| Popis: |
One of the major problems faced in remote areas is the supply of conventional electricity and this is particularly true of some 5,60,000 villages which exist in a country like India. The conventional distribution techniques are too expensive and inadequate. This Paper presents State-of-Art in various strategies adopted for providing energy sources in such areas. One specific area has been developed in detail. Solar Thermal area, which is particularly suited for a country like India. This provides stand-alone and distributed energy source, not only for application in hinter land and rural areas, but could be used also for large complexes of human habitat. The paper would give details of current work in this area and some of the new proposals which are suggested, which could contribute to a high degree in the overall energy generation in the country. Currently employed are conventional means, such as, Hydro/Thermal and Nuclear. Contribution from alternative sources could be as high as 1% of the total energy generation by the year 2000. The advantages of such systems in the context of environment protection and preservation of ecological balance would also be highlighted. |
