Deepakkumar Yadav
Present Status of Power Generation in India Economic growth in India depends on the power sector. The electric energy demands in the last two decades have increased at enormous space. In 1947, the total power generation was only 1360 MW. The present power generation status as planned is as follows : Table A: Indian generation … Read more
Present Installed Capacity and Sectorwise Allocation Total installed capacity in India is 1,57,000 MW from various energy sources. The sources wise contribution to electrical power generation is : Coal = 63% Oil = 4.6% Gas = 11.5% Nuclear = 2.8% Renewable 12.8% (Hydro = 11.9%, Wind 0.6% and Biomass = 0.3%)
Scope For Geothermal Energy in India In India we have about 150 known geothermal sites which can produce geothermal fluids upto 160°C either in the form of hot springs (upto 90°C) and shallow water reservoirs (upto 160°C). However, the main locations of geothermal fields are : Puga Valley in J and K. Manikaran in Himachal … Read more
Hot Dry Rock (HDR) Resources Hot dry rock receives heat from magma. The temperatures are in the range of 150°C to 290°C which are available at a depth of about 5 km. Similar to oil well technology, the recovery of heat from HDR is done by drilling a deep hole in the rock and then … Read more
Applications of Geothermal Energy Important applications of geothermal energy are listed below : Space heating and cooling Generation of electrical power Industrial process heat. Other applications include desalination of water, heavy water production, extraction of minerals from geothermal fluids , timber seasoning etc. However, the geothermal energy is presently utilised mainly for power generation and … Read more
Origin and Types of Geothermal Energy Million’s year ago, the planet earth’s formation took place from gravitational collapse of the sun. The earth’s interior having the mass of hot liquids, gases and steam is cooling slowly and the temperature of the earth’s core is estimated to be about 4000°C. As the fluids are cooled by … Read more
Geothermal Energy Geothermal energy in the form of thermal energy is a form of renewable source of energy having high energy density. It is renewable since the earth’s interior will continue to provide energy continuously in the process of cooling of earth’s interior. It is inexhaustible like solar or wind energy. The geothermal energy in … Read more