This paper attempts to present the state of art of research work carried out on the optimal planning of distributed generation (DG) systems under different aspects. There are number of important issues to be considered while carrying out studies related to the planning and operational aspects of...

Energy for cooking is a major concern of consumers and policy makers in India. Most of the cooking in rural India is done using biomass. Traditional biomass stoves cause significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to formation of products of incomplete combustion. As far as urban population...

Mathematical modeling of a latent heat thermal energy storage system (LHTES) was used for the optimum material selection and to assist in the optimal designing of the systems. In this paper, two types of models are mainly discussed, on the basis of first law and second law of thermodynamics. The...

Sustainable and equitable development is the most important challenge before mankind. After food, most pressing concern is energy for a decent living. The energy consumption has been recognized world wide as a parameter of development in a society. In the present paper an attempt has been made...

Adequate amount of energy generation in a sustainable manner is a major challenge in the present energy scenario. Fast depleting fossils fuels and their environmental effects forces to look towards renewable sources for sustainable development. Among all renewable sources, small hydropower (SHP)...

India has a large number of remote small villages and islands that lack in the electricity, and probability of connecting them with the high voltage gridlines in the near future is very poor due to financial and technical constraints. The main electrical load in these villages is domestic. In...

An experimental study has been carried out to investigate the effective efficiency of a solar air heater duct provided with transverse and inclined ribs as artificial roughness elements on the absorber plate. The range of parameters considered for the present investigation; Reynolds number (Re)...

Large potential of energy still remains untapped in irrigation canals in central and southern parts of India and other countries. This energy can be utilised to augment the gap between demand and supply. The advantages of low-head canal-based small hydropower (SHP) schemes are that being in a...

An experimental investigation has been carried out to study the heat transfer and friction characteristics by using a combination of inclined as well as transverse ribs on the absorber plate of a solar air heater. The experimental investigation encompassed the Reynolds number (Re) ranges from...

This study has been attempted to present the state of art review on the research work carried out for the operation of wind and pumped storage plant (Wind–PSP) under deregulated market. Due to the uncertain characteristics of the wind, power generated by wind turbines is mostly variable and...