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conventional energy sources are available.
Non Conventional Energy
In India, non-conventional energy sources consist of those energy sources that are infinite, natural, and restorable.
For example, tidal energy, solar energy, and wind energy are nonconventional sources of energy. Fascinatingly, the
application of tidal energy and wind energy was operational in the form of energy sources long back when mineral oil,
coal, and natural gas were not broadly introduced as conventional sources of energy.
In the beginning, windmills were utilized for taking out water and pounding grains. Running water and wind were
applied for direction finding. Currently, some of the important and widely used non conventional sources of energy
are tides, wind, solar geothermal heat, and biomass comprising animal waste, agricultural waste, and human body
waste. For example, disposals from big metropolitan areas can work as a source of producing biogas. All these non
conventional energy sources are unlimited or restorable and are essentially quite economical.
Some of the India non conventional energy sources are given below -
Tidal Energy
Tidal energy is a limitless and renewable source of energy. For producing electrical power from tidal energy, dams
are built close to estuaries to make use of inward and outward water currents and surges. Subsequently, the water is
used to power turbines to generate electricity via the usage of water. The tidal surge has to be minimum seven
meters for cost-effective performance. In the state of Gujarat, the Gulf of Kutch is an appropriate place for electrical
energy from the energy generated by tall and powerful tides moving into small brooks.
Wind Energy
Wind energy is a popular form of non-conventional energy. It is utilized for drawing water, which is an essential
requirement in watering agricultural lands in the rural areas. In addition, it can be utilized for electricity generation. In
India, states like Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Orissa, and Maharashtra are regarded as superior areas with respect to this
type of energy. Places that have regular and rapid wind flows are appropriate for this kind of power generation. Other
than windmills, wind farms are there as well.
The installed capacity of wind power in India till December 2010 was 13,065.37 MW, principally distributed
throughout:
Maharashtra - 1837.85 MW
Rajasthan - 670.97 MW
Karnataka - 1184.45 MW
Gujarat - 1432.71 MW
Kerala - 23.00 MW