Computational tools for digital transformation can be used to collect, store, manage, analyse, and visualise spatial data. These technologies can be used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of a variety of tasks, including resource management, planning, and decision making. Computational technologies can help expand the functionality of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a strong tool for spatial analysis. Further, these tools can be used to combine data from many sources, automate processes, and create novel analytical techniques.
Modeling and analysis of solar thermal and biomass hybrid power plants
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Modeling was performed for solar thermal-biomass hybridization for power generation.
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Increment in capacity reduces the solar collector area per MW to 5,000 m2 (20 MW).
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Annual biomass requirement per MW reduced to 1600 tonnes at 20 MW scale.
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Hybrid mode of operation increases the plant capacity utilization from 23% to 47%.
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Cost of electricity by the hybrid plant is INR 6/kWh for plant capacities >5 MW.
Modeling of Solar and Biomass Hybrid Power Generation—a Techno-Economic Case Study
Solar power plants are expected to play a significant role in India’s power sector. The country plans to achieve an installed capacity of 100 GW by 2022. However, in a stand-alone mode, solar power plants are not able to deliver a consistent power supply, as per the demand requirement, to Electricity Supply Companies (ESCOMs). This is mainly because of the nature of intermittency associated with solar energy.
CSTEM PV 2
The Version 1 (V1) (which can be accessed here) of the CSTEP’s Solar Techno-Economic Model for Photovoltaics (CSTEM PV) was built under the US-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research (PACE-R) for the Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS). This initiative was jointly funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Government of India through the Department of Science and Technology.
CSTEP's Solar Techno-Economic Model for Photovoltaics (CSTEM PV): Solar and Financial Models
- This report aims to serve as a reference document for interested stakeholders who wish to obtain an in-depth understanding of the CSTEM PV tool.
Decision theatre for planning
This paper explain the necessity of a versaltile decision-support platform for renewable energy planning .
Research tools at CSTEP
A suite of tools to identify, analyse, and deploy renewable energy projects in India
IT Analysis and Roadmap for GESCOM
Information technology has become a powerful enabler of increased efficiency and
control in various business processes in all facets of human activity The power
IT Analysis and Roadmap for HESCOM
In this report, we examine current and proposed IT initiatives being undertaken by HESCOM, and suggest changes in the technology design as well as a roadmap for IT initiatives. The focus is not on technology details but high-level design and integration of these into the business processes and institutional frameworks of the utility. This effort is mindful of and compatible with R-APDRP initiatives, including those by the Empanelled IT Consultants.
Sustaining Engineering Informatics: Toward Methods and Metrics for Digital Curation
Ensuring the long-term usability of engineering informatics (EI) artifacts is a challenge, particularly for products with longer lifecycles than the computing hardware and software used for their design and manufacture.Addressing this challenge requires characterizing the nature of EI, defining metrics for EI sustainability, and developing methods for long-term EI curation.In this paper we highlight various issues related to long-term archival of EI and describe the work towards methods and metrics for sustaining EI We propose an approach to enhance the Open Archival Information System (OAI
A Framework and Case Example for Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Information Services Across Technologies
This paper introduces a framework to examine the relative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different information and communications technologies to deliver a range of social services, using a case example of rural Bangladesh. It focuses particularly on major sectors such as agriculture, education, disaster response and healthcare. A Community based radio broadcasting (CR) appears as the dominant option among the considered ICTs. Human intervention has been found to be crucial in both low (20%) and medium-high (60%) literacy populations.