4-Unit III - Generation From Renewable Sources
4-Unit III - Generation From Renewable Sources
4-Unit III - Generation From Renewable Sources
Source: https://www.wtsenergy.com/glossary/renewable-energy/
What is Renewable
Energy?
• Energy from a source that is not depleted when
used, such as wind or solar power.
• Any energy resource that is naturally regenerated
over a short time scale and derived directly from
the sun (such as thermal, photochemical, and
photoelectric), indirectly from the sun (such as
wind, hydropower, and photosynthetic energy
stored in biomass), or from other natural
movements and mechanisms of the environment
(such as geothermal and tidal energy).
Solar Power
Solar power is a fast-developing industry in India. The country's solar installed capacity was
70.01 GWAC as of 30 June 2023. Solar power generation in India ranks fourth globally in 2021.
In FY2023-24, India is planning to issue 40 GW tenders for solar and hybrid projects. India has
established nearly 42 solar parks to make land available to the promoters of solar plants.
During 2010–19, the foreign capital invested in India on Solar power projects was nearly
20.7 billion US$.
The International Solar Alliance (ISA), proposed by India as a founder member, is headquartered
in India. India has also put forward the concept of "One Sun One World One Grid" and "World
Solar Bank" to harness abundant solar power on a global scale.
References:
"Clean Energy Investment Trends 2021" (PDF). IEA and CEEW. December 2021. Retrieved 3
January 2022.
"Physical Progress (Achievements)". This page keeps updating. Ministry of New & Renewable
Energy. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
"Page 45, BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2022.
Solar Power
Online calculator:
https://rechneronline.de/wind-power/
Installed Wind Power Capacity in India
(As on Dec, 2022)
Wind power by state
There is a growing number of wind energy installations in states across
India. Gujarat has the highest installed wind power capacity, followed by Tamil
Nadu.
Wind Projects in India
Largest wind farm
INDIA WORLD
Gujarat London Array
Is Wind Power
Renewable?
1 hectopascal (hPa) equals 100 Pa, which equals 1 millibar. 100,000 Pa equals 1000
hPa which equals 1000 millibars
The air flow area, also called swept area, is the area through the air (wind)
is flowing. The swept area of the turbine can be calculated from the length
of the turbine blades using the equation for the area of a circle:
Wind turbine energy formula
Calculate the energy output of a wind turbine
during 3 h of continuous operation, with a
blade length of 10 m and efficiency of 40 %,
when the wind speed is 15 kph and the air
pressure and temperature are 1.225 at 15 °C.
Determine the power in the wind if the wind speed
is 20 m/s and blade length is 50 m
Lets assume that we live in an area slightly above sea level that has an air
density of 1.225Kg/m3 and we have installed a 40% efficient wind turbine
which has a rotor blade radius of six ( 6 ) metres. Calculate the output power
from the turbine at a wind speed of 8 metres/second, ( 8m/s ) and again at
double the velocity of 16 metres/second ( 16m/s ).
“If there is a magic on this planet, It is
Contained in Water”
(Loren Eisley, Anthropologist)
Tidal Power
Burn fuel
heat water to make steam
• Biomass is renewable
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Geothermal power in Canada has high potential due to its position on
the Pacific Ring of Fire. The region of greatest potential is the Canadian
Cordillera, stretching from British Columbia to the Yukon, where estimates
of generating output have ranged from 1,550 MW to 5,000 MW.
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Fuel Cell
• A fuel cell is a device which takes stored chemical energy
and converts it to electrical energy directly.
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