Non-Conventional Energy Sources: Where India Stands?

Non-Conventional Energy Sources: Where India Stands?

What is Non-Conventional Sources of Energy?

Non-Conventional Sources of Energy are non-exhaustible and re cyclic in nature. for example Air, Water, Solar and various types of other, which is not the part of fossil  fuel.

India's Potential:

Geographical makeup of India is a result of long geological and physio graphical process. Due to this geographical makeup, we have all types of Non-Conventional energy sources ranging from radio active substances like Thorium and Uranium, Geo thermal sources because of the tectonic plates, wind energy because of the  peninsular location, bio gas because of the large population of cattles in the country, hydro-power electricity because of the mature rivers in deccan parts and young rivers of extra peninsular parts, tidal energy and wave energy. Highest part is of hydro power energy but there is lack of infrastructure. Same in case of Bio-gas but if infrastructure is there, the lack of awareness, that how to collect biogas and methane is persisting. Our country is lacking hard because of the rupee depreciation. So technological and infrastructural development are very poor. All types of solar energy and wind energy are with developed nation, or the export oriented economies like China. We are not in the condition to import and our research and development is very poor and we are spending around only 1% of budget in Non-Conventional energy.

National Policies for non-conventional energy:

To convert potential into reality govt of India in 2008 launched National Action Plan for Climate change, which is not only for energy but also conservation of environment. Two mission under this are National Solar Mission and National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, are the two critical missions which are working towards converting potential into reality, particularly in tropical areas like Rajsthan, Gujrat, Himalayan Belt(Southern Slope, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh). 

Govt. of India also increasing their collaboration with countries like China and USA, to increase the supply of Photo voltic cell as well as also the Concentrated Solar Technology or Solar Thermal Technology. The recent SAARC summit concluded that the SAARC countries should eliminate energy crisis as quickly as possible.

National Non-Renewable Fund provide by Ministry for Renewable Energy. This ministry is formulated in 2007 and now this ministry is providing all the project which are renewable in nature. for example Biogas plant, Investment in Himachal Pradesh which is having the largest potential for Geo thermal Energy.

National Bio Fuel Policy in which we want to encourage use of those fuels which are bio fuels, 3rd and 4th generation fuels, which are concerned with agriculture residuals as well as algae.

Euro Norms and Bharat Norms to promote utility of renewable energy, to control the pollution level and also encourage cluster bus service that uses biogases which is produced by dung and shells of ground nut.