The future of wind power

Alternative Energy in India saw significant growth in 2010 with the last 9 months of the year seeing capacity additions of 1800 MW which is almost 10% of the total installed capacity of 18500 MW.The growth in renewable energy was led by Wind Energy which forms almost 70% of the total renewable energy capacity in the country at around 13500 MW.The strong incentives given by both state and central government has led to the sharp growth of wind energy.Note Wind Energy is quite close to Gas based electricity price.India Needs at least 68 GW of Renewable Energy Capacity by 2020 to meet its RPS target of 15% set by CERC (note this is capacity only not hours of electricity).

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There are many small wind farms in Karnataka, making it one of the states in India which has a high number of wind mill farms. Chitradurga, Gadag are some of the districts where there are a large number of Windmills. Chitradurga alone has over 20000 wind turbines.

India is yet to assess the offshore wind energy potential as previous studies completely ignored that aspect. Additionally, the current government data is not adequate as it does not measure the true wind energy resource available. With the improvement in technology and increase in the hub height of the wind turbine it has become possible to generate more electricity than thought earlier. India must utilize the vast untapped wind energy resource it is blessed with.

1. Suzlon Energy: Suzlon is of course the first company that comes to mind. They are one of the leading wind energy companies in India are one of the better known alternative energy companies in India. Here are some details from their website.

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Credit Suisse analysts added that ‘funding for state-owned operators is basically done through the state banks, with maturity of around two to three years. Therefore, in a rising interest rate environment, re-pricing of loads could have an impact on company earnings.’

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To many, the rush into solar stocks seems to be just that sort of gold rush. The boom in solar IPOs certainly reminds me of the type of feeding frenzy in which incautious investors are likely to get burned. And we are also seeing some other signs of rampant speculation, where investors are buying poorly managed (or even dishonest) companies with almost the same fervor of well managed ones. There’s little doubt that the future is bright for solar power, but picking solar companies that are going to survive and thrive in that bright future is becoming increasingly difficult in an increasingly crowded field.

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Germany uses a feed-in tariff structure to promote solar energy. Under this system, solar power producers receive a higher tariff for electricity to compensate for the higher generation costs. That subsidized tariff declines over time as technological improvement occurs and the costs of producing solar energy fall. The idea is to encourage solar development and gradually push producers to bring down costs and become more efficient.

The situation with solar power is even worse. Solar is among the most expensive and economically unattractive sources of power in the world today, and the industry is even more dependent on subsidies and tax credits to grow. In some ways, a political science degree might be more useful for forecasting solar demand than a background in finance.

China’s offshore wind farms are based along the east coast where the country’s economic powerhouses reside, so that makes it easier for users to access.

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Shi Lishan, deputy director of the new energy and renewable energy department of National Energy Bureau (NEB), said offshore wind power development will be a priority of China’s wind-power industry.

For example, photovoltaic solar energy is based on semiconductor processing and accordingly, benefits from steep cost reductions similar to those realized in the microprocessor industry (i.e., driven by larger scale, higher module efficiency, and improving processing technologies). PV solar energy is perhaps the only energy technology whose electricity generation cost could be reduced by half or more over the next 5 years. Better and more efficient manufacturing process and new technology such as advanced thin film solar cell is a good example of that helps to reduce industry cost.

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Over the last three years publicly traded alternative energy have been very volatile, with some 2007 returns in excess of 100%, some 2008 returns down 90% or more, and peak-to-trough returns in 2009 again over 100%. In general there are three subsegments of ‘alternative’ energy investment: solar energy, wind energy and hybrid electric vehicles. Alternative energy sources which are renewable, free and have lower carbon emissions than what we have now are wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, and bio fuels. Each of these four segments involve very different technologies and investment concerns.

In terms of generated electricity, this translates into 2600 TWh produced by wind energy in 2020 and 5700 TWh in 2030. Again depending on the increase in demand by that time, wind power would cover 11.2 12.6 per cent of global electricity demand in 2020 and as much as 19.7 24.0 per cent in 2030 in other words meeting between a fifth and a quarter of the world’s electricity needs.

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These three scenarios for the global wind energy market are then set against two projections for the future growth of electricity demand. Most importantly, these projections do not just assume that growing demand by consumers will inevitably need to be matched by supply options. On the basis that demand will have to be reduced if the threat of climate change is to be seriously tackled, they take into account an increasing element of energy efficiency.

In most cases, these studies are based on available wind data (speed, direction, timing) collected over many years the type data used by developers forecasting project performance prior to construction. These wind studies are also used by legislators and regulators when evaluating policies that mandate renewable energy development.

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No wind project in New York achieved a 30% capacity factor, and most are operating at well below this figure including Maple Ridge 1 and 2 touted by wind proponents as a premier wind site. Maple Ridge was forecasted to have a capacity factor of 34% prior to construction but has consistently operated around 25% a significant performance reduction.

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