Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Prasanna, V. Lakshmi
• Rao, K. Ramachandra
• Suneetha, J.
• Krishna, D.
• Ramana, C. V.

Titel

Green power - A subset of renewable energy and a source of environmental benefit

Ist Teil von

• AIP Conference Proceedings, 2018, Vol.1992 (1)

Ort / Verlag

Melville: American Institute of Physics

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• India is facing an acute energy scarcity which is hampering its industrial growth and economic progress. Setting up of new power plants is inevitably dependent on import of highly volatile fossil fuels. Thus, it is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant the renewable energy resources, such as biomass energy, solar energy, wind energy and geothermal energy. India became the world’s third largest producer of electricity in the year 2013 and accounts for 4.8% of global share in electricity generation. But its per capita electricity consumption is only 746 kWh, which is lower compared to many countries, though electricity tariff is cheaper in India. Energy is the basic input in all sectors of the nation’s economy, and the standard of living is directly related to per capita energy consumption. As the country is heavily populated, provision of adequate quantities and kinds of energy is a challenge to the government, and the institutions in the country engaged in tasks relating to energy supply and transport. Apart from augmenting the energy supply, renewable resources will help India in mitigating climate change. India is heavily dependent on fossil fuels for its energy needs. There is an urgent need for renewable energy has the potential to create many employment opportunities at all levels, especially in rural areas. An emphasis on presenting the real picture of massive renewable energy potential, it would be possible to attract foreign investments to herald a Green Energy Revolution in India.