International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 2022
Syngas generated from the thermochemical conversion of biomass in a gasifier is increasingly bein... more Syngas generated from the thermochemical conversion of biomass in a gasifier is increasingly being used for fuelling internal combustion engines, especially for distributed power generation. The thermo physical properties of syngas are different from that of fossil fuels. Since the thermo physical properties are different it makes interesting to study the properties in depth. From the review of literature related to syngas modelling study using numerical methods, very little information is available in the literature. While experimental study given the actual performance parameters, the information is essentially spatial or temporal average only. Numerical methods are one of the efficient methods to carry out analysis of spatial or temporal distribution of the in-cylinder. The current work primarily addresses the combustion progression parameters in a typical spark ignited engine under turbocharged after cooled configuration at no load and peak load operation using the ANSYS FLUENT computational fluid dynamics software. Once the simulation is validated, the progress of combustion parameters are derived from the simulation in post processing to carry out the in-cylinder spatially distribution of the combustion process was studied.
— It is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant Renewable... more — It is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant Renewable Energy (RE) resources, such as wind, biomass, solar, etc; as these sources are going to become the long-term solution for future energy needs. Presently, wind energy is one of the fastest developing Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) across the globe including India and is an alternative clean energy source compared to fossil fuel, which pollute the lower layer of the atmosphere. The increasing investment in wind energy systems is justified from an environmental point of view too. In this backdrop, the current paper presents the economic and environmental analysis of selected wind farms of Karnataka State in Southern India and chooses suitable Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs). Using the empirical data obtained through field study; it estimates values of various economic indices like, NPW, AEW, IRR, PBP, etc., for ascertaining suitability of investment in wind energy. It also estimates t...
Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past... more Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past. The operation of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) during power generation process generates noise of two types, one is mechanical noise and other one is Air cut noise. Any undesirable sound is considered as Noise. There are government regulations for the noise generation by any industry/personnel. This paper reveals the range and impact of noise and its effect to the near by dwellings considering a case study approach for the wind farm located in southern part of India. Study records the data related to noise level within and nearby the WTGs and measures it effect for day and night time for wind turbine located in Udumalaipet area of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India. Study uses both practical (on site data) and theoretical or standard noise level data prescribed by the Government of India to install any wind turbine generator near the dwellings. It also considers the important parameters like...
Power generation quantity from wind sector is increasing at much faster rate day by day in the sc... more Power generation quantity from wind sector is increasing at much faster rate day by day in the scenario of power systems, which obviously needs reliable operation. Therefore, accurate monitoring and error diagnosis are almost mandatory. This paper aims to identify important errors that affect the performance and can easily detect the faults of wind turbine generators (WTGs). Wind turbines are subjected to different sort of failures; thus, before starting to identify various kinds of errors, it is necessary to identify what kind of failures can be found in the real world which causes healthy operation of WTGs. Out of different errors, error that is caused by the operation of gearbox could stop or reduce the generation of power from WTGs for a long time. Recently, several condition monitoring and fault diagnosis techniques have been introduced in order to minimize downtime and maintenance cost while increasing energy availability and life time service of the wind farms. Different types of sensors have been used for long time in wind turbine fault diagnosis or monitoring systems to collect data of the generator health. Many researchers analyzed wind turbine failures using different software. The present study uses different approaches and prepares a multi-criteria decision-making framework using analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The analysis of the data under AHP frame work revealed overspeed guard/turbine out of control error got the top most impediment to the healthy operation of WTGs, and high brake temperature fits in the fifth position among the five different error groups considered.
— It is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant Renewable... more — It is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant Renewable Energy (RE) resources, such as wind, biomass, solar, etc; as these sources are going to become the long-term solution for future energy needs. Presently, wind energy is one of the fastest developing Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) across the globe including India and is an alternative clean energy source compared to fossil fuel, which pollute the lower layer of the atmosphere. The increasing investment in wind energy systems is justified from an environmental point of view too. In this backdrop, the current paper presents the economic and environmental analysis of selected wind farms of Karnataka State in Southern India and chooses suitable Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs). Using the empirical data obtained through field study; it estimates values of various economic indices like, NPW, AEW, IRR, PBP, etc., for ascertaining suitability of investment in wind energy. It also estimates the positive environmental effect by avoided Green House Gas (GHG) emission, especially reduction in anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, which otherwise would have resulted due to coal thermal power generation. The outcome of the study helps in selection of appropriate WTG ratings in the selected wind farms.shed.
Energy is the basic building block for socio-economic development. Though fossil fuels will conti... more Energy is the basic building block for socio-economic development. Though fossil fuels will continue to play a major role in most countries, their availability is limited and may not be sufficient in the long run to sustain the demand. Energy security and sustainable development are high in the global agenda due to the impact of volatile energy prices, high demand for energy security, concerns over environmental sustainability and the global climate change. Developing country like India needs to consume more energy to ensure their economic growth. Rapidly increasing energy demand and growing concern about economic and environmental consequences call for effective and thorough energy governance in India. Today, India is mostly relying on the thermal energy but other forms of energy like Solar, Wind etc., are fast on rise. Being a developing economy the energy needs of India is fast rising, which necessities the requirement of alternative energy sources that can lead to sustainability of energy-environment system. Renewable Energy (RE) is accepted as a key source for the future, not only for the world, but also for India. According to clean energy mission of India, country aims to double its renewable energy capacity from 25,000MW in 2012 to 55,000MW by 2017.The urgency of this decision is due to scarcity of fossil fuel faced by the nation clubbed with the alarming rise of CO2 emissions.
Sustainable development involves three critical
factors of sustainability viz., Economic, Environ... more Sustainable development involves three critical factors of sustainability viz., Economic, Environmental and Social. Sustainable economic development needs continuous and efficient energy supply. In this backdrop renewable energy sources like Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) are vital for Indian economy not only from supply considerations but also from environmental and other considerations of sustainability. The current paper represents the economic and environmental analysis of a wind farm in Karnataka. Using the empirical data obtained through the field study, it estimates values of various economic indices for suitability of investment in wind energy. It also estimates the positive environmental effect by avoiding the amount of Green House Gas (GHG) emission, which otherwise would have resulted due to of coal thermal power generation.
Energy is the prime mover of economic growth and is vital to the sustenance of modern economy. Fu... more Energy is the prime mover of economic growth and is vital to the sustenance of modern economy. Further growth of economy strongly depends upon various sources of energy and its availability that are economically viable/affordable, sustainable, and are environmental friendly. Sudden exploitation of clean energy in practical offers a bit toughest task to the persons around the globe today because of three important reasons as it is known to all about the fossil fuel depletion, un-sustainability in the environment, and change of climate. Energy demand is increasing throughout the globe including India more rapidly when compared to that of production rate, thereby sustaining its growth rate is an important parameter in order to maintain a constant growth rate and stability. In this context, comprehensive, flexible and dynamic approaches are needed to solve this problem with multiple optimization criteria (economic drivers, optimal utilization of Entrepreneurs, etc), high levels of uncertainty, and dynamic behaviour. At present most of the power plants in India dependence heavily on solid fuel sources such as coal. Continuous usage of coal in these power plants will increase various emissions in the form of greenhouse gases (GHG). Spreading rate of these gases in the atmosphere can be curbed partially by the deployment of various alternative energy projects. Feasible alternative energy projects could compensate the interpretation of higher fossil fuel based power plants in turn enhances the economic state of the country. India has an immense supply of various Renewable Energy (RE) resources and it uses different methods for deploying RE products and systems across the nation to sustain their growth rate in turn benefitting to the society. Amongst various sources of RE, wind energy is gaining lot of importance across the globe including India. The growth rate of investment in the field of wind energy signifies in many ways as it is affordable with improved technological development and cost competitive compared to other RE sources and it supports mainly in view of bridging the supply- demand gap. Nowadays it also plays an important role in the contribution of mitigating various GHG emissions to protect environment. For any investor to invest in the field of wind business he should know the background about technological development, economic growth, sustainability in the market, etc, to get his marginal profit along with investment back at the earliest period. There are many people involved in this task starting from identifying the land in a particular geography and purchasing or getting it leased for installation and erection of wind turbines. To perform this task in a smoother way, skilled and knowledgeable persons in this area are required to get all the clearances from various Government departments, organizations, etc., so that it avoids the risk for a company/investors which are new to that geography. Totally it should act as a single window agency to get all the clearances. Few of the Indian states do not have a single window approach to carry out various tasks involved in it. Here comes an option for the entrepreneur to carry out the task with different perspectives to support for wind energy business development in the selected site. In turn he should support both the investors and Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) manufacturers through the concept called single window especially in terms of economic aspects. The return on investment in the field of wind business relates to many parameters one amongst that is it depends on the geography which changes according to different locations and it is related to a particular site conditions like, availability of wind resources, wind velocity variation, direction of wind according to seasonal effects, topography, etc. In this context, present study has carried out an economic analysis of a wind farm in the central part of Karnataka (a Southern state in India) and selects a suitable WTG rating capacity. With the aid of an empirical data collected by visiting in person to various wind fields through a detailed set of questionnaires; it evaluates various economic indices like, net present worth, annual equivalent worth, internal rate of return, pay back period, etc., for finding out the appropriateness of investment in the field of wind business. Finally, economic study did by an entrepreneur in the selected wind farm has helped more than fifteen investors (new persons to the wind energy sector) to invest in this business. It also opines that, enhancing entrepreneurial opportunities is a good way to overcome the challenges for new business development in the emerging economic markets.
Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past... more Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past. The operation of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) during power generation process generates noise of two types, one is mechanical noise and other one is Air cut noise. Any undesirable sound is considered as Noise. There are government regulations for the noise generation by any industry/personnel. This paper reveals the range and impact of noise and its effect to the near by dwellings considering a case study approach for the wind farm located in southern part of India. Study records the data related to noise level within and nearby the WTGs and measures it effect for day and night time for wind turbine located in Udumalaipet area of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India. Study uses both practical (on site data) and theoretical or standard noise level data prescribed by the Government of India to install any wind turbine generator near the dwellings. It also considers the important parameters like time and distance of measurement to assess the effect of noise considering different ratings of WTGs with different distance from them.
Energy is an essential input for the financial and societal development of any nation. Both conve... more Energy is an essential input for the financial and societal development of any nation. Both conventional and nonconventional sources of energy contribute to total requirement of the economy as a whole. As an affordable and sparkling energy sources, energy derived from wind resources is one of the world's greatest upward nonconventional sources of energy. A significant number of wind turbine clusters are operating at different geographical locations across the globe . However, assessing their performance is not an easy task and there is dearth of literature in this area. In view of this, a methodological approach is made in the present study to estimate the performance of a wind turbine cluster with the aid of an indicator called Cluster Performance Index (CPI) which uses a multicriteria approach. The proposed CPI comprises four criteria indicators viz., Technical Performance Indicator (TePI), Economic Performance Indicator (EcPI), Environmental Performance Indicator (EnPI), and Sociological Performance Indicator (SoPI). Under each criterion a total of ten parameters are identified with five qualitative and five quantitative responses. The methodology is implemented by the method of collecting raw data from two wind turbine clusters situated at Chitradurga and Gadag in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The study covered fifteen different stake holders are consulted through a set of structured researcher administered questionnaire to collect the data from the wind mill clusters. Different stake holders are, wind farm developers, Government officials from energy department, engineers working in wind farms, and few selected residential people near the wind farms. The results indicated that Chitradurga wind farm performed much better (CPI of 45.267) as compared to Gadag (CPI of 28.362) wind farm.
Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past... more Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past. The operation of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) during power generation process generates noise of two types, one is mechanical noise and other one is Air cut noise. Any undesirable sound is considered as Noise. There are government regulations for the noise generation by any industry/personnel. The main aim of present paper is to reveal the range and impact of noise and its effect to the nearby dwellings considering a case study approach for the wind farm located in southern part of India. Study records the data related to noise level within and nearby the WTGs and measures it effect for day and night time for wind turbine located in Udumalaipet area of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India. Study uses both practical (on site data) and theoretical or standard noise level data prescribed by the Government of India to install any wind turbine generator near the dwellings. It also considers the important parameters like time and distance of measurement to assess the effect of noise considering different ratings of WTGs with different distance from them. Hence, it can be concluded that there is no issue of noise pollution to the neighboring society during the day and night time operation of WTG ratings of 0.85MW or 2 MW at different locations and are environmental friendly with their noise level within the acceptable level / zone prescribed by the Government authorities.
International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 2022
Syngas generated from the thermochemical conversion of biomass in a gasifier is increasingly bein... more Syngas generated from the thermochemical conversion of biomass in a gasifier is increasingly being used for fuelling internal combustion engines, especially for distributed power generation. The thermo physical properties of syngas are different from that of fossil fuels. Since the thermo physical properties are different it makes interesting to study the properties in depth. From the review of literature related to syngas modelling study using numerical methods, very little information is available in the literature. While experimental study given the actual performance parameters, the information is essentially spatial or temporal average only. Numerical methods are one of the efficient methods to carry out analysis of spatial or temporal distribution of the in-cylinder. The current work primarily addresses the combustion progression parameters in a typical spark ignited engine under turbocharged after cooled configuration at no load and peak load operation using the ANSYS FLUENT computational fluid dynamics software. Once the simulation is validated, the progress of combustion parameters are derived from the simulation in post processing to carry out the in-cylinder spatially distribution of the combustion process was studied.
— It is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant Renewable... more — It is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant Renewable Energy (RE) resources, such as wind, biomass, solar, etc; as these sources are going to become the long-term solution for future energy needs. Presently, wind energy is one of the fastest developing Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) across the globe including India and is an alternative clean energy source compared to fossil fuel, which pollute the lower layer of the atmosphere. The increasing investment in wind energy systems is justified from an environmental point of view too. In this backdrop, the current paper presents the economic and environmental analysis of selected wind farms of Karnataka State in Southern India and chooses suitable Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs). Using the empirical data obtained through field study; it estimates values of various economic indices like, NPW, AEW, IRR, PBP, etc., for ascertaining suitability of investment in wind energy. It also estimates t...
Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past... more Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past. The operation of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) during power generation process generates noise of two types, one is mechanical noise and other one is Air cut noise. Any undesirable sound is considered as Noise. There are government regulations for the noise generation by any industry/personnel. This paper reveals the range and impact of noise and its effect to the near by dwellings considering a case study approach for the wind farm located in southern part of India. Study records the data related to noise level within and nearby the WTGs and measures it effect for day and night time for wind turbine located in Udumalaipet area of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India. Study uses both practical (on site data) and theoretical or standard noise level data prescribed by the Government of India to install any wind turbine generator near the dwellings. It also considers the important parameters like...
Power generation quantity from wind sector is increasing at much faster rate day by day in the sc... more Power generation quantity from wind sector is increasing at much faster rate day by day in the scenario of power systems, which obviously needs reliable operation. Therefore, accurate monitoring and error diagnosis are almost mandatory. This paper aims to identify important errors that affect the performance and can easily detect the faults of wind turbine generators (WTGs). Wind turbines are subjected to different sort of failures; thus, before starting to identify various kinds of errors, it is necessary to identify what kind of failures can be found in the real world which causes healthy operation of WTGs. Out of different errors, error that is caused by the operation of gearbox could stop or reduce the generation of power from WTGs for a long time. Recently, several condition monitoring and fault diagnosis techniques have been introduced in order to minimize downtime and maintenance cost while increasing energy availability and life time service of the wind farms. Different types of sensors have been used for long time in wind turbine fault diagnosis or monitoring systems to collect data of the generator health. Many researchers analyzed wind turbine failures using different software. The present study uses different approaches and prepares a multi-criteria decision-making framework using analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The analysis of the data under AHP frame work revealed overspeed guard/turbine out of control error got the top most impediment to the healthy operation of WTGs, and high brake temperature fits in the fifth position among the five different error groups considered.
— It is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant Renewable... more — It is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant Renewable Energy (RE) resources, such as wind, biomass, solar, etc; as these sources are going to become the long-term solution for future energy needs. Presently, wind energy is one of the fastest developing Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) across the globe including India and is an alternative clean energy source compared to fossil fuel, which pollute the lower layer of the atmosphere. The increasing investment in wind energy systems is justified from an environmental point of view too. In this backdrop, the current paper presents the economic and environmental analysis of selected wind farms of Karnataka State in Southern India and chooses suitable Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs). Using the empirical data obtained through field study; it estimates values of various economic indices like, NPW, AEW, IRR, PBP, etc., for ascertaining suitability of investment in wind energy. It also estimates the positive environmental effect by avoided Green House Gas (GHG) emission, especially reduction in anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, which otherwise would have resulted due to coal thermal power generation. The outcome of the study helps in selection of appropriate WTG ratings in the selected wind farms.shed.
Energy is the basic building block for socio-economic development. Though fossil fuels will conti... more Energy is the basic building block for socio-economic development. Though fossil fuels will continue to play a major role in most countries, their availability is limited and may not be sufficient in the long run to sustain the demand. Energy security and sustainable development are high in the global agenda due to the impact of volatile energy prices, high demand for energy security, concerns over environmental sustainability and the global climate change. Developing country like India needs to consume more energy to ensure their economic growth. Rapidly increasing energy demand and growing concern about economic and environmental consequences call for effective and thorough energy governance in India. Today, India is mostly relying on the thermal energy but other forms of energy like Solar, Wind etc., are fast on rise. Being a developing economy the energy needs of India is fast rising, which necessities the requirement of alternative energy sources that can lead to sustainability of energy-environment system. Renewable Energy (RE) is accepted as a key source for the future, not only for the world, but also for India. According to clean energy mission of India, country aims to double its renewable energy capacity from 25,000MW in 2012 to 55,000MW by 2017.The urgency of this decision is due to scarcity of fossil fuel faced by the nation clubbed with the alarming rise of CO2 emissions.
Sustainable development involves three critical
factors of sustainability viz., Economic, Environ... more Sustainable development involves three critical factors of sustainability viz., Economic, Environmental and Social. Sustainable economic development needs continuous and efficient energy supply. In this backdrop renewable energy sources like Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) are vital for Indian economy not only from supply considerations but also from environmental and other considerations of sustainability. The current paper represents the economic and environmental analysis of a wind farm in Karnataka. Using the empirical data obtained through the field study, it estimates values of various economic indices for suitability of investment in wind energy. It also estimates the positive environmental effect by avoiding the amount of Green House Gas (GHG) emission, which otherwise would have resulted due to of coal thermal power generation.
Energy is the prime mover of economic growth and is vital to the sustenance of modern economy. Fu... more Energy is the prime mover of economic growth and is vital to the sustenance of modern economy. Further growth of economy strongly depends upon various sources of energy and its availability that are economically viable/affordable, sustainable, and are environmental friendly. Sudden exploitation of clean energy in practical offers a bit toughest task to the persons around the globe today because of three important reasons as it is known to all about the fossil fuel depletion, un-sustainability in the environment, and change of climate. Energy demand is increasing throughout the globe including India more rapidly when compared to that of production rate, thereby sustaining its growth rate is an important parameter in order to maintain a constant growth rate and stability. In this context, comprehensive, flexible and dynamic approaches are needed to solve this problem with multiple optimization criteria (economic drivers, optimal utilization of Entrepreneurs, etc), high levels of uncertainty, and dynamic behaviour. At present most of the power plants in India dependence heavily on solid fuel sources such as coal. Continuous usage of coal in these power plants will increase various emissions in the form of greenhouse gases (GHG). Spreading rate of these gases in the atmosphere can be curbed partially by the deployment of various alternative energy projects. Feasible alternative energy projects could compensate the interpretation of higher fossil fuel based power plants in turn enhances the economic state of the country. India has an immense supply of various Renewable Energy (RE) resources and it uses different methods for deploying RE products and systems across the nation to sustain their growth rate in turn benefitting to the society. Amongst various sources of RE, wind energy is gaining lot of importance across the globe including India. The growth rate of investment in the field of wind energy signifies in many ways as it is affordable with improved technological development and cost competitive compared to other RE sources and it supports mainly in view of bridging the supply- demand gap. Nowadays it also plays an important role in the contribution of mitigating various GHG emissions to protect environment. For any investor to invest in the field of wind business he should know the background about technological development, economic growth, sustainability in the market, etc, to get his marginal profit along with investment back at the earliest period. There are many people involved in this task starting from identifying the land in a particular geography and purchasing or getting it leased for installation and erection of wind turbines. To perform this task in a smoother way, skilled and knowledgeable persons in this area are required to get all the clearances from various Government departments, organizations, etc., so that it avoids the risk for a company/investors which are new to that geography. Totally it should act as a single window agency to get all the clearances. Few of the Indian states do not have a single window approach to carry out various tasks involved in it. Here comes an option for the entrepreneur to carry out the task with different perspectives to support for wind energy business development in the selected site. In turn he should support both the investors and Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) manufacturers through the concept called single window especially in terms of economic aspects. The return on investment in the field of wind business relates to many parameters one amongst that is it depends on the geography which changes according to different locations and it is related to a particular site conditions like, availability of wind resources, wind velocity variation, direction of wind according to seasonal effects, topography, etc. In this context, present study has carried out an economic analysis of a wind farm in the central part of Karnataka (a Southern state in India) and selects a suitable WTG rating capacity. With the aid of an empirical data collected by visiting in person to various wind fields through a detailed set of questionnaires; it evaluates various economic indices like, net present worth, annual equivalent worth, internal rate of return, pay back period, etc., for finding out the appropriateness of investment in the field of wind business. Finally, economic study did by an entrepreneur in the selected wind farm has helped more than fifteen investors (new persons to the wind energy sector) to invest in this business. It also opines that, enhancing entrepreneurial opportunities is a good way to overcome the challenges for new business development in the emerging economic markets.
Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past... more Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past. The operation of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) during power generation process generates noise of two types, one is mechanical noise and other one is Air cut noise. Any undesirable sound is considered as Noise. There are government regulations for the noise generation by any industry/personnel. This paper reveals the range and impact of noise and its effect to the near by dwellings considering a case study approach for the wind farm located in southern part of India. Study records the data related to noise level within and nearby the WTGs and measures it effect for day and night time for wind turbine located in Udumalaipet area of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India. Study uses both practical (on site data) and theoretical or standard noise level data prescribed by the Government of India to install any wind turbine generator near the dwellings. It also considers the important parameters like time and distance of measurement to assess the effect of noise considering different ratings of WTGs with different distance from them.
Energy is an essential input for the financial and societal development of any nation. Both conve... more Energy is an essential input for the financial and societal development of any nation. Both conventional and nonconventional sources of energy contribute to total requirement of the economy as a whole. As an affordable and sparkling energy sources, energy derived from wind resources is one of the world's greatest upward nonconventional sources of energy. A significant number of wind turbine clusters are operating at different geographical locations across the globe . However, assessing their performance is not an easy task and there is dearth of literature in this area. In view of this, a methodological approach is made in the present study to estimate the performance of a wind turbine cluster with the aid of an indicator called Cluster Performance Index (CPI) which uses a multicriteria approach. The proposed CPI comprises four criteria indicators viz., Technical Performance Indicator (TePI), Economic Performance Indicator (EcPI), Environmental Performance Indicator (EnPI), and Sociological Performance Indicator (SoPI). Under each criterion a total of ten parameters are identified with five qualitative and five quantitative responses. The methodology is implemented by the method of collecting raw data from two wind turbine clusters situated at Chitradurga and Gadag in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The study covered fifteen different stake holders are consulted through a set of structured researcher administered questionnaire to collect the data from the wind mill clusters. Different stake holders are, wind farm developers, Government officials from energy department, engineers working in wind farms, and few selected residential people near the wind farms. The results indicated that Chitradurga wind farm performed much better (CPI of 45.267) as compared to Gadag (CPI of 28.362) wind farm.
Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past... more Power generation from wind energy has increased to a great extent in India during the recent past. The operation of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) during power generation process generates noise of two types, one is mechanical noise and other one is Air cut noise. Any undesirable sound is considered as Noise. There are government regulations for the noise generation by any industry/personnel. The main aim of present paper is to reveal the range and impact of noise and its effect to the nearby dwellings considering a case study approach for the wind farm located in southern part of India. Study records the data related to noise level within and nearby the WTGs and measures it effect for day and night time for wind turbine located in Udumalaipet area of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India. Study uses both practical (on site data) and theoretical or standard noise level data prescribed by the Government of India to install any wind turbine generator near the dwellings. It also considers the important parameters like time and distance of measurement to assess the effect of noise considering different ratings of WTGs with different distance from them. Hence, it can be concluded that there is no issue of noise pollution to the neighboring society during the day and night time operation of WTG ratings of 0.85MW or 2 MW at different locations and are environmental friendly with their noise level within the acceptable level / zone prescribed by the Government authorities.
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factors of sustainability viz., Economic, Environmental
and Social. Sustainable economic
development needs continuous and efficient
energy supply. In this backdrop renewable
energy sources like Wind Energy Conversion
Systems (WECS) are vital for Indian economy
not only from supply considerations but also
from environmental and other considerations
of sustainability. The current paper represents
the economic and environmental analysis of a
wind farm in Karnataka. Using the empirical
data obtained through the field study, it estimates
values of various economic indices for
suitability of investment in wind energy. It also
estimates the positive environmental effect by
avoiding the amount of Green House Gas
(GHG) emission, which otherwise would have
resulted due to of coal thermal power generation.
factors of sustainability viz., Economic, Environmental
and Social. Sustainable economic
development needs continuous and efficient
energy supply. In this backdrop renewable
energy sources like Wind Energy Conversion
Systems (WECS) are vital for Indian economy
not only from supply considerations but also
from environmental and other considerations
of sustainability. The current paper represents
the economic and environmental analysis of a
wind farm in Karnataka. Using the empirical
data obtained through the field study, it estimates
values of various economic indices for
suitability of investment in wind energy. It also
estimates the positive environmental effect by
avoiding the amount of Green House Gas
(GHG) emission, which otherwise would have
resulted due to of coal thermal power generation.