Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore (AP),India
Wind Energy Expert
E-mail: anumakonda.jagadeesh@gmail.com

Location: Gurgaon/Berkley
23rd March 2012 To: 23rd March 2012

WWETP Information Bureau

Scientific and research work carried out by Indian wind industry expert, Jami Hossain has inspired scientists at Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) (http://www.lbl.gov/) to challenge assessments of the Chennai based government agency, Center for Wind Energy Technology (CWET) on the assessment of the potential for windfarms in India.

Jami Hossain in his paper published in the leading International renewable energy journal, Renewable Energy[i] presented his findings on the assessment for potential for windfarms using Geographical Information System Platform (GIS Platform). In this paper Hossain has pointed out that the potential for wind energy utilization with the prevalent technologies is far in excess of the potential claimed to have been assessed by CWET (initially at 49,000 MW and later at 102,000 MW)[ii] . Hossain assessed the potential at nearly 2000 GW. This has significant policy implications for the country as every unit of electricity generated from wind not only saves precious oil and coal but also prevent emission of CO2 and other gasses that are responsible for global warming.

“We have tried to further refine and improve these figures based on competing uses of land in the country but with the continued improvement in technology, the onshore potential is indeed very high compared to what has been assessed earlier,” says Hossain. According to Hossain the gross under estimation by CWET has prevented the policy makers and the planning bodies in the country such as the planning commission and Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in recognizing wind energy as a major and possibly mainstream source of wind energy. With rising oil prices and uncertainties associated as well as major bottlenecks in supply of coal, the findings assume importance from an Energy Security and Global Environmental perspective.

Based on Hossain’s work, scientists at LBNL[iii] have relooked at the potential assessment under a project sponsorship by ClimateWorks Foundation through a contract with the Regulatory Assistance Project. LBNL has come up with a report. “Reassessing Wind Potential Estimates for India: Economic and Policy Implications”. The report revalidates assessment made by Hossain earlier.

“I am very happy now that a US based reputed institute like LBNL has relooked at this assessment and has come up with findings that further revalidate my findings,” says Hossain. Its an irony that the recent Budget announced by Finance Minister had nothing for wind energy while Coal seems to have been exempted from import duty – he added.

Jami Hossain is a leading and acknowledged renewable energy expert and has been consistently working towards promotion of wind energy in India since 1985 when he got involved in setting up the first wind power projects in the country. Hossain is currently Chief Mentor and co-founder at Windforce Mangement Serrvices Pvt Limited (www.windforce-management.com) . He is also Treasurer of World Wind Energy Association (www.wwindea.org) and is on the National and Governing Councils of Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA) (www.windpro.org) and Indian Wind Energy Association (INWEA) (www.inwea.org) .

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Because our country, Nepal is also located northern part of India. And so on we have also good wind energy resources at 120 meter hub height level.

What is the procedure to look Nepal’s wind energy potential through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California?

Willing to know findings.

Thanks.