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Wind Energy: Global and Indian Insights

The document discusses wind energy usage internationally and in India. China leads the world in installed wind capacity as of 2015 at 34%, followed by the US at 18%. In India, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have the highest installed capacity. The document outlines the historical uses of windmills, requirements for wind energy projects, and different types of horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines, including their advantages and disadvantages. It provides examples of the large amounts of space and turbines needed to power the world solely with wind energy.

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Wind Energy: Global and Indian Insights

The document discusses wind energy usage internationally and in India. China leads the world in installed wind capacity as of 2015 at 34%, followed by the US at 18%. In India, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have the highest installed capacity. The document outlines the historical uses of windmills, requirements for wind energy projects, and different types of horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines, including their advantages and disadvantages. It provides examples of the large amounts of space and turbines needed to power the world solely with wind energy.

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Wind Energy:

Overview
Learning objectives:

1)To understand the pattern of usage of wind


energy internationally
2)To understand the pattern of usage of wind
energy in India
3)To become aware of geographical issues
associated with wind energy
4)To become aware of different types of windmills
Historical usage of windmills

1)Grinding grains
2)Pumping water
3)Generating electricity
Requirements

1)At least 16 km/h winds


2)Low likelihood of bursts of wind
3)Access to transmission capacity
Rest of the
world Installed capacity in 2015
14%
Italy Brazil
2% 2%
France
China
2%
Canada 34%
3% UK
3%
Spain
5%
Total 550,000 MW
India USA as of 2017
6% 18%
Germany
11% Source: [Link]
Andhra Telangana Installed capacity in India Kerala Others
Pradesh 0% 0% 0%
7%
Madhya Pradesh
8%
Muppandal windfarm,
near Kanyakumari,
Tamilnadu
Karnataka 1500 MW, largest in
27% India. Hilly region
11%
where sea winds go
through mountain
passes
Rajasthan
15%

Total 32,000 MW as of 2016 Gujarat Maharashtra


15% 17%

Source: [Link]
35000
Targeting 60,000 MW by 2022
30000
Capacity MW

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year
Source: [Link]
Types of windmills

1) Horizontal axis wind turbines


a. Tall towers enable accessing stronger winds
b. Blades capture wind energy throughout rotation

a. Strong and huge towers required


b. Complexity during construction
c. Need to be turned to face the wind
Types of windmills

2) Vertical axis wind turbines


a. Generates power independent of wind direction
b. Low cost
c. Strong tower not needed since generator is on the
ground

a. Low efficiency (only one blade works at a time)


b. May need wires to support
c. More turbulent flow near ground
Power generated:

Large wind turbine: 2-3 MW

Per year, at 25% capacity factor, it will generate:

2 × 106 × 0.25 × 3600 × 24 × 365 = 1.6 × 1013 𝐽

Therefore, 500 exa joules will require:

500 × 1018 Τ1.6 × 1013 = 31 × 106

31 Million wind turbines


Space requirement:

Rule of thumb is 7 times diameter of windmill

Approximately 500 m from other turbines

Each 2 MW turbine needs approximately 0.5 square km

Therefore 15.5 million square km needed to power the world!

1.5 times Size of China or USA


Conclusions:

1) Considerable interest in tapping wind energy


both internationally as well as in India
2) Geographical locations play an important role
in planning windmill installations
3) Various designs of wind mills considered
historically

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