π Topic 06 of 6 Β· Chapter 09 Β· Renewable Energy Technology
Energy Storage, Batteries & EV β Revision
Lithium-ion batteries, pumped hydro, FAME India, complete revision β UPSC & PSC exams.
π Energy Storage Technologies
- Lithium-ion Batteries β most common; used in EVs, phones, grid storage; Nobel Prize Chemistry 2019 (Goodenough, Whittingham, Yoshino)
- Pumped Hydro Storage β largest grid-scale storage; pump water uphill when excess electricity; release when needed; Tehri Pumped Storage (1,000 MW)
- Flow Batteries β large-scale storage; electrolyte stored in tanks; long duration
- Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) β compress air in underground caverns; release to generate electricity
- Hydrogen Storage β store excess renewable energy as green hydrogen; use in fuel cells
π Electric Vehicles (EVs) in India
- FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) β FAME-I (2015), FAME-II (2019, βΉ10,000 crore) β EV subsidies
- PM E-DRIVE (2024) β βΉ10,900 crore β EV promotion scheme
- India aims for 30% EV penetration by 2030
- National Mission on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage β domestic battery manufacturing
- India = world’s 3rd largest automobile market = major EV opportunity
β Chapter 09 β Complete Revision Checklist
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India = 5th largest solar power producer; 4th largest wind power producer
β Bhadla Solar Park (Rajasthan) = world’s largest solar park (~2,245 MW)
β India’s renewable energy target = 500 GW by 2030; net zero by 2070
β Muppandal (Tamil Nadu) = largest wind farm in India
β Gulf of Kutch (Gujarat) = highest tidal energy potential in India
β Puga Valley (Ladakh) = highest geothermal potential in India
β Green hydrogen = electrolysis using renewable energy = zero carbon
β National Green Hydrogen Mission (2023) = βΉ19,744 crore = 5 MT/year by 2030
β JNNSM = Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission = 2010 = part of NAPCC
β ISA = International Solar Alliance = proposed COP21 (2015) = HQ Gurugram
β Lithium-ion batteries = Nobel Prize Chemistry 2019 = Goodenough + Whittingham + Yoshino
β FAME India = EV subsidy scheme; PM E-DRIVE (2024) = EV promotion
β India = 3rd largest renewable energy producer in world
β Panchamrit = India’s 5 climate commitments at COP26 (2021)
β OSOWOG = “One Sun One World One Grid” = PM Modi = COP26 (2021)
β Bhadla Solar Park (Rajasthan) = world’s largest solar park (~2,245 MW)
β India’s renewable energy target = 500 GW by 2030; net zero by 2070
β Muppandal (Tamil Nadu) = largest wind farm in India
β Gulf of Kutch (Gujarat) = highest tidal energy potential in India
β Puga Valley (Ladakh) = highest geothermal potential in India
β Green hydrogen = electrolysis using renewable energy = zero carbon
β National Green Hydrogen Mission (2023) = βΉ19,744 crore = 5 MT/year by 2030
β JNNSM = Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission = 2010 = part of NAPCC
β ISA = International Solar Alliance = proposed COP21 (2015) = HQ Gurugram
β Lithium-ion batteries = Nobel Prize Chemistry 2019 = Goodenough + Whittingham + Yoshino
β FAME India = EV subsidy scheme; PM E-DRIVE (2024) = EV promotion
β India = 3rd largest renewable energy producer in world
β Panchamrit = India’s 5 climate commitments at COP26 (2021)
β OSOWOG = “One Sun One World One Grid” = PM Modi = COP26 (2021)