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

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作者：
Sukhatme, S. P. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Mech Engn, Bombay 400076, Maharashtra, India
来源：
CURRENT SCIENCE | 2011年 / 101卷 / 05期
关键词：
Electricity; future needs; per capita basis; population estimates; renewable energy;
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
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 sources alone will not suffice for meeting India's needs.
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