What are the prospects for non-conventional energy source?
Renewable energy sources offer viable options to address energy security concerns in a country. Today, India has one of the highest potentials for the effective use of renewable. There is significant potential for generation of power from renewable energy sources, such as wind, small hydro, biomass and solar energy. Therefore a special emphasis has been laid on the generation of grid quality power from renewable sources of energy. Currently, we see the focus on non-conventional energy missing in India. We are exporting solar and wind power equipment worth Rs 1,200 crore. Why haven’t alternative sources of energy taken off in a big way? The general public has to proactively adopted products and services based on non-conventional energy sources. This has not yet happened in India. The ministry of new and renewable energy has taken efforts to popularise these sources of energy and will do more through audiovisual, print and other mediums. In addition, there is need to educate schools and
