...PV StatuS RePoRt EUR 24807 EN - 2011 The Institute for Energy provides scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of community policies related to energy. Special emphasis is given to the security of energy supply and to sustainable and safe energy production. European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy Contact information Address: Via Enrico Fermi 2749 TP 450 21027 Ispra (VA) Italy E-mail: arnulf.jaeger-waldau@ec.europa.eu Tel.: +39 0332 789119 Fax: +39 0332 789268 http://ie.jrc.ec.europa.eu www.jrc.ec.europa.eu PV Status Report 2011 Research, Solar Cell Production and Market Implementation of Photovoltaics July 2011 Arnulf Jäger-Waldau European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre, Institute for Energy, Renewable Energy Unit Via Enrico Fermi 2749; TP 450 I – 21027 Ispra (VA), Italia EUR 24807 EN Legal notice Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use, which might be made of the following information. The report does not represent any official position of the European Commission, nor do its contents prejudge any future Commission proposals in any areas of Community policy. A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server http://europa.eu/ JRC 64900 EUR 24807 EN ISBN 978-92-79-20171-4 ISSN 1831-4155 doi 10.2788/87966 The report...
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...International Research Journal of Environment Sciences________________________________ ISSN 2319–1414 Vol. 3(11), 82-89, November (2014) Int. Res. J. Environment Sci. The Contemporary Scenario of Indian Renewable Energy Sector Md Aquil Ahmad, Shadab Khalid, Shadman Hussain Qaisar and Tiwari Gourav Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi 110025, INDIA Available online at: www.isca.in, www.isca.me Received 12nd October 2014, revised 14th November 2014, accepted 22nd November 2014 Abstract The paper focuses on the contemporary scenario of renewable energy sources in India. Wind, biomass, small hydro and solar constitutes India’s renewable energy sources. India is a large country with an area of 3,287,263 sq. kilometers. Thus, it has access to ample of renewable resources. With prevailing threats of global warming and exhaustion of conventional energy sources, it becomes mandatory to exploit renewable sources and to develop technologies for efficient extraction of power from them. India has shown remarkable growth in its renewable sector over the last decade. In India, the total installed capacity of power generation from all sources is 2,45,401 MW as on March,2014. About 31,702 MW of power is generated from renewable sources which constitutes nearly 13% of the total installed capacity. India has high capacity of power generation from wind. Nearly 67% of power is generated by wind alone from...
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...5 | * Wind | 6 | * Waste –to- Energy | 6 | * Geothermal | 6 | Water | 7 | Water Desalination | 7 | World’s Largest Solar Powered Desalination Plant | 8 | Al- Midra Tower | 9 | Conclusion | 11 | References | 12 | Introduction Saudi Arabia is the world's top oil exporter and producer. Saudi Arabia's economy is petroleum-based; Oil actually accounts for 90% of the country's exports and nearly 75% government revenues. Oil is also the major source of energy in Saudi Arabia. A lot of energy is used to desalinate water. Water is scarce in a country that is surrounded by sea from East and West. Desalination consumes a lot of energy, although improvements had been made to make it more efficient. In this report, I will discuss the current and future energy sources in Saudi Arabia. In addition, I will talk about the water desalination in Saudi Arabia. Finally, I will talk about one building in Saudi Arabia that got LEED Platinum award from United States Green Building Council (USGBC) assessment. Consumption of Energy Saudi Arabia's economy is petroleum-based; Oil actually accounts for 90% of the country's exports and nearly 75% government revenues. The country has one of the largest reserves of natural gas in the Arabia Gulf Region. Its proved natural gas reserves are over 7 trillion cubic meters (250 trillion cubic feet). Saudi Arabia has per capita GDP of $20,700. The economy is still very dependent on oil in spite of a diversification effort...
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...GLOBAL MARKET OUTLOOK For Photovoltaics 2014-2018 Supported by: GLOBAL MARKET OUTLOOK For Photovoltaics 2014-2018 Principal authors and analysts: Gaëtan Masson (iCARES Consulting), Sinead Orlandi, Manoël Rekinger Publication coordination: Benjamin Fontaine, Sinead Orlandi External contributors: AECEA, APERe, APESF, APISOLAR, APREN, assoRinnovabili, Australian PV Association, BPVA, BSWSolar, CANSIA, CREIA, CRES, CZEPHO, Danish PV Association, EDORA, ENERPLAN, Fronius, GENSED, GIFI, Goldbeck, HELAPCO, Holland Solar, HUPIA, IEA-PVPS, JPEA, KOPIA, Martifer, PV AUSTRIA, PV Russia, PV Poland, PV Vlaanderen, Renewable Association of Israel, RPIA, RTS Corporation, SAPI, SAPVIA, SASIA, SEIA, SEMI Taiwan, SolarMax, SolarTrade Association, SunEdison, Swissolar, TOTAL, UNEF, Wacker, ZSFI Editor: Tom Rowe Design: Onehemisphere, Sweden Images: iStock.com/CaiaImage (cover), REC – Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (page 8), Sharp (page 10), ENEL (page 12), First Solar (page 14), First Solar (page 16), Kyocera Fineceramics, Stromaufwart Photovoltaik GmbH (page 26), Sharp (page 48), JA Solar (page 54). Supported by: Intersolar Europe Solar irradiation world map has been derived from the SolarGIS database: http://solargis.info (© 2014 GeoModel Solar) Disclaimer: Please note that all historical figures provided in this brochure are valid at the time of publication and will be revised when new and proven figures are available. All forecast figures are based on...
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...all 193 members of the United Nations. The MDG focuses on a wide range of human problems; from poverty and health to environmental damage and the non-sustainability of the current resource usage (Nations, 2010). This was so important because it was the first time that so many nations united together to attempt to solve the world’s biggest problems. Although a lot of the set targets were very ambitious, they were certainly within the realm of reality with proper funding and planning. The following report proposes a plan to carry out a sub-section of one of the goals in one region of the world. Although it would be a very small scale when considering all the goals of the MDG and all the regions of the world, it would provide a morale booster that shows that these goals can actually be achieved with sufficient funding and planning. The plan is made by members of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which will also provide all of the funding. The selected MDG sub-target for this project is goal 7A; to “Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources”...
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...An Analysis of Opportunities in the Wind Power Value Chain EA I Energy Alternatives India Foreword These are exciting times for Indian renewable energy, and especially so for solar and wind energy. Investments in renewable energy industry in India have increased from a meager $94.58 million in 2001 to $3.7 billion in 2008, and about $7.2 billion by 2009 - at a CAGR of 72%. A significant part of these investments were in wind energy. For the past few years China has been doubling its cumulative wind energy installed capacity, and by end of 2009, the country had a cumulative installed capacity of 25.1 GW, from 12.1 GW for end-2008 - over 100% growth! During the same year, India added a modest 1.27 GW, raising its total installed capacity from 9.65 GW to 10.92 GW. The comparative data for India and China show the potential the Indian wind energy sector has. With the government of India keen on promoting renewables with attractive incentives, the wind energy sector is expected to created thousands of jobs and a number of business opportunities for the private sector. EAI is glad to be part of the The Renewable Energy Chennai 2010 Conference which has a focus on the exciting wind energy sector. We hope that this white paper on the opportunities present in the wind energy sector will assist entrepreneurs and businesses in their efforts at exploring this sector. EAI thanks Exhibitions India/Comnet Conferences for providing the opportunity to present this white paper as...
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...selected three projects from the offered project list which are most suitable to my research interest as well as my current research work. The project which I have selected as my first priority was “IMURA0458 -Modeling and Simulation of Smart Grid”. In my view Electrical Grid is one of the Complex man made network which has to be governed properly. There are plenty of research works are being carried out in the field of Modeling and Simulation. Vision towards seeing the grid smarter and transforming the grid from a dumb grid to a smart grid is the key motivation towards selecting this project. In my Undergraduate Degree programme I have studied a course on “Transmission and Distribution”, which laid the foundation towards the my interest on Power Systems and various aspects of Generation, Transmission and Distribution. During my Postgraduate Degree in Power Systems...
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...Stabilization Wedges: Solving the Climate Problem for the Next 50 Years with Current Technologies S. Pacala, et al. Science 305, 968 (2004); DOI: 10.1126/science.1100103 The following resources related to this article are available online at www.sciencemag.org (this information is current as of March 6, 2007 ): Updated information and services, including high-resolution figures, can be found in the online version of this article at: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/305/5686/968 Downloaded from www.sciencemag.org on March 6, 2007 Supporting Online Material can be found at: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/305/5686/968/DC1 This article has been cited by 56 article(s) on the ISI Web of Science. This article has been cited by 11 articles hosted by HighWire Press; see: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/305/5686/968#otherarticles This article appears in the following subject collections: Atmospheric Science http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/collection/atmos Information about obtaining reprints of this article or about obtaining permission to reproduce this article in whole or in part can be found at: http://www.sciencemag.org/about/permissions.dtl Science (print ISSN 0036-8075; online ISSN 1095-9203) is published weekly, except the last week in December, by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005. Copyright c 2004 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science; all rights reserved...
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...Utilities Dominate the Industry 3 3 Challenges and Risks 4 4 Project Management Principles to Address Challenges 10 5 Summary and Conclusion 12 1 Executive Summary While the power sector in India has witnessed a few success stories in the last 4-5 years, the road that lies ahead of us is dotted with innumerable challenges that result from the gaps that exist between what’s planned versus what the power sector has been able to deliver. This document highlights and quantifies some of these gaps and attempts to analyze the problem. The document builds on the risks prevalent in the industry, some prominent hurdles that the power sector has already crossed, and more importantly - others that various players have to overcome. Understanding these core issues & risks of the power sector help in identifying the opportunities that lie ahead; for example why is private sector participation an important requirement. A short peek at our past performances indicate that during the last three five year plans (8th, 9th and 10th), we have barely managed to achieve half of the capacity addition that was planned. As we enter the third year of the 11th five year plan, we have already seen slippages on the planned approx. 79 GW capacity addition. Once we break the problem down and identify the bottlenecks, we may be able to better understand the integration challenges that such large projects pose. While there may be heavy dependencies on equipment suppliers and challenges...
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...SRATEGIC MEMO INTERIM REPORT ON KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (KPTCL) By, Suma Ragupathi (10050) Sunil M (10051) Swathy Swaminathan (10053) Thirtha (10055) Gunjan Modi (10078) Sarita G. Krishnan (10103) GROUP B2 : NAPOLEON | TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. HISTORY 3 1.1 Power Generation and Transmission in Karnataka State 3 1.2 Re-structuring of KEB into KPTCL 4 2. VISION AND MISSION 5 2.1 Vision 5 2.2 Mission 5 3. ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 6 3.1 Political situation in Karnataka 6 3.2 Economic situation in Karnataka 6 3.3 Social situation in Karnataka 7 3.4 Technological innovations in power sector 7 4. INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 9 4.1 Current Scenario 9 4.2 Challenges and Risks 9 5. SWOT ANALYSIS of KPTCL 11 5.1 Strengths 11 5.2 Weaknesses: 11 5.3 Opportunities 12 5.4 Threats 12 6. KPTCL’s CURRENT SITUATION 13 6.1 Demand-Supply Status 13 6.2 Present Karnataka State Power Scenario 14 6.3 Financial Position of ESCOMS 15 6.4 Energy Sufficiency – Capacity Addition 15 7. DELIVERABLES FOR THE FULL REPORT 16 KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (KPTCL) 1. HISTORY 1.1 Power Generation and Transmission in Karnataka State The erstwhile Mysore State had the enviable and glorious position of...
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...“COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE VIABILITY OF SOLAR POWER IN DELHI – A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE” A PROJECT STUDY SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF THE TWO YEAR (FULL-TIME) POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT 2012-2014 BY RAJSHREE GUPTA 41 / 2012 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF (PROF. S.K. JAIN) LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, DELHI January 2014 LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, DELHI Dated…………… CERTIFICATE Certified that Ms. Rajshree Gupta has successfully completed Project Study entitled “Comprehensive Investigation of the Viability of Solar Power in Delhi- a Geographical Perspective” under my guidance. It is her original work, and is fit for evaluation in partial fulfillment for the requirement of the Two Year (Full-Time) Post Graduate Diploma in Management. Rajshree Gupta Prof. S. K. Jain TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr.No. Particulars PREFACE 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rooftop PV Systems : An Introduction 1.2 Overview of the Global and Indian Experience Initiatives 1.3 Central initiatives State Initiatives 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY LITERATURE REVIEW 3. 4. METHODOLOGY & KEY ELEMENTS 5. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SHIFT 5.1 Why Solar makes sense SOLAR RESOURCE AVAILABILITY IN 6. DELHI Delhi’s Geographic Potential for Rooftop 6.1 Installations Methodology for calculating the solar rooftop 6.2 potential for different land areas in Delhi 6.2.1 Residential Buildings 6.2.2 Commercial Buildings 6.2.3 Industrial Buildings 6.2.4...
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...Commons Repository Citation Denholm, P.; Ela, E.; Kirby, B.; and Milligan, M., "The Role of energy storage with renewable electricity generation" (2010). Publications (E). Paper 5. http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/renew_pubs/5 This Technical Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Energy at Digital Scholarship@UNLV. It has been accepted for inclusion in Publications (E) by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact marianne.buehler@unlv.edu. The Role of Energy Storage with Renewable Electricity Generation Paul Denholm, Erik Ela, Brendan Kirby, and Michael Milligan Technical Report NREL/TP-6A2-47187 January 2010 The Role of Energy Storage with Renewable Electricity Generation Paul Denholm, Erik Ela, Brendan Kirby, and Michael Milligan Prepared under Task No. WER8.5005 NREL/TP-6A2-47187 January 2010 Technical Report National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401-3393 303-275-3000 • www.nrel.gov NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC Contract No. DE-AC36-08-GO28308 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability...
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...t ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- IMPACT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN KUDANKULAM What is Nuclear Power? Nuclear power, or Nuclear energy, is the use of exothermic nuclear processes, to generate useful heat & electricity. The term includes the following heat producing processes – nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion. Uses 1. Nuclear power is a low carbon method of producing electricity & in 2011 nuclear power provided 10% of the world's electricity. 2. Many military and some civilian (such as some icebreaker) ships use nuclear marine propulsion, a form of nuclear propulsion. 3. A few space vehicles have been launched using full-fledged nuclear reactors: the Soviet RORSAT series and the American SNAP -10 A. 4. Both Fission and fusion appear promising for space propulsion applications, generating higher mission velocities with less reaction mass. (Due to the much higher energy density of nuclear reactions: some 7 orders of magnitude (10,000,000 times) more energetic than the chemical reactions which power the current generation of rockets). 5. International research is continuing into the use of nuclear fusion, and additional uses of process heat such as hydrogen production (in support of a hydrogen economy), desalinizing sea water, and for use in district heating systems. What is Nuclear Reactor? A nuclear reactor is...
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...| 53 | EPC Industry in India: Issues and Challenges EPC Report 4 Cover pages.indd 53 2/20/2011 8:19:18 PM Contents Chemtech Foreword KPMG Foreword Executive Summary Acronyms Used Methodology Coverage and Scope Setting the Context Value Creation Strategies Key External Drivers and Issues Key Internal Issues End-Use Industry Views EPC Industry in India Action Agenda for Sustained Growth Acknowledgements About Chemtech About KPMG in India 48 51 52 52 2 3 4 4 8 8 10 17 22 29 33 |1 | EPC Industry in India: Issues and Challenges EPC Report New.indd 1 2/20/2011 8:13:28 PM CHEMTECH Foreword trong infrastructure and industry are critical for India as the country sees leapfrogging growth. As far as both these sectors are concerned, India is in a sweet spot, which has created multitude of opportunities in the fields of engineering, capital goods and construction. S Though, India has witnessed significant investments in both industrial and infrastructure space, the growth has remained restricted due to various weaknesses of the Indian EPC industry and difficulties for the foreign players to ply in the market. Jasu Shah Founder & Chairman, CHEMTECH Foundation At this juncture, it is an imperative to address the challenges, which restrict the growth of this sector in India and will continue to repress industrial development lest addressed. CHEMTECH has made an attempt to address the issues faced by the EPC industry through each edition of its international...
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...Challenges in Migrating to LTE Macquarie University Contents Abstract 2 Faculty of Science ITEC850 Network Management Assignment #2: B3G or 4G Networks (Group Project) Due: 24th May 2012 Written by: Barry Ho & Willis Kwok Lecturer: Mr Milton Baar Introduction Aims and Goals Challenges Horizontal Handover Vertical Handover QoS Techniques Advantages/Disadvantages Conclusions & Future Work References Appendix A Appendix B 2 3 4 4 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 Appendix C 15 Abstract There have been tremendous growths in the use of mobile technologies in recent years. In the early days, only the rich and keen early adopters were able to own mobile phones, which were large in size, required a substantial source of power to operate and were limited in functionality and quite restrictive in terms of mobility. Today, over 5.6 billion subscribed devices are in active use, which represent approximately 80% of the world population and are rising. (Gartner) Improved reception power coupled with increased network coverage and penetration, global roaming capability, sharp quality, fitto-palm size with large screen and lightweight are the significants of today’s user terminals. Given such advances, the growth within the large increases of cellular use has been on mobile data. In 2011, the total mobile data service revenues were close to $315 billion (Gartner). LTE is a serious improvement in network architecture to handle this surge in demand and is embraced by all providers. This...
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