Energy is a key factor in combating climate change, one of the biggest challenges the world is facing today. India has committed to cutting emissions to net zero by 2070 and set ambitious targets for adopting renewable energy. Achieving these targets requires careful planning and an overhaul of our current energy system.
Our work aims at enabling policies that encourage the adoption of rooftop solar, facilitate the development of technology for energy storage, strengthen the grid and transmission infrastructure, advance hydrogen technologies, and promote green mobility. CSTEP's research looks at the various aspects of mainstreaming renewable energy for a cleaner, greener energy sector.
Techno-Economic Assessment of a Low-Temperature Solar Organic Rankine Cycle System
For the last couple of years, photovoltaics (PV) has been the preferred choice of technology for harnessing solar energy against Concentrated Solar Power (CSP). The major issue bogging down CSP is that it is not economical as compared to PV. Emerging technologies such as s-CO2 and Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) could be the saviour for CSP going forward. To understand the techno-economics of a solar-ORC system, CSTEP and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), under SERIIUS project, worked together in assessing a low-temperature solar ORC system for off-grid applications.
Re-assessment of India’s On-shore Wind Power Potential
Till recently, the on-shore wind power potential in India was officially estimated to be 102 GW at a hub height of 80 m. About 26 GW of this potential has been installed in the country. However, there are multiple independent reassessment studies in the public domain that estimate the potential to be much higher. This is due to variations in assumptions and methodologies used.
Nuclear Waste Management
This report is written to enlighten the reader about the quantity of radioactive waste generated and how it is being managed and what are the courses of action required for effective containment and disposal.
Economics of fast breeder reactors Indian Scenario
Economics of fast breeder reactors Indian Scenario
Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 A Primer for the British Nuclear Industries
Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 A Primer for the British Nuclear Industries.This report aims to provide an analysis of the Indian Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLNDA), 2010 (Refer Annex 1) and its impact on the UK nuclear industries. In this context, a visit to UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) meeting held in London in January 2014 helped in getting to understand the concerns of some of the industries. It also revealed that certain gaps existed in the understanding of the act due to lack of clarity.
24x7 Power for All: Strategies for Karnataka
24x7 Power for All: Strategies for Karnataka .
Solar Energy for Process Heating: A Case Study of Select Indian Industries
The annual consumption of petroleum products in India was about 221 million metric tons in 2015. Of this, 84% was imported. The Indian industrial sector accounts for about 16%–20% of the total fuel consumption for thermal energy for different heating applications in the temperature range of 50°C–250 °C. Solar collectors can meet these temperature requirements and offer the possibility to mitigate the consumption of oil.
Preliminary design of heliostat field and performance analysis of solar tower plants with thermal storage and hybridisation
Solar tower technology has gained considerable momentum over the past decade. In a solar tower plant, a single receiver is used and the power collected by the heliostat field is strongly coupled to the tower height and its location with respect to the field. The literature available focuses largely on the component-level details of the heliostat field, ray-tracing mechanisms, receiver heat transfer analyses, etc.
Analytical expression of the physical parameters of an illuminated solar cell using explicit J-V model
Analytical expression of the physical parameters of an illuminataed solar cell using explicit J-V model.Simple explicit model was introduced to represent the J–V characteristics of an illuminated solar cell with parasitic resistances