SIMULATING RE HYBRID DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA Presented By: Dr. JAMI HOSSAIN & Dr. DEEPSHIKHA SHARMA WinDForce Management Services Pvt. Ltd. www.windforce-management.com Enabling High Efficiency and Reliable Wind Power Projects

Global Electricity Access 1.5 bn people are assessed to be without grid

Outline Distributed Power Generation & Hybrid Systems Benefits of hybrid systems over traditional Wind-Solar Hybrid Systems & its application Opportunities in Asia Challenges while implementing wind-solar hybrid Other concerns Case Studies

Distributed Power Generation Hybrid System Generation near the place of use or close to the load being served Combining multiple sources to deliver firm electricity Distributed wind-solar hybrid systems offer an attractive and practical approach to meet reliable electricity needs in rural communities around the globe

Benefits of Distributed Hybrid System Electricity production in rural areas, where Decentralized feature allows an economically viable competition with conventional grid extension Transport costs of conventional fuel, taking a population density to be served and transport infrastructure Nearest grid infrastructure is already unreliable and overloaded

Application of Wind-Solar Hybrid System Domestic Household/ Village power Farms Remote houses Commercial Street lamps Building rooftop Car parking Industrial Ice making Heating Refrigeration Productive Water Pumping Seawater desalination Technical Signaling Sailboats Mini-grid

Opportunities in Asia Well suited for use in remote locations Hybrid systems can serve standalone mini-grids, thus avoiding costly transmission costs Increased capability of integrating renewable energy production into the electricity mix reduces the costs of transporting fuel to remote areas Well suited for combined heat and power production or district heating Reduce reliance on fossil fuels Increasing the eco-efficiency of energy production and energy security Can reduce energy costs in the long run by offsetting fossil fuel use Setting up isolated grids can help provide modern energy access to remote areas and avoid the cost of expensive transmission and distribution lines from the central grid

Challenges while Implementing Asia System Cost Project Sizing Logistics Cost Low Volume Production Design Manufacturers’ support Higher warranty period Longer term for pilot projects Grid Connection Regional infrastructure Lack of Resource Assessment Policy Others Lack of Net metering and FIT Permitting and Zoning issues Subsidy How much? By whom? Testing and Standardization Operation, performance and Reliability Long term O&M Local trained operator Management Weather/ environment

Other Concerns Institutional Pilot project characteristics local partner, maintenance, tariff design, development coordination, delivery, planning tools, economics Pilot project characteristics performance, replication mindset, one of a kind, proving technology, loads, performance monitoring, buy down, multiple projects Implementation process political will, duration, commercial replication, solution bias, administration Operational issues meters, energy efficiency, maintenance Technology development needs Systems up gradation, controls, resource data, integrator

Case Study: India Scenario The market is driven mostly by the capital subsidy programme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, started way back in 1994–95 Imported and indigenously manufactured or assembled aero-generators are covered under the scheme The manufacturers of SWT will have to get their aero generator model/s empanelled with MNRE based on type testing/certification for design requirement and power performance and for safety by NIWE Small wind and Hybrid system installation in India

Barriers faced in India BARRIERS IN INDIA Market Access Operation & Maintenance High Cost Grid Integration Standards Testing, Certification and Standards Noisy Operation Low Wind Regime Technology Lack of Awareness Policies and Regulation Lack of Skilled Manpower Non diverse product availability

REZ Gujarat: Case Study METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Wind speed data has been ground-truthed with the data from existing CWET masts 70 CWET Wind masts in Gujarat Land Use Land Cover (LULC) classification of the state has been done using GIS Mesomap modelling of wind speed over the entire state has been developed using ranking criteria for different LULC types

Wind resource map at 100 m height has been prepared for the entire state and wind speeds have been ranked as follows:   Classname Wind Speed (m/s) A 7.5 – 8.0 B 7.0 – 7.5 C 6.5 – 7.0 D 6.0 – 6.5 E 5.5 – 6.0 F 0.0 -5.5

Then the 20 sites have been selected on the basis of the best wind speed class vis-à-vis best LULC rank (see table below): Wind Speed (m/s) LULC rank Class A 2 2A B 1 1B Finally, Solar map and Biomass map for the state have also been prepared.

Identified REZ sites with PGCIL Network

Solar Map

Biomass Map

Preliminary studies for Karnataka State

YES! It can happen!

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