How an International Power Grid Will Help Optimise Our Solar Power Use
- In all countries, the clean energy transition comes with the problem of grid-balancing: matching the supply of power with its demand, owing to the intermittence of renewable energy.
- At the COP26 climate talks, India launched the ‘Green Grids Initiative – One Sun One World One Grid’, the first international network of a global solar power grid – with the UK.
- Under the GGI-OSOWOG initiative, the Indian grid can initially be connected to Africa, which accounts for 40% of total global horizontal irradiance.
- The India-Africa inter
[कमेंट्री] बढ़ रहा मौसम का प्रकोप,भविष्य की चुनौतियों के लिए खुद को तैयार करने की जरूरत
- देश में प्राकृतिक आपदाओं के बढ़ने के साथ-साथ, जान-माल का नुकसान बढ़ता जा रहा है। हीट वेव, चक्रवात और अन्य मौसमी मार से खेती-किसानी में भारी नुकसान हो रहा है।
- इंटरगवर्नमेंटल पैनल ऑन क्लाइमेट चेंज (आईपीसीसी) ने हाल ही में जारी छठी आंकलन रिपोर्ट में भारत को भविष्य में मौसम सम्बन्धी आपदाओं के बढ़ने की चेतावनी दी है।
- मौसम में आने वाले बदलाव की सबसे ज़्यादा मार कृषि क्षेत्र को झेलनी पड़ती है। केवल पिछले 4 वर्षों में 200 लाख हेक्टेयर फसल-योग्य क्षेत्र को नुकसान हुआ। भविष्य की इन चुनौतियों से निपटने के लिए अनुकूलन के प्रयासों को बढ़ाने की जरूरत है।
OPINION: Exploring New Options to Electrify Process Heating in MSMEs
The benefits of switching to electric process-heating technologies are evident. Traditionally, process heat is provided at temperatures well above the required levels, while electrical process-heating technologies deliver heat at precise temperatures.
Climate Action Series: Warming Up to Climate Action – Incentives and Finance
Climate finance was one of the most contested issues at COP26 in Glasgow last November. Along with other emerging and vulnerable countries, India demanded greater climate action from the developed world, especially for providing climate finance.
Realigning Developmental Programmes for Reducing Climate Vulnerability for Adaptation: Case Study of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
India is vulnerable, in varying degrees, to multiple disasters. The risks are compounded due to inherent vulnerabilities related to socio-economic conditions, environmental and climate change. India has several flagship programmes with large budgets, delivering serendipitous adaptation. The MGNREGS is one such programme implementing works related to Natural Resource Management.
Promoting Blue-Green Infrastructure in Urban Spaces Through Citizen Science Initiatives
The compounded effects of urbanization and climate change are taking a serious toll on rapidly growing urban spaces around the world. Blue-green infrastructure offers a host of opportunities and benefits for addressing the multiple challenges of environment, social well-being and climate change. Cities can mobilize key actors for crosscutting and inclusive action, bringing diverse stakeholders such as national governments, private sector, civil society and common citizens together.
Opportunities and challenges for 2D heterostructures in battery applications: a computational perspective
With an increasing demand for large-scale energy storage systems, there is a need for novel electrode materials to store energy in batteries efficiently. 2D materials are promising as electrode materials for battery applications. Despite their excellent properties, none of the available single-phase 2D materials offers a combination of properties required for maximizing energy density, power density, and cycle life.
Empowering Kudagaon with a Mini-Grid
In 2016, we at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) were studying the electrification status of various villages in Karnataka. The exercise gave us interesting insights into the scope of employing technologies like solar photovoltaic (PV) mini-grids to electrify such areas, where grid extension is not feasible. This motivated us to further investigate the last-mile electricity solutions. For getting deeper into the energy access issue, we decided to implement a mini-grid pilot project and better understand the ground realities.
Kudagaon Pilot: Beating the odds
The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) implemented the mini-grid pilot project during 2018–19 in Kudagaon, an un-electrified remote island on the Mahanadi River, in the Angul district of Odisha, where three generations of indigenous people live.