Abstract
Electrical energy and its convenient accessibility act as a benchmark of advancement and a key essential for all-circular prosperity. No core financial pursuit can be sustained without an adequate and consistent source of energy. India has been accounted for nearly 10% of the upsurge in total energy demand since the end of 2000 and among the main five Green-house-gas (GHG) emitters. Renewable energy (RE) is fast emerging as a prominent resource of electrical power in concerns with rapidly increasing demand and GHG emission. This work presents details of governmental initiatives in terms of acts, policies, mission, scheme & incentives since 2000, worldwide investment in the Indian power sector to promote the Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) and the feasibility of solar and wind-based electrical energy throughout Indian terrestrial. Further, this work presents a comprehensive framework for the deployment of microgrids in the Indian scenario. In order to validate the presented framework, at 9 different locations, the microgrid is deployed using Homer® as simulating and optimizing tool by incorporating environmental constraint and grid availability parameter.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 407-419 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Sustainable Cities and Society |
Volume | 37 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Economic analysis
- Energy policy
- Environmental threat
- Microgrid
- Renewable energy resources