Tamil Nadu - Renewable Energy

[Mr.Nellai]

Wind farm in kayathar




Source: Wikipedia

[dhandapanik]

Originally Posted by Mr.Nellai

you left panangudi,kakkarai(Valiyoor), south valiyoor,Kaval kinaru, sankarankovil, west side of Kaythar that comes under Tirunelveli district as well as Kovilpatti, Kayathar in Tutucorin district. Actually kanyakumari district starts from Aralvaymozhi but u can see wind mills on both sides of NH from panagudi, but evryone misconstrue that it is under Kanyakumari district.

Just check my post.. I donno the exact locations of wind mill areas, thats why i asked about the other district names. If i know the exact location i wud have mentioned Nellai.. Nothing to be sad here..

[Mr.Nellai]

Originally Posted by dhandapanik

Just check my post.. I donno the exact locations of wind mill areas, thats why i asked about the other district names. If i know the exact location i wud have mentioned Nellai.. Nothing to be sad here..

Nothing sarcastic or personal sir , just want to mention about it thats all . I will try to take some pics over there and post here .

[Mr.Nellai]

Wind farms near Panangudi NH

Exactly from this location it starts.......

[TShyam]

Excellent pics. It definitely makes a statement.

[krishnaswamy]

Which route is this 4 lane?

[Mr.Nellai]

Originally Posted by krishnaswamy

Which route is this 4 lane?

@ krishnaswamy Tirunelveli - Kanyakumari

@ Tshyam Thank u

[Mr.Nellai]

Street lights powered by Solar power near Panangudi

[TShyam]

Originally Posted by bonoslack7

http://www.rechargenews.com/regions/...chargenews_rss

The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) has ascertained several areas in Tamil Nadu state that are ideal for the hybrid power plants. The districts include Kanyakumari, Kayathar, Tuticorin and coastal areas of Ramanathapuram.

The union ministry of new and renewable energy will offer subsidy covering 75% of the project cost or 150,000 rupees ($3,350) per kW if the hybrid power plants were being installed in government buildings and public schools.

For individual installations, the subsidy would cover 50% of the project cost of 100,000 rupees ($2,230) per kW.

The TEDA would provide the necessary technical advice to interested applicants.

“With increasing use of solar and wind power for electricity generation, the state government, through TEDA, is looking to promote both these renewable resources as an inevitable alternative to conventional power sources,” says Syed Ahamed, deputy general manager of TEDA of Madurai region.

The solar-wind hybrid plants are capable of generating power round-the-clock.

Tamil Nadu is the country's most successful state in terms of installed wind capacity, which accounts for more than 50% of India's total installed capacity of about 11.5GW.

Relevant news but 3 months old.

[TShyam]

Look at the windmill at 0:28 - 0:29. Wow!!

[Keeran]

Exponential is not the word to describe the phenomenon of wind energy; its generation, growth and use. The world had an installed capacity of 10 MW in 1980. It grew to 175,000 MW by end June 2010 and is slated to reach 203,500 MW by end 2010. The forecast by 2020 is 1,900,000 MW. It is said that wind energy can deliver 34% electricity worldwide by 2050.

Advances in technology would explain its extensive spread. On an annual basis a single turbine produces 180 times more energy at less than half the cost per KWh, compared to its equivalent 20 years ago. Renewability and its clean quality enhance the popularity further. In 2009 as many as 82 countries used wind energy on a commercial scale.

In year 2000, the annual addition was 4,520 MW. It increased to 36,711 MW in 2009. Of this capacity addition, China recorded 13,800 MW in one year. The European Union added 10,163 MW across 27 countries and US 9,453MW. By end June 2010, US stood first with a cumulative 36,300 MW, China second with 33,800 MW and India fifth at 12,100 MW. Third and fourth in rank were Germany and Spain. Capacity addition for 6 months in 2010 was 1,200 MW for US, 7,800 MW for China and 1,200 MW for India. Forecast for the whole of 2010 is 44,500MW globally.

India’s potential on land is assessed at 48,561 MW. The precision to the last unit is an intriguing estimate! TN is said to have a potential of 5,530 MW with an achievement of 4907 MW as on March 2010. America’s on land potential is estimated at 10 million MW capable of producing 37 GWh of energy. This would be more than 9 times current total US electricity consumption. China’s on land potential is 253,000 MW.

Till 2009, US had the world’s largest wind farm in Texas with 627 wind turbines having an installed capacity of 781 MW. In 2010, China delivered the largest project of multiple farms with more than 3,500 turbines and installed capacity of 5160 MW. The whole project called Jiukuan Wind Power Base with 20,000 MW is estimated to cost $ 17.5 billion.

On land development is complemented by off shore exploitation. Denmark is now in the forefront with Germany in serious pursuit. It is developing into a global phenomenon. China’s offshore potential is estimated at 750,000 MW.

She is sure to create history, living as she does by Valluvar’s dictum- so one’s mind, so one’s ascent- kural 595.

[satishanu]

The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency has commissioned three studies to highlight the potential for renewable energy in the State.

The results of the three studies relating use of biomass and poultry litter for power generation and a market study for solar water heaters will be released at the international expo and seminar on renewable energy to be inaugurated on Friday.

Addressing media persons today, Dr R. Christodas Gandhi, Chairman and Managing Director, Teda, said the State has emerged a leader in wind energy with an installed capacity of about 5,450 MW.

By the end of the current fiscal year it is likely to touch 6,000 MW.

The three-day seminar and expo will include 24 sessions that will deal with various aspects of renewable energy.

src: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...1351111900.htm

[TShyam]

Dec 21, 2010 [Report]
Rs 10000
Contact :
Madhu Vasanthy
[Director ]
Confederation of Indian Industry
Tamil Nadu State Office
Confederation of Indian Industry
Tamil Nadu State Office
98 / 1, Velacherry Main Road, Guindy
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
India-600032
Phone : +91-44-42444516 +91-44-42444516
Fax :+91-44-42444510
Email : madhu.vasanthy@cii.in


Brief Description:

Description:

In the year 2010, the taskforce on solar power of the CII Tamil Nadu State Council has embarked on an initiative, the report on "Solar Road Map in Tamil Nadu: Opportunities and the Role of Government and Industries", to explore the potential of solar energy sector in Tamil Nadu.

Objective:

It is a well known fact that promotion of solar energy for power generation and other applications requires adequate policy support and incentives. We believe the design of a solar energy development policy should have the following specific objectives:


Ø To promote utility scale Solar power projects with private participation with necessary support and facilitation to the entrepreneurs and investors for speedy implementation of the projects

Ø To promote off-grid solar applications for decentralized energy supply to agriculture, industry, commercial and household sectors

Ø Substituting the industrial / commercial / domestic heating requirement with solar applications


Scope of the report to include:

§ Land identification and allotment policy

§ Single Window clearance

§ Creation of solar energy special economic zones

§ Grid augmentation and overhauling / wheeling and banking facility for solar power projects

§ Connectivity standards and net metering for small solar plant / roof top solar PV

§ Special policies by diverse off-grid solar applications

§ To identify the potential areas for solar off-grid applications for electricity and heating need across domestic / industry / commercial sector and device an appropriate scheme for promotion of solar off-grid application in the state.

§ State level incentives: incentives for Solar equipment manufacturing in TN

§ State-level Tax incentives: property tax reduction, reduction in tax and duties (VAT) on balance of system, Investment tax credits for commercial and domestic solar application, soft loans wherever applicable

§ Research, development, demonstration policies

§ Strengthening and capacity building of institutions

§ Necessity of capacity building of SNA considering its role in proposed REC implementation mechanism: RE project accreditation, concept of solar specific RPO and REC

§ Human Resource Development: policies and strategies

§ Suggestion on feed-in tariff and RPS segmentation

http://www.cii.in/PublicationDetail....nrid=&StateID=

[TShyam]

Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd has informed the stock exchanges that CCCL Infrastructure Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd. has on January 10, 2011 signed a Power Purchase Agreement with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN) in connection with setting up of 5 MW Solar PV Power Project under Jawaharlal Nehru national Solar Mission Phase I Batch I at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu.

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu one of the pioneers in renewable energy and the leader in Wind Energy with about 43% of the installed capacity in India has recently released a Solar Road map for the state. Further as readers might be aware Tamil Nadu has the third best solar insolation in the country and that varies from 5-5.6 kwhr/sq.m/day.

As we understand there have been close to about 19 or so developers that participated in the first round of the first phase of the mission that wanted to implement the project in Tamil Nadu out of a total of about 344 bids the government received for solar projects in 14 states andCCCL Infrastructure was the only project in Tamil Nadu that was shortlisted of the 37 successful bidders.

As Panchabuta understands, the company had offered a discount in the range of 520-522 paisa for their bid that helped them secure the project.

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[TShyam]

January 12, 2011

According to a report in the media today, Anil Ambani Group’s venture capital arm Reliance Venture Asset Management (RVAM) has forayed into the strategic cleantech sector and announced an investment in the biomass energy start-up AllGreen Energy.

Along with an affiliate of General Electric (GE), RVAM has completed the Series A funding for the Bangalore- headquartered AllGreen Energy , a release issued here by RVAM said, adding this is the first investment by the fund in the strategic cleantech space comprising wind, solar, hydel.

AllGreen will utilise the funding for its 6.4 MW biomass project–which involves utilising agricultural waste to generate power–in Tamil Nadu’s Perundurai and the company intends to establish more such projects in the country in the next 10 years totalling nearly 100 MW of installed capacity.

“The demand in India, for energy from renewable sources has become pressing. The (Perundurai) project will be the largest Biomass Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power based plant in India,” RVAM’s Chief Executive Harshal Shah was quoted as saying.

Nuances of the deal, including valuations and the stake bought, were not immediately disclosed.

The company will generate revenues from producing renewable power, selling by-product charcoal, sale of carbon credits; while the heat generated will be used to power cold storage facilities, it added.

According to the company, it will employ the gasification technology of the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) based in Bangalore, India. This proven technology, which also incorporates thermal activation of charcoal to produce activated carbon, is low cost, very efficient, and is considered to have several unique advantages compared to other biomass to energy technologies.

Earlier, Dinesh J. Kagathi, COO, AllGreen Energy, has said, “AllGreen Energy will also adopt a holistic approach in handling the entire biomass chain, starting from biomass production to sourcing. This will range from professional harvesting facilities for the farmers, through to, post harvesting services such as drying, and shell-breaking as in copra production in return for the rights
over the biomass generated.”

AllGreen Energy has entered into an MOU with ITC’s Agri Business Division for biomass procurement. ITC’s e-Choupal has played a transformational role in empowering millions of farmers in rural India.

With these agreements for supply of feedstock it seems like the company has taken steps to mitigate the biggest risk in biomass projects which is the feedstock risk.

Panchabuta, will track the progress of AllGreen Energy in this area and keep readers updated on the same.

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[bonoslack7]

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...1551281000.htm

Buildings in Tamil Nadu could soon generate solar power not only for the residents, but also to feed into the grid and hence bring down power costs.

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) will soon introduce net metering which will enable residents generate electricity with roof top units.

The power can be used for the household, otherwise it will be fed into the grid.

Residents will be charged only for the consumed power.

Action plan

The Electricity Minister, Mr Arcot N. Veerasami, said the Government will encourage roof-top generation of solar power as a part of a State action plan to tackle climate change.

Consumers will also benefit with net metering.

Addressing the inaugural of a three-day expo and conference on renewable energy, he said the State has emerged a leader in wind energy with the installed capacity of 5,486 MW accounting for nearly half of the country's installed capacity.

Tamil Nadu's estimated potential has been exploited, but the next phase of growth in wind energy would be from repowering — replacing old machines of small capacity with large new units.

Tamil Nadu has about 18 MW of solar power generation capacity and will soon add 12 MW approved under the National Solar Mission.

More units planned

More units are in the pipeline including a 5 MW unit under the ‘NVVN (NTPC's Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd) bundling scheme.'

NVVN will enter into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with project developers for grid-connected solar power generation at 33 kV level by March 2013.

For NVVN's each MW installed capacity in the PPA, the Power Ministry will allocate NVVN an equivalent amount of MW capacity — up to 1,000 MW — from the unallocated quota of NTPC's coal-based stations.

NVVN will supply this “bundled” power to the Distribution Utilities.)

At the event, organised by the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency, the nodal agency for promoting renewable energy, the State Energy Secretary, Mr P.W.C. Dawidar, said net metering for roof-top solar power systems will be launched in a couple of months.

Approval

The scheme is with the TNEB, which will soon present it to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission for approval.

[bonoslack7]

I have been dreaming about this all these years and finally its coming true!!!! Yipeee!!

[bonoslack7]

http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/15/stor...1563781200.htm

The State will promote deployment of rooftop solar power plants connected at LT level with net metering facilities, in line with the National Solar Mission, said Electricity Minister Arcot N. Veeraswami on Friday.

Addressing an international conference on Renewable Energy, he said the State would start deployment of rooftop solar plants after the Central Electricity Authority issues necessary stipulations. The State had announced the highest tariff of Rs.18.45 against Rs.17.91 per unit fixed by Central Electricity Regulatory Authority (CERC) for solar power under rooftop PV and small solar generation programmes of Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission. Under the scheme, seven solar photo voltaic projects of 1 MW capacity each have been sanctioned for the State.

The State is in the process of formulating action plan on climate change and solar energy will get due significance by including an exclusive solar policy, Mr. Veeraswami said.

P.W.C. Davidar, Principal Secretary, IT and Energy Department, said the State is formulating a public policy for promoting rooftop solar power plants.

The policy will be submitted to the Tamil Nadu Energy Regulatory Commission for approval.

Andrew T. Simkin, Consul General, Consulate General of the United States of America; Mike Nithavrianakis, Deputy High Commissioner, British Deputy High Commission and R. Christodas Gandhi, CMD, Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) spoke. An exhibition with 80 stalls has been put up by suppliers, manufacturers and promoters of renewable energy.

[TShyam]

Originally Posted by bonoslack7

I have been dreaming about this all these years and finally its coming true!!!! Yipeee!!

Me too. Now I can put up a 3 or 4 KW Unit on top of my house and earn a pretty decent sum every month. Its time that government mandates solar panels on all new buildings proportionate to the buildup area and also convert all old buildings into energy producing ones. If 3 million buildings in Chennai on an average has a 4 KW plant, the total capacity will be a whopping 12000 MW in the city alone. Chennai will be self sufficient atleast during daytime. It can also be easily replicated in other cities and towns.

[Keeran]

A NASA funded study places global wind energy potential at 72 Tera watts ie 72 million MW. Greenpeace estimate of 2001 was 53,000 TWh of technically recoverable energy from on shore and off shore potential. Production in 2009 was 340 TWh.

In contrast, India's and TN's on land potential appears to be incredibly low. If it be the ceiling the need is urgent for TN to assess off shore potential.