Wind Power Applications in India – Survey

The rapid growth of renewable energy utilization and the immense potential for future use dictates a need to seriously consider the reliability of supply that can be obtained in addition to the associated cost benefits that can be achieved. Wind power is being adapted the world over as the most efficient power generation source that does not cause greenhouse emissions. With the raising concerns on climate change, countries are under pressure to turn renewable energy (RE) sources and reduce. CO2 emissions. Amongst RE sources, Wind energy is proved to be more successful energy option next to hydro and about 290 GW has been installed worldwide. Earth's commercially viable wind power potential is estimated at 72 TW which is five times more than World's total energy demand. With such a huge potential, only very few countries are really using wind power at a large scale for electricity production. Deficit of skilled human resource has been one of the main barriers to hinder wind energy and other renewable energy diffusion. Keywords-wind power, solar energy, energy storage,