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Evaluation of current status and future directions of wind energy in India

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Wind energy is the fastest growing electricity generation technology. During the last decade of the 20th century, grid-connected wind capacity worldwide has doubled approximately every 3 years. Climate change is a major challenge to sustainable development worldwide and is increasingly recognized by forward-looking political and business leaders. One of the tasks we are facing is a profound transformation of our energy system over the next few decades of replacing fossil fuels with renewable energies and dramatically increasing energy efficiency. At present, wind energy is receiving considerable attention in the world. In this study, development of wind energy system and the potential of wind energy in India have been investigated. This paper presents the progress made by wind energy in the recent years, and discusses the potential of this technology. The aim of the work is to investigate the wind energy plants and projects in India. It can be concluded from this analysis that wind energy utilization in India and throughout world has sharply increased.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by the Department of Science & Technology under SERC Fast Track Scheme Ref. # SR/FTP/ETA-074/2009 for carrying out the research.

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Singh, A.K., Parida, S.K. Evaluation of current status and future directions of wind energy in India. Clean Techn Environ Policy 15, 643–655 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-012-0554-6

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