Non-Conventional Energy Management With Special Reference To Solar Energy

Abstract

The study intends to analyse the non-conventional resources of energy with explicitly focusing on the Indian scenario. Moreover, to determine the measures of implementing fast and sustainable growth of non-renewable resources exclusively emphasising solar power in India. The study also tries to identify the consumer perspective related to solar energy consumption.

As per the statistics of GOI, in the year 2018 Indian government set a target to produce 50% of the total electricity consumption from non-fossil fuel resources till the year 2030. Moreover, India set a target to generate 175 GW of renewable energy resources by the end of 2022 and extended this program to 500 GW by the end of the year 2030. Till the end of 2019, India developed 85.90 GW of non-conventional resources capability, which holds around 23% of the overall installed capacity. The paper selected an empirical analysis method to evaluate the objective and hypothesis. The sample data size is 400 participants who took part in the questionnaire-based study to determine their perception and the challenges facing them after installing solar energy-related technology. The results articulated that the enormous features of solar energy like zero-emission, little noise, and other associated aspects make it better, intrinsic, and trustworthy to satisfy the necessity for power and fuel for a massive mass. Moreover, the study determines specific consumers' challenges while preferring solar energy as an alternative resource are categorised into technical and financial obstacles: initial costs are very high, service support systems are inferior, inadequate availability of personnel to attend breakdowns, storage of power on rainy days among others.