Energy

Meeting India’s future needs of electricity through renewable energy sources

In this article, an attempt is made to answer the question: Can renewable energy sources eventually supply India’s electricity needs in the future? The estimates made here indicate that even with a frugal per capita electricity need of 2000 kWh/annum and a stabilized population of 1700 million by 2070, India would need to generate 3400 TWh/yr. As opposed to this, a systematic analysis of the information available on all the renewable energy sources indicates that the total potential is only around 1229 TWh/yr. It is concluded that in the future as fossil fuels are exhausted, renewable

Publication Date: 
10/09/2011
S. P. Sukhatme
Current Science
101
5
624-630
Tags:
Electricity, India, Renewable Energy, Solar Thermal Power, Wind Energy, Hydroelectricity, Biomass, Wave Energy, Tidal Energy, Ocean Thermal Energy, Population Trends
Climate Change

IPCC and renewable energy

In May 2011, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented its report on potential of renewable energy (RE) which emphasizes

Publication Date: 
25/09/2011
Jaimini Sarkar
Current Science
6
101
723-724
Tags:
IPCC, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Geothermal Energy, Solar Energy, Hydroelectricity, Ocean Thermal Energy, Wind Energy, Ethanol, Biofuel, Carbon Capture and Storage
Energy

India, China square off for sea fight

Both Countries Have Announced Oil Exploration Plans In Other’s Waters
New Delhi: The oceans are the new theatre of India-China competition, but one with possible security implications.

Soon after India announced its decision to go ahead with oil exploration in South China Sea with Vietnam, China on Saturday said it would expand its exploration of 10,000 sq km of seabed in southwest Indian Ocean. This was announced as part of its 2011-2015 oceanic development policy.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, China, Oceans and Seas, Oil Exploration, Geological Survey Of India (GSI), Andamans, Minerals, Indian Ocean, Ocean Thermal Energy
Climate Change

Special report on renewable energy sources and climate change mitigation (SRREN) - Summary

Close to 80 percent of the world‘s energy supply could be met by renewables by mid-century if backed by the right enabling public policies says this new report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2011
IPCC
Tags:
Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Green House Gases, Sustainable Development, China, India, Climate Mitigation, Wind Energy, Biofuel, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Hydroelectricity, Ocean Thermal Energy
Energy

Survey of energy resources 2010

This, the 22nd edition of the World Energy Council's Survey of Energy Resources (SER), is the latest in a long series of reviews of the status
of the world

Publication Date: 
31/10/2010
World Energy Council
Tags:
Energy, Coal, India, Global, Natural Gas, Uranium, Nuclear Power, Hydroelectricity, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Wind Energy, Tidal Energy, Wave Energy, Ocean Thermal Energy, Fossil Fuels
Climate Change

Sea level rise: It's worse than we thought

As more and more ice slides into the ocean, sea levels are rising faster and faster

Publication Date: 
04/07/2009
Anil Ananthaswamy
New Scientist
0
2715
28
Tags:
Himalaya, Climate Change, Climate Science, Global Warming, Climate Impacts, Sea Level Rise, Glacial Melt, Ocean Thermal Energy, Remote Sensing, Greenland, Antarctica, Arctic
Energy

Generating Energy From the Deep

LOCKHEED MARTIN is best known for building stealth fighters, satellites and other military equipment. But since late 2006 the company has taken on a different kind of enterprise

Publication Date: 
30/04/2009
Kate Galbraith
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
Global Warming, Hurricanes, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Energy, Electricity, Ocean Thermal Energy, Taiwan
Energy

Renewable energy resorces for climate change mitigation

Climate change has been identified as one of the greatest challenge by all the nations, government, business and citizens of the globe. The threats of climate change on our green planet

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
S. P. Raghuvanshi, A. K. Raghav, A. Chandra
Applied Ecology And Environmental Research
6
4
15
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Energy Policy, Small Hydro Power, Renewable Energy, Biomass, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Biofuel, Waste To Energy, Ocean Thermal Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India, Statistics
Energy

Electricity without carbon

Nature's News team looks at how much carbon-free energy might ultimately be available

Publication Date: 
14/08/2008
Nature
454
7206
816
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Climate Mitigation, Nuclear Power, Hydroelectricity, Biomass, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Energy, Energy Technology, Electricity, Ocean Thermal Energy
India

 Insistence on dollar payments delays ocean power project

A US firm proposing to set up a project off the Tamil Nadu coast that will supply electricity and potable water from the ocean wants to be paid in dollars. Officials say this is equivalent to importing electricity.

Publication Date: 
14/12/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Electricity, Ocean Thermal Energy, Technical Cooperation, India, Tamil Nadu