India has tremendous potential in non conventional sources of energy.elucidate the statement woth suitable examples and arguments in about 250 words
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Yes , India has tremendous potential in Non-conventional sources of energy.
India is blessed with an abundance of non-Conventional Sources of Energy like sunlight, water, wind and biomass. The growing need of energy has resulted in the country made dependent on fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas.These are called non-conventional energy sources. It has the largest program for the development of these renewable energy resources.
There is a capacity of about 1, 95,000 MW non-conventional energy in India. 31 % of it is the form of solar energy, 30% in ocean and geo-thermal, 26 % in biomass and 10 % in wind energy.
Solar Energy
India is a tropical country. It has enormous possibilities of tapping solar energy. The largest solar plant of India is located at Madhapur, near Bhuj, where solar energy is used to sterilize milk cans. It is expected that use of solar energy will be able to minimize the dependence of rural households on firewood and dung cakes.
Solar power in India is a fast developing industry. The country's solar installed capacity reached 34.045 GW as of 31 January 2020. India has the lowest capital cost per MW globally to install solar power plants.
Wind power
India now ranks as a “wind super power” in the world. The largest wind farm cluster is located in Tamil Nadu from Nagarcoil to Madurai.. Apart from these, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra and Lakshadweep have important wind farms. Nagarcoil and Jaisalmer are well known for effective use of wind energy in the country.
Wind power generation capacity in India has significantly increased in recent years. As of 31 December 2019 the total installed wind power capacity was 37.505 GW, the fourth largest installed wind power capacity in the world.
Biogas
Decomposition of organic matter yields gas, which has higher thermal efficiency in comparison to kerosene, dung cake and charcoal. Biogas plants are set up at municipal, cooperative and individual levels. The plants using cattle dung are known as ‘Gobar gas plants’ in rural India. These provide twin benefits to the farmer in the form of energy and improved quality of manure.
In India, the estimate for the production of biogas is about 20,757 lakh cubic meters in 2014-15. This is equivalent to 6.6 crore domestic LPG cylinders. This is equivalent to 5% of the total LPG consumption in the country today.
Tidal Energy
Oceanic tides can be used to generate electricity. Floodgate dams are built across inlets. During high tide water flows into the inlet and gets trapped when the gate is closed. After the tide falls outside the flood gate, the water retained by the floodgate flows back to the sea via a pipe that carries it through a power-generating turbine.
According to the estimates of the Indian government, the country has a potential of 8,000 MW of tidal energy. This includes about 7,000 MW in the Gulf of Cambay in Gujarat, 1,200 MW in the Gulf of Kutch and 100 MW in the Gangetic delta in the Sunderbans region of West Bengal.
India has tremendous capacity to produce electricity from traditional or renewable sources. It has massive water supplies that can be used easily for the development of hydro-power. These resources are inexpensive, free of pollution and can always be used. Such services may be used to produce electricity, water heating or refrigeration, transport and rural use. Forms of unconventional sources include solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, biomass etc. In this sector too, India has huge opportunities.
Explanation:
- With rising energy demand and increasingly depleting traditional energy sources like coal, oil, natural gas, etc., non-conventional energy sources such as sunlight, wind, biomass, tidal energy, geothermal energy, or even waste material energy gain prominence.
- India is the 4th largest country with regard to installed power generation capacity in the field of renewable energy source. India has an abundance of non-conventional resources such as sunlight, water, wind, and biomass. The rising energy demand has led to fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas being used by the country