The Role Of Coal In A Sustainable Energy Mix For India

Author : Mritiunjoy Mohanty,Runa Sarkar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000989564

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The Role of Coal in a Sustainable Energy Mix for India by Mritiunjoy Mohanty,Runa Sarkar Pdf

As India switches away from a coal-based to a more sustainable energy use pattern, which pathway will it adopt? What is the nature of challenges that it will face, and who will be affected? Who will gain? This volume offers insights into the steps and challenges involved in this transition and addresses some urgent questions about the possible pathways for India’s renewable energy generation. Including contributions from researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, it draws on different disciplines, ranging from science and technology to economics and sociology, and situates the issue of low carbon transition within an interdisciplinary framework. India has committed to gradual decarbonisation of its economy. This book takes this as its starting point and uses a wide-angle lens, incorporating macro as well as micro views, to understand the possible next steps as well as trade-offs that will inevitably be posed. It incorporates the perspectives of all stakeholders ranging from central and state governments, public and private sector firms, on the one hand, to individuals and local communities, on the other, to explore their role in the transition, their interests, and how these will change and evolve. This timely volume will be of interest to students and researchers of environmental studies, development studies, environmental economics, political studies, and Asian studies. It will also be useful to academics, practitioners, and policymakers working on issues related to climate change, sustainable development, energy policy and economics,and public policy.

Author : Ligia Noronha,Anant Sudarshan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134033003

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India's Energy Security by Ligia Noronha,Anant Sudarshan Pdf

This book explores the multifaceted aspects of India’s energy security concerns. Bringing together a set of opinions and analysis from experts and policymakers, it sheds light on the context of India’s energy insecurity and explores its various dimensions, its nature and extent. Contributors examine the role that trade, foreign and security policy should play in enhancing India’s energy security. It is argued that the key challenge for India is to increase economic growth while at the same time keeping energy demands low. This is especially challenging with the transition from biomass to fossil fuels, the growth of motorized private transport, and rising incomes, aspirations and changing lifestyles. The book suggests that at this time there are strong arguments to lessen the fossil fuel path dependence and it argues for a need to engage with all the key sources of this dependence to implement a process of energy change. India’s Energy Security is a timely contribution given the national and international interest in the issue of energy security and the possibility that energy concerns have the potential of becoming the cause of serious international conflicts. It will be of interest to academics and policy makers working in the field of Asian Studies, Energy Policy, International Relations and Security Studies.

Author : Rahul Tongia, Anurag Sehgal, Puneet Kamboj
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781648288463

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Future of Coal in India by Rahul Tongia, Anurag Sehgal, Puneet Kamboj Pdf

Mark Twain observed, “I'm in favour of progress; it's change I don't like.” Coal dominates Indian energy because it’s available domestically and cheap (especially without a carbon tax). If the global focus is on the energy transition, how does India ensure a just transition? Managing winners and losers will be the single largest challenge for India’s energy policy. Coal is entrenched in a complex ecosystem. In some states, it’s amongst the largest contributors to state budgets. The Indian Railways, India’s largest civilian employer, is afloat because it overcharges coal to offset under-recovery from passengers. Coal India Limited, the public sector miner that produces 85% of domestic coal, is the world’s largest coal miner. But despite enormous reserves, India imports about a quarter of consumption. On the flip side, coal faces inevitable pressure from renewable energy, which is the cheapest option for new builds. However, there is significant coal-based power capacity already in place, some of which is underutilized, or even stranded. Low per-capita energy consumption means India must still grow its energy supply. Before India can phase out coal, it must first achieve a plateau of coal. How this happens cost-effectively and with least resistance isn’t just a technical or economic question, it depends on the political economy of coal and its alternatives. Some stakeholders want to kill coal. A wiser option may be to first clean it up, instead of wishing it away. Across 18 chapters, drawing from leading experts in the field, we examine all aspects of coal’s future in India. We find no easy answers, but attempt to combine the big picture with details, bringing them together to offer a range of policy options.

Author : Girijesh Pant
Publisher : Springer
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788132225034

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India's Emerging Energy Relations by Girijesh Pant Pdf

This book analyzes the role of energy in Indian foreign policy, particularly in defining bilateral relations. It also focuses on the critical gaps in conceptualizing its formulations and recommends a framework for sustainable energy security. India, the fourth largest consumer of oil, is an energy-deficit economy, importing more than eighty percent of its needs. This makes securing energy integral to its foreign policy goals. Obviously it is important for India to actively participate in the global energy market and establish robust, enduring and nuanced diplomatic relations with energy exporting countries. Equally important is that India diversifies its energy mix and moves towards carbon-free growth. Renewable energy is today high on the global energy agenda. Indian energy policy thus has to address a range of issues, domestically and on foreign turf. It has to move beyond the transactional mode by creating equity in the global energy industry. Today, the global energy regime is undergoing fundamental changes, as is the power dynamics of the global energy order. There are now many new producers and diverse consumers. The trade in energy has increased in volume and its direction has shifted from the West to the East, and the ongoing structural changes in the energy market call for a new security architecture. Given the complex and competitive environment of the new geo-economics and geopolitics of energy, the question could well be, should India frame energy issues in conflict mode or move toward innovative cooperation? In either case the message is that India needs an integrated energy security policy.

Author : Pradeep Chaturvedi
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Energy conservation
ISBN : 8170226317

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Sustainable energy supply in Asia by Pradeep Chaturvedi Pdf

Author : Gevorg Sargsyan,Mikul Bhatia,Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee,Krishnan Raghunathan,Ruchi Soni
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821387900

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Unleashing the Potential of Renewable Energy in India by Gevorg Sargsyan,Mikul Bhatia,Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee,Krishnan Raghunathan,Ruchi Soni Pdf

This study assesses the existing barriers for tapping renewable energy and delves deeper into the economic feasibility of renewable energy development in India, and analyses what needs to be done to realize the potential.

Author : Sri Krishna Chopra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : UOM:39015060554659

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Energy Policy for India by Sri Krishna Chopra Pdf

Author : Ajay Mathur,Adair Turner,Noëmie Leprince-Ringuet
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000021486

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Green, Reliable and Viable: Perspectives on India’s Shift Towards Low-Carbon Energy by Ajay Mathur,Adair Turner,Noëmie Leprince-Ringuet Pdf

Resource-intensive practices of yesterday can no longer sustain the world. The future of our planet hinges on timely transitions to efficiency of resource-use across ecosystems of people, products, and processes. This will happen through transitions to low-carbon global energy systems. Against this, it is vital to take a closer look at the ongoing transitions in India. India is a country faced with the triple challenges of raising a substantial amount of its population out of poverty, shifting to a low-carbon economy, and fighting climate change. It is unquestionable that India’s energy demand and consumption will only continue to rise in the decades to come; nonetheless, with multiple synchronized steps in the right direction, India can set the wheel in motion to achieve its development goals while containing its carbon footprint. This book brings together the valued perspectives from key stakeholders in these transitions. Experts and practitioners from the mobility, clean energy, agriculture and energy efficiency sectors, among others, have shared their outlook on challenges that lie in the way of energy transitions in India, and offered solutions and next steps to move the country forward on the decarbonisation pathway. The overarching message is clear: the Indian energy sector of the future will be noticeably different from what it is today. Please note: This book is co-published with TERI Press, India. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Author : Junfu Lyu,Shuiqing Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1091 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811616570

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Clean Coal and Sustainable Energy by Junfu Lyu,Shuiqing Li Pdf

This book gathers the proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Coal Combustion, held in Qingdao, China in July 2019. It provides the latest research results on techniques for pulverized coal combustion and fluidized bed combustion, low-carbon energy and emission controls, and industrial applications. Highlighting research areas that are of great importance in promoting collaboration between related subjects and the technical development of coal-related fields, the book offers a valuable reference guide for researchers and engineers alike.

Author : N.D. Kaushika,K.S. Reddy,Kshitij Kaushik
Publisher : Springer
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319294469

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Sustainable Energy and the Environment: A Clean Technology Approach by N.D. Kaushika,K.S. Reddy,Kshitij Kaushik Pdf

This book emerges from the recognition that energy, environment and ecosystems are dynamically and inextricably connected. The energy environment system must be addressed in its totality, so that we can devise sustainable solutions that incorporate both economic growth and environmental conservation. No single clean energy source will sustain long-term energy security, and fossil fuels will remain prominent in the mix of energy sources for several decades to come. Energy solutions, therefore, must employ a broad and diverse range of approaches, including cleaner fossil fuel technologies, and an affordable transition to greener power generation employing waste, water and renewable resources. Moreover, adapting to this changing global energy picture will require a transformational shift in the ways we use and deliver energy services. The authors begin with a broad introductory chapter on sustainable energy and the environment, classifying energy resources, cataloging environmental degradations, and outlining the concepts and practices of sustainability. In Chapters Two and Three, they summarize the basic constituents of the environment, the biosphere and its natural cycles, and offer a model of Earth’s planetary temperatures and the greenhouse effect. Chapters Four and Five outline conventional energy and power systems, and related environmental degradations. The next several chapters cover clean coal technologies for power generation, and discuss sustainable energy and power technologies based on both thermal and photovoltaic solar energy, along with biomass and wind. The final chapters examine in depth the management of waste and water, pollution control and energy conservation. The book introduces a unique approach to sustainability and energy conservation which emphasizes the relationships between underlying scientific principles and practical applications employed in engineering solutions. All this is offered in a form that matches the requirements of college-level environmental science and engineering courses.

Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : World Population Prospects
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211515300

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World Population Prospects by United Nations Publications Pdf

The 2015 Revision will build on the previous revision by incorporating the findings of new population censuses and specialized demographic surveys, which have been published since the previous revision. This comprehensive review of worldwide demographic trends and future prospects is essential for assessing the degree of progress made in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to guide policies aimed at achieving the new post-2015 development agenda, which Member States will adopt this fall. The full results of the 2015 revision will be made available in the form of a two volume report.

Author : Ashok Kumar, L.,Angalaeswari, S.,Mohana Sundaram, K.,Bansal, Ramesh C.,Patil, Arunkumar
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9798369337363

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Intelligent Solutions for Sustainable Power Grids by Ashok Kumar, L.,Angalaeswari, S.,Mohana Sundaram, K.,Bansal, Ramesh C.,Patil, Arunkumar Pdf

In the environment of energy systems, the effective utilization of both conventional and renewable sources poses a major challenge. The integration of microgrid systems, crucial for harnessing energy from distributed sources, demands intricate solutions due to the inherent intermittency of these sources. Academic scholars engaged in power system research find themselves at the forefront of addressing issues such as energy source estimation, coordination in dynamic environments, and the effective utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. Intelligent Solutions for Sustainable Power Grids focuses on emerging research areas, this book addresses the uncertainty of renewable energy sources, employs state-of-the-art forecasting techniques, and explores the application of AI techniques for enhanced power system operations. From economic aspects to the digitalization of power systems, the book provides a holistic approach. Tailored for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as seasoned researchers, it offers a roadmap to navigate the intricate landscape of modern power systems. Dive into a wealth of knowledge encompassing smart energy systems, renewable energy integration, stability analysis of microgrids, power quality enhancement, and much more. This book is not just a guide; it is the solution to the pressing challenges in the dynamic field of energy systems.

Author : Great Britain. Department of Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : UCAL:B5003690

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Energy Policy Review by Great Britain. Department of Energy Pdf

Author : Rahul Tongia,Anurag Sehgal,Puneet Kamboj
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1648288456

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Future of Coal in India: Smooth Transition Or Bumpy Road Ahead? by Rahul Tongia,Anurag Sehgal,Puneet Kamboj Pdf

Mark Twain observed, "I'm in favour of progress; it's change I don't like." Coal dominates Indian energy because it's available domestically and cheap (especially without a carbon tax). If the global focus is on the energy transition, how does India ensure a just transition? Managing winners and losers will be the single largest challenge for India's energy policy. Coal is entrenched in a complex ecosystem. In some states, it's amongst the largest contributors to state budgets. The Indian Railways, India's largest civilian employer, is afloat because it overcharges coal to offset under-recovery from passengers. Coal India Limited, the public sector miner that produces 85% of domestic coal, is the world's largest coal miner. But despite enormous reserves, India imports about a quarter of consumption. On the flip side, coal faces inevitable pressure from renewable energy, which is the cheapest option for new builds. However, there is significant coal-based power capacity already in place, some of which is underutilized, or even stranded. Low per-capita energy consumption means India must still grow its energy supply. Before India can phase out coal, it must first achieve a plateau of coal. How this happens cost-effectively and with least resistance isn't just a technical or economic question, it depends on the political economy of coal and its alternatives. Some stakeholders want to kill coal. A wiser option may be to first clean it up, instead of wishing it away. Across 18 chapters, drawing from leading experts in the field, we examine all aspects of coal's future in India. We find no easy answers, but attempt to combine the big picture with details, bringing them together to offer a range of policy options.

Author : R E Hester,R M Harrison
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781788012515

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Coal in the 21st Century by R E Hester,R M Harrison Pdf

The long-term future for coal looks bleak. The recent UN climate change conference in Paris called for an end to the use of fossil fuels. However, coal remains one of the world’s most important sources of energy, fuelling more than 40% of electricity generation worldwide, with many developing nations relying almost wholly on coal-fuelled electricity. Coal has been the fastest growing energy source in recent years and is essential for many industrial activities, but the coal industry is hugely damaging for the environment. A major driver in climate change and causing around 40% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, coal fuel comes at a high environmental price. Furthermore, mining and air pollution kill thousands each year. A timely addition to the series, this book critically reviews the role of coal in the 21st century, examining energy needs, usage and health implications. With case studies and an examination of future developments and economics, this text provides an essential update on an environmental topic the world cannot ignore.