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Potential of Wave Energy Along Western Coast of India
Potential of Wave Energy Along Western Coast of India
Source MW % of Total
Total Thermal 213,229 69.60%
Electricity Generation in India
187,253 61.12%
Coal
25,057 8.18% RES** (MNRE)
Gas 14%
Nuclear
919 0.30% 2%
Oil Hydro Renewable
Hydro 43,112 14.10% 14%
(Renewable)
Nuclear 5,780 1.90%
Total Thermal
RES** (MNRE) 44,237 14.50% 70%
Small
Hydro
Power 4,304.27 18.81 4,323.08 9.362
Total 44,783.33 1395.8946,179.22 100
Ocean Energy Potential along
Indian coastline
Distribution of wave energy along the coastline
Source: IIT-Madras
Wave power Calculations
Wave power per unit width of wave front considering a sinusoidal wave
and water depth more than 0.5 λ is given by
P g
KW/m (1)
2
H 2
T / 32 H 2
T
Where
ρ= density of sea water=1024 Kg/m2 (approximately with slight variation
with location)
g= Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8m/s2
H= wave height (vertical distance between trough to crest)
T= wave period
TJ is taken as 1.2 times TZ, where TZ is the time period between two
successive crossings of mean water level. TJ is said to be the period of
energy transport.
Ratnagiri 5.50 6.35 6.86 7.19 7.09 4.84 4.57 4.68 5.29 5.66 5.45 5.20
Karwad 5.77 6.53 6.89 7.12 6.59 4.67 4.62 4.76 5.58 5.65 5.53 5.46
Kozhikod
e 5.83 6.46 6.77 6.64 6.01 4.79 4.97 5.44 5.77 5.22 5.39 5.49
Kollam 5.94 6.56 6.68 6.50 5.87 5.56 5.40 6.05 6.02 5.36 5.08 5.41
Average wave power KW per m of wavefront
and solar irradiation at Ratnagiri
25
15
10
0
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
8 Solar irradiation
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average wave power KW per m of wavefront
and solar irradiation at Karwar
25
20
Wave power KW/m
15
10
0
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
7 Solar irradiation
6
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average wave power KW per m of wave front
and solar irradiation at Kozhikode
16
14
0
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
7
Solar irradiation
6
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average wave power KW per m of wave front
and solar irradiation at Kozhikode
25
15
10
0
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
7 Solar irradiation
6
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Stand alone microgrid fed by hybrid solar and
wave energy for electrification of remote
coastal areas of India
Ocean Energy: Wave Power Generation with
oscillating water column
Oscillating water column:
How it works
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