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A Study of Solar Energy in India; Utility, Status, and Procurement

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Energy consumption is a global issue. Most of the countries are struggling to fulfill their energy needs due to their dependency on nonrenewable energy resources. As nonrenewable energy resources are depleting, this is very important to find out new possibilities in renewable energy. India with a total of 300 sunny days has a lot of potential in solar energy. This research paper gives an overview of the current scenario and the future possibilities of solar power in India. The research paper also focuses on different aspects related to solar power and initiatives taken by the government of India to fulfill the countries future energy needs. This study also may help to make decisions related to solar energy sector in India.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, A P Goyal Shimla University, Shimla, HP, India

    Kamal Kashyap & S. M. Towhidul Islam Nayim

  2. School of Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Shoolini University, Solan, HP, India

    Robin Thakur, Anil Kumar & Sashank Thapa

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  1. Department of Electronics, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

    Sushabhan Choudhury

  2. Department of Electronics, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

    Ranjan Mishra

  3. Department of Electronics, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

    Raj Gaurav Mishra

  4. Department of Electronics, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

    Adesh Kumar

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Kashyap, K., Towhidul Islam Nayim, S.M., Thakur, R., Kumar, A., Thapa, S. (2020). A Study of Solar Energy in India; Utility, Status, and Procurement. In: Choudhury, S., Mishra, R., Mishra, R., Kumar, A. (eds) Intelligent Communication, Control and Devices. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 989. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8618-3_46

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