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What clean coal technologies is India planning to use to produce electricity? How advanced is India coal electric technology? US role?
The US has clean coal technology, but it is expensive. Will India reduce the cost of clean coal electricity and continue its trend of high coal consumption to produce electricity?
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Some of the ways India is dealing with its coal consumption and turning to cleaner sources of energy is India is endowed with
abundant amount of sunlight and solar radiation.
Solar radiation is most concentrated in the north and west, in Rajasthan and Gujarat regions . The potential amount of energy to be is staggering with estimated 13,000 MW based on existing infrastructure alone. India does have plans on expanding there resources in using the sunlight to generate energy.
India will have to Develop clean-coal technologies therefore should not be seen as an immediate and reliable solution. However but by improving the way the use coal will have a Major impact on the environment.
The US role should be to support them and help them along with any other country trying and making real progress to change the worlds dependence on coal as a energy source.
abundant amount of sunlight and solar radiation.
Solar radiation is most concentrated in the north and west, in Rajasthan and Gujarat regions . The potential amount of energy to be is staggering with estimated 13,000 MW based on existing infrastructure alone. India does have plans on expanding there resources in using the sunlight to generate energy.
India will have to Develop clean-coal technologies therefore should not be seen as an immediate and reliable solution. However but by improving the way the use coal will have a Major impact on the environment.
The US role should be to support them and help them along with any other country trying and making real progress to change the worlds dependence on coal as a energy source.
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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/india-20000-mw-solar-power-2022-255
Politically, India wants to be known as Solar India. Manmohan Singh said, "The target of 20,000 MW of solar generating capacity by the end of the 13th Five Year Plan (2018-2022) is no doubt an ambitious target. But I do sincerely believe that the target is doable and that we should work single-mindedly to achieve it as a priority national endeavour." 4,000 of the 20,000 MW will be connected to the power grid. The Cost is $54 billion over 20 years.
Rajasthan and Gujarat could provide 30% of the targeted 20,000 MW solar power in India by 2022. Gujarat and Rajasthan were expected to generate 130 MW and 100 MW solar power respectively in three years. Webel, Reliance Industries Ltd, Videocon, Moser Baer and Astonfield have begun investing in India. 500 MW solar modules are being manufactured.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/12/29/stories/2009122952501000.htm
Solar energy seems like the best source of energy because the sun always shines in certain areas of the world. The challenge of photovoltaic material is converting a high enough percentage of sunlight into power. Nano materials and plastics could mass produce PV like paper. The materials could be applied to roofs or sprayed onto windows and connected to an electrical line.
Return on Investment is important. I calculated the return on investment for a home in the West and the payback time was 120 years. Two factors impacted the cost: the amount of sunlight and the cost of the materials. The goal of the department of Energy is to reduce PV power generation to 5 cents a kilowatt hour. That is cheap power.
China is the leader in PV technology. I like China because they learn how to build quality products cheaply and capture market share. The US creates the breakthrough ideas and China manufacturers the ideas into products.