Abstract
The centralized grid is the main electrical supply to the country. About 80% of the installed generation capacity is fossil fuel fired power plants, though there is increase in share of renewable generation over the years. India has significant wind potential, and a major share in the renewable generation of the country. The energy and carbon footprint sustainability of wind power systems in Indian conditions is the focus of this research. This paper presents a study of large grid connected wind storage systems with reference to the cradle to grave primary energy requirements and carbon emissions in an Indian scenario.
Highlights
Renewable power is clean sources of energy
This paper presents a research related to two large scale grid connected wind farms located at two different locations in India, with different turbine manufacturers
The carbon footprint of the wind farm is quantified as the emission factor (EF) expressed as carbon emission per unit generation of electricity scaled to a year .The wind farm life time is 20 years
Summary
Renewable power is clean sources of energy. When energy is converted from different sources, whether depleting or non-depleting, to usable form, there are environmental impacts. The energy and environmental impact of wind turbine systems has to be throughout its life time has to be accessed in Indian situations. Life cycle study analyses material and energy flows in the life time of a system, to ascertain the energy and environmental sustainability. Several life cycle assessment studies of wind turbine systems have been done and published in literature. Some studies have been done by wind turbine producing companies [3,4,5] and in scientific articles [6,7,8,9].These studies mainly focus on energy pay back and environmental impact of large wind power systems at different locations on the globe. Energy and environmental sustainability of the systems have been compared by energy payback time, net energy ratio and emission factor
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