves.

• Oil Shortages.

• Minimum pollution

Energy Consumption Patterns in India

Sources of Renewable Energy

Listed are the primary energy sources that can be used to overcome the impending Energy crisis in the short run if not in the long term –

• Solar Power• Wind Power• Tidal Power• Geothermal Energy• Hydroelectric Power

Solar Power• Harnessing the heat or light of the sun.

• Most readily available energy.

• Captured by Photovoltaics (PV) or Concentrated Solar Power (CSP).

• PV capture light and turn it into electricity.

• CSP captures heat from sun and turns into electricity.

Solar Power in India• Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

• MNRE provides subsidies.

• Special areas set aside for solar power.

• Large expansion expected in next 5 years.

Wind Power• Conversion of Wind Energy into Electricity

• Cleanest Energy

• Energy trapped using turbines

• Can be micro, small or large scale.

Wind Power in India• Installed wind capacity in India is 14,550 MW.• 6% of India’s Total Installed Power Capacity• Largest Generating Capacity: Tamil Nadu (6007 MW)

Tidal Power• Obtained from the energy of tides

• More stable than solar or wind energy

• Costly to set-up, inexpensive to maintain.

Tidal Power in India• Asia’s first Tidal Power planned by the year 2013 in Gujarat.

• Generation capacity expected to be over 200 MW.

• 5 percent of India’s energy demands can be met through tidal power.

Geothermal Energy• Energy generated and stored in the earth.

• Turbines run due to steam pressure.

• Dry Steam Plants

• Flash Steam Plants

• Binary Cycle Power Plants

• Can have environmental impacts.

Hydroelectric Power• Electricity generated by Hydropower.

• Uses potential energy of dammed water.

• Other method: Run-of-the-river

Hydroelectric Power in India• Worlds 7th largest producer

• Total Annual production: 115.6 TWh

• Total Capacity: 33.6 GW

Major Companies in Renewable Energy in India

• Suzlon

• Windmade

• Moser Baer Solar

• Adani Power Limited

• Jaiprakash Hydro-Power Limited

What will work in India?• Wind Energy: most effective.

• Solar Energy expected to grow over 5 years.

• Tidal Energy: first plant in 2013.

• Hydroelectric: Massive scope for expansion.

Bibliography• Wikipedia

• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

• www.alternative-energy-news.info

• www.renewableenergyworldindia.com

A Project By:

• Anisha Zaveri (Roll No: 13)• Nandini Bhangar (Roll No: 14)

• Waheeda Machiwala (Roll No: 18)• Harsaheb Baweja (Roll No: 22)• Malvika Saran (Roll No: 30)• Sharang Shah (Roll No: 38)• Rahul Sinha (Roll No: 39)

• Kamaljit Sharma (Roll No: 78)