This document discusses renewable energy in India and opportunities in energy storage. It notes that while India has abundant renewable resources, they are currently costly and intermittent due to lack of effective energy storage. Better storage technologies could significantly lower costs and allow greater utilization of renewable resources. The energy storage market in India is poised for growth across off-grid solar, village electrification, commercial applications and more. Both large and small companies have opportunities in areas like manufacturing, distribution, research partnerships and innovations that develop new storage applications and technologies.
1. Renewable Energy in India – Why should you care? NarasimhanSanthanam EAI, www.eai.in
2. About EAI Leading Indian renewable energy business intelligence, market strategy consulting firm Work on all primary renewable energy sectors – solar, wind, bio-fuels / biomass, waste-to-energy and small hydro Work on market research, entry and diversification strategy, economic and financial modeling and pre-feasibility analysis Team comprises professionals from IITs and IIMs, with renewable energy, industry research and economics backgrounds Based out of Chennai, India More at www.eai.in
3. India’s current electricity production Installed capacity: Approx 150 GW Primarily based on coal (52%) & large hydro (27%) Wind (7%) is the largest alternative energy component Total non-hydro renewable energy is only about 8% of total
4. Future electricity requirements Could require 350 GW by 2017 (McKinsey) Where does the additional 200 GW come from? From fossil fuels (coal, natural gas) and Renewables
15. Energy storage for utility-scale is still evolving
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17. RE has scale – prompts investments and lowers costs
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20. Technologies to watch out for Batteries – Lead acid, Li-ion, flow batteries, NaS Thermal energy storage – Solar CSP Fuel cells Pumped hydro Compressed air energy storage Flywheel Superconducting magnetic energy storage Supercapacitors
26. Opportunities for partnerships Joint ventures & research partnerships New technologies and applications Value added resellers Specific industries (cellular) / markets (local villages) OEM partnerships solar modules manufacturers/solar product suppliers
27. Opportunities from innovations New markets - Non-consumers becoming consumers, grid-connected power generation segment New sources - Use in emerging renewable energy sources such as tidal, wave & geothermal New products – Use of RE for new products that have critical need for batteries
28. “What should I do?” Secondary research – read up more on your target segment Primary research – talk to the market Foot in the door – get your hands dirty at least cost
29. All the best! NarasimhanSanthanam EAI – Energy Alternatives India @ www.eai.in narsi@clixoo.com 98413 48117