Resource potential and variability assessment of solar and wind energy in India

Anjali Jain, Partha Das, Sumanth Yamujala, Rohit Bhakar and Jyotirmay Mathur

Energy, 2020, vol. 211, issue C

Abstract: With the growing concerns over climate change and energy security, the Government of India aims to enhance the share of solar and wind based Renewable Energy (RE) in energy mix. However, current official estimates of RE potential undervalue the actual scale of potential and they also fall way short of meeting the future low-carbon demand. These estimates are generally available at coarse spatial resolution of regions/states and do not provide information of RE temporal variability. Considering low resolution values in system planning may result in over/underestimation of other required resources like grid infrastructure and flexibility options. This calls for re-assessing India’s RE potential by a thorough examination of land suitability, and quantification of its spatial and temporal variability to support grid integration and system planning activities.

Keywords: Geographical information system; Multi-criteria-assessment; On-shore wind; Solar photovoltaic; Spatial variability; Temporal variability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118993

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