The Energy scenario

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The Energy Crisis:

Future Directions for Indias Energy Policy

1.25 MW Wind Capacity Installed in Tamil Nadu


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Objective of this Presentation

As Indias oil consumption is increasing, world oil

supply will soon stabilise and then start dwindling

while oil prices are bound to rise further

For economic as well as environmental reasons weneed to shift to alternative non-polluting sources

of energy.

The aim of this presentation is to raise questions

and provoke discussion regarding the future ofIndias energy policy and to consider various

possible solutions


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Sections of the Presentation1. Global facts on Oil2. Our Oil Obsession

3. World Oil Supply

4. World Oil Demand5. Indias Energy Demand

6. The Oil Peak7. Peak Oil

8. Contradicting Optimistic Views

9. Oil Economy

10. Future Exploration

11. Future Extraction

12. Illustrating Oil Extraction process

13. ERoEI

14. Future alternatives15. Non-conventional Oil to the Rescue?

16. After OilNatural Gas?

17. SOSThe Energy Emergency!The Way to a New Tomorrow

1. SorryThere are Limits to Supply

2. Reducing Our Requirements

3. The Population Predicament1

4. The Population Predicament2

5. Tackle the Transport Industry

24. Tackle the Transport IndustryUrban1

25. Tackle the Transport IndustryUrban2

26. Energy Reduction in Industry

27. GNP reductions after Oil Price rise28. The transition toAlternative Energy Sources

29. Electricity From Renewable Sources

30. More Renewable Energy

31. HydrogenNot a Feasible Fuel

32. Watts From the Winds1

33. Watts From the Winds2

34. Super Solar Power135. Super Solar Power2

36. Renewable Energy Policy

Formulating a Strategy124. Formulating a Strategy2

25. Formulating a Strategys3



28. The Transition29. A Smooth Transition?1

30. A Smooth Transition?2

31. A Smooth Transition?3

32. References1

33. References2


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Our Oi l Obsession

Our civilization has evolved based on an abundant

supply of cheap oil

The transportation industry and agricultural

fertilizers heavily depend on oil The current world oil production and consumption

rates are almost equal

World oil consumption grew 2.9% from 2003 to

2004 (projection from Quarter 1, IEA, 2004)

Oil demand is projected to rise to 121 million

barrels per day by 2025 (International Energy Outlook, EIA,2004)


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5Source: EIA, 2004

World Oil Supply

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6Source: IEA, 2004

World Oil Demand

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2001-2004Growth Rate:

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Indias Energy Demand

From 20012004, Indias oildemand has been growing by

2.68% but it will grow by

6.33% from 20032004

(projection from Qtr 1, IEA, 2004)

Oil and gas represent 38% of

Indias energy consumption

(IBEF, 2004)

By 2010, India will be the

fourth largest consumer of oil

and gas in the world (IBEF,2004)

(In fact, Chinas demand growth is

even more - disastrously - rapid)

Oil Demand

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2001 2002 2003 2004

Summary of Global Oil Demand

(Mb/day)

Mb/d China

India


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Peak Oi l

ASPO (Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas) predicts

world oil production will peak around 2007, as shown above.

PRODUCTION


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Contradicting Optimistic Views

The Energy Crisis is often overlooked based on thefollowing misconceptions:

1. Higher prices will bring in larger investments, which willlead to more production

2. Rise in prices will lower consumption

3. Oil shale and tar sands will replace conventional oil

4. Fudging of reported reserves by oil companies and countriesfor political/economic reasons

5. Many previous crisis predictions proved wrong this onewill too


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Oil Economy

The world market can be said to depend on OPEC almost

entirely since it has 77% of the current world oil reserves The day-to-day market prices of oil reflect many factors like the

current stocks, shipments, economic situation, speculativeinvestment, etc. and not so much the size of reserves of oil

We have now reached a stage in the exploitation of the earthwhere trying harder to produce more oil can have only limitedresults

Oil consumption on a short-term basis does not depend on theprice of oil, as is the case for other goods. There is a large time

lag before consumers shift to alternatives or reduce demand In fact, some experts believe that a rise in oil prices increases

demand on a short term basis. E.g Oil and natural gas demandgrowth rates in China have been in the range of 7-15% per yearsince 1999, despite the tripling of oil prices since then


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Future Exploration

The major oil fields in the world have already been

discoveredthe largest fields are always found first

Except for some parts of the China Sea and of the

western desert in Iraq, major regions in the world have

been fully explored. Advances in geological technology allow us to predict

promising areas for oilwe now know reasonably well

where new oil will be found

Oil in the Caspian Sea has high sulfur content whichcorrodes the pipes and is expensive to extract and

refine. Caspian Sea oil is not likely to become a

significant factor in the world oil scenario.


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Future Extraction

The best known extraction techniques are already in use in manyof the giant fields in the Middle East

Increase in the fraction of Oil-in-Place which is actuallyrecovered will require diligent field management, technicalknowhow, motivation and discipline, as well as capitalinvestment, which may not always be feasible

Oil which can be recovered using these techniques could give usonly a breathing break, e.g. advanced recovery fromIndian

fields could amount to 4 MMM bbl more (Narayanan, 1999). Atcurrent Indian consumption rates, this would give us about 4years more supply, though at world consumption rates, this willlast for less than 2 months


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ERoEI

Oil is important to us as a source of energy;it is not amineral resource

A certain amount of energy must be invested to recoveroil from wells

ERoEI (Energy Returned on Energy Invested) mustbe greater-than-one for the extraction to be useful

Oil is not like goldthe energy invested to extract thegold is irrelevant

If enhanced extraction requires more energy input thanthe output oil contains, clearly, that oil will neverbeextracted


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Af ter Oil Natural Gas?

Natural Gas cannot be a permanent replacement for oil Use of natural gas in daily life, (e.g. as transport fuel)

requires extensive infrastructure build-up

The production of natural gas will peak between 2020 -

2030 as well, hence it is only a temporary solution(Goodstein)

Delhi has shifted to running all its public transportationbuses on gas, greatly reducing the levels of air pollution

India does not have large gas reserves. The best optionfor India is to obtain gas from Iran, but a gas pipelineacross Baluchistan (Pakistan) may have significantsecurity liabilities


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SOSThe Energy Emergency!

We seem to be running out of the cheap

sources of energy.

No solution is immediately apparent

The date of the oil peak is widely debated ingeological circles around the world.

We need to refocus our attention to the more

practical questionof What next? rather

than debating When?


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SorryThere are limits to

Supply

Geological, technical and economic

constraints limit supply growth

With advanced technology, we are aware of most of

the new discoveries which will be made Increases in the ratio of recovered oil to Oil-in-Place

are also limited; optimistic predictions (of suchincreases) should be viewed skeptically

Possibility of production improvements fromexploration and extraction are useful but limited

Increase in supply will only postpone, but notalleviate the problem.


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Reducing Our Requi rements

Curbing demand and wanton use of energyresources is a much more effective and practical

strategy

Energy conservation efforts must be taken up byGovernment bodiesand private agencies - on a

large scale. Very large savings are possible.

Energy prices should be graded to punish wasteful

behavior and reward efficiency

The three major areas to attack are

Energy reduction in industry

in Transport -- by the Population


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The Population Predicament1

India has a comparatively low percapita energy consumption of 1.5

barrels/capita-year, but it is increasing(Europe-Japan-US consume 12-25 barrels/capita-year,

McKillop, 2004)

Large population growth will itself

cause an increase in energy

consumption

World population grew 0.33% fasterfrom 1979-1999 than did world energy

production


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The Population Predicament2

Policies to reduce population could be orientedtowards high energy consumption groups

Indian society is based on large families with many

children. This makes effectively implementing abirth control policy much harder.

A one child policy must consider sociological and

cultural issues.

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Efforts to reduce population will go a long way

towards reducing demand for energy


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Tackle the Transport I ndustry 90% of the transport industry is fueled by oil

Improve public transportationquality of vehicles

and comfort of journey - use specialised bus-bodies

for different services.

Major obstacleConvenience of private vehicle v/sthat of public transportation

Encourage railway use for long distance goods

transport. Trains running on electricity are more

environment friendly as well as more energy

efficient, since the frictional force of

steel on steel is the lowest


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Tackle the Transport I ndustryUrban 1

Unified ticket/pass valid along all routes could makethe journey more comfortable and viable

Have a shuttle service in residential areas to enablethe commute to bus station

Have different types of bus routes serving differentcustomers

E.g. Point-to-point Express buses for the businesstraveler at peak hours; but also frequent buses with

more stops for shoppers / casual travelersGradation in quality of busesa/c buses, luxury

buses, regular buses etc, to suit the convenience ofthe passenger


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Tackle the Transport I ndustryUrban 2

Private contractors could operate large busstations, with facilities like bookstores, cafs,

restaurantsand parking

Involve employers to encourage use of public

transport (e.g. Bus-passes through employer etc)

Provide late night service and early morning

services

Etcetera


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Energy Reduction in I ndustry

Indian Industrial associations have had energy-

conservation programmes for a long time.

There are many energy-efficiency engineersNow we need a Crash Programme, with many

more incentives and bonuses for energy reductions in

processes, product design and product user -- and

penalties for failure.

Japan has shown that it is possible to drastically

improve its GNP:Energy ratio ..


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GNP reductions after Oil price r ises

Although Japan imports virtually all of its oil, rising crude

prices do not hurt as much as they have in the past becauseJapan's economy has now been made less oil-dependent.

Japan's dependence on oil for its energy needs, which

stood at 77% around the time of the first oil crisis of 1973,

has now dropped below 49%, according to Japan's Agency for

Natural Resources and Energy.

This decline reflects the progress of efforts in industry

to reduce the amount of oil and energy used. As a direct

result of these efforts ...

For a $10 increase in oil price, according to the IMF (2004),Japans GNP would lose 0.4%,. By way of contrast,

Chinas GNP would lose 0.8%;

The Philippines GNP would lose 1.6 %

Indias GNP would lose 1.0 %


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The transition to Alternative

Energy Sources

Demand can only be reduced in limited amounts

To sustain our population, we must make an

effective shift towards alternatives, and preferably

to renewable sources of energy

A smooth transition to the new sources of energy

is also crucial and the importance of this may be

overlooked. We need to start this transitionmechanism soon, even if the oil peak may not be

immediate


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Electr icity F rom Renewable Sources

Maximal generation of electricity from renewable

sources, like wind and hydro, on a large scale, is onedirection India could move toward in the post-peak era.

Wind farms are still very underdeveloped in India, theycan be linked to grids based on long distance

transmission of electricity at HV-DC which has verylow losses

Electricity is an environmentally friendly option, as itsuse does not result in any emissions

Electric vehicles could become economical with risingoil prices(Efficiencies of 50% are envisaged assuming renewablesources, battery losses of 20%, regenerative braking, etc Rechsteiner,2004)

Hydel Power has been explored in our country; the

potential in Nepal has been explored, but not yet tapped


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More Renewable Energy

Energy from biomass and household use of solarenergy can effectively be implemented at a more locallevel

Biomass today generates about 468 MW (MNES, 2003.)

Biomass potential could be about 19,500 MW ofwhich 16,000 MW could be grid quality power (MNES,2003.)

Solar power for purposes of cooking and drying has

been used for many years in our country.

A box solar cooker for small families can save 3-4LPG cylinders / year. Larger cookers for 40-50 peoplecan save up to 30 LPG cylinders / year (MNES, 2003.)


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HydrogenNot a Feasible Fuel Hydrogen is not a means to generate energyit is an

energy carrier Conversion of energy from one form to another always

involves a loss of energy

The breakdown of water to obtain hydrogen for fuel

cells and convert it to electricity will necessarily resultin a loss of net energy; hydrogen will always be moreexpensive per unit energy than the energy source usedto produce it (Rechsteiner, 2004)

Many friends of hydrogen fuel cells fail to consider allthe processes involvedcompression, liquefaction,transport, storage, re-expansion etc, while calculatingthe practicality of hydrogen fuel (Rechsteiner, 2004)


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Watts F rom the Winds1 Indias wind power potential has been assessed

to be 45,000 MW but the installed capacityis only 1,700 MW (MNES, 2003)

Even so, India is the fifth largest wind power-producing nation in the world (MNES, 2003)

Locations having annual mean power density of150 MW at 30 meter height can be consideredsuitable for projects (Bakthavatsalam, IREDA, 2000)

Wind energy will prove to be one of the main

sources of renewable energy in the future The ERoEI for wind energy is very highin

the range 80100 (Wind Power Note, 1997)

Despite high initial energy and monetary investment, the

zero fuel costs make them economical on a life-cycle basis

W tt F th Wi d 2


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Watts F rom the Winds2 A 1MW wind farm required, in 2000, an investment of

USD 1 million & annual maintenance cost of USD

15,000 with a payback period of 5-6 years and FIRR(Internal rate of return)of 29% (Bakthavatsalam, IREDA, 2000);theeconomics are, in fact, improving every day with largergenerators (currently upto 3 MW per unit!)

Wind farms have short building times of 2-20 weeks(Rechsteiner, 2004)

Other advantages include no emissions, no fuel ordisposal costs and low maintenance requirement

Wind energy is one of the largest contenders to buildour energy futurewe need to realize this and act!

Fluctuation in power output with wind-speed requireseither a largish grid or a mechanism (e.g. pumped

hydro) to store energy


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Super Solar Power 1

India has the advantage of being atropical country which receives more

than 5,000 trillion kWh solar energy

per year.

The main obstacle in utilizing solar power is the

high technology cost involved and low energy

density

Solar energy can be exploited using two methods:

Solar photovoltaic

Solar thermal


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Super Solar Power 2

Solar water heaters are

being commercialized

and the pay back period

varies from 26 years(MNES, 2003)

Solar Photovoltaic power

projects of an aggregate

of 2.5MW have beenestablished in the country(MNES, 2003)

2500 lpd Solar Water Heating System at Teachers'

Training Center at Bellary, Karnataka


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Renewable Energy Policy Renewable energy currently accounts for 3700MW, about

3.5% of total installed capacity from all sources (MNES,2003)

Solar power development has the largest budget of allrenewable energy sources

The budget for wind energy development is much smaller incomparison. The potential for large scale power generationfrom wind appears to be much higher than that of solar, andis also less capital intensive. Wind energy deserves more

attention. The current policy seems directed towards increasing use ofrenewable energy sources for remote and rural areas wheregrid power is not available. In addition to this, we need to

focus now on replacing electricity from fossil fuels bysolar and wind on a lar er scale


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Formulating a Strategy1

We are not sure when oil is going to peak we cannot predict

the oil peak accurately because of uncertainty of data and

technique -- but it does not matter. We need to start action NOW.

There are three aspects to consider in our energy outlook, and

each must be coordinated with the other two for the effort to besuccessful. Isolated implementation will be ineffective. These

aspects are:

Who is involved?

I ncrease of supply (Scientists / Technicians / Managers) Reduction of Demand (Economists and Policy Makers)

Alternative energy sources (Scientists and Economists)


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Research and Development money may be spent on

studying, researching and evaluating various new

possibilities, such as methane hydrates and hydrogen

fuel cells, to determine their potential, but

Given that India is a developing country with limitedresources, and many needs for investment, we must be

very conservative when making decisions about large

operational investments in such new technologies

India should channel operational investments towards

more proven, but under-exploited, energy resources

such as wind energy, and proven techniques of

improved oil recovery from existing wells


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Formulating a Strategy 4

Renewables, Renewables, RENEWABLES!!!They will help us answer all the questions aboutthe future of energy

Localized applicationsSolar and Biomass

Large scale applicationsWind, Hydro, Solar

Policy is currently focused on use of renewableswhere conventional power supply does not reach,or is impractical. We need to start pushing forrenewables to replace other power sources

Wind Energy is the most promisingNon-polluting, great potential, economically feasible


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Lastly, but not the least, we should also directattention to facilitating a smooth transition

between the current energy sources and the next

generation of energy sources. This transition

period could be as long as 20 years.

Effective planning and diligent

application will take us

towards a brighttomorrow


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A Smooth Transition?1

Any transition to alternative energy sources will be a massiveworld wide eventcomparable to the extinction of dinosaurs,or to the dot-com era. It will involve changes in lifestyle foreveryone

Therefore, India needs a unif ied energy policy. There is today

a lack of coordination between the various ministries dealingwith Coal and Hydro, Electricity, Petroleum, Non-conventional energy, and Scientific energy research.

Systems (a consultation process? an organization?) must beestablished to coordinate their policies and develop a unified

energy policy for India. Such a policy should take intoaccount petroleum depletion, conservation efforts, and thetransition to renewable sources, as well as other relevantissues, such as pollution-control and global warming(which constrain many options, such as using more Coal).


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A Smooth Transition?2 The transition to the next generation of energy includes

-- Political recognition, at the highest level, of the importance of this transition Accumulation of (our own) reserves of extractable oil through technologicalinnovation

Time-targeted set up of plants for alternative and renewable energy

Time-targeted and sector-wise reduction in our petroleum consumption andCO2 generation (which leads to Global Warming)

Anticipation of geo-political and economic changes that will occur in the worldas related to energy issues

Identification of specific sectors where reforms need to be implemented

Prudent decision making regarding investment in research and development innewer energy sources (e.g. methane hydrates)

Implementation of effective and transparent politico-economic policies toencourage the setting upand profitable survival -- of renewable power plants,such as wind farms, micro-hydel power plants, solar thermal: covering issuessuch as subsidies v/s buyback v/s tax rebates v/s simplified licensing, as wellas other incentives, and administrative facilitation.


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A Smooth Transition?3

The transitional changes must be gradual and will involve longterm planning and policy, starting from today

India as a developing country may have an advantage overmore developed countries; we have the opportunity to set upinfrastructure with a broader outlook; our economy is not yet as

locked into petroleum as some others - and has a low percapitaconsumption.

Renewable sources of energy are preferable in many ways tothe use of fossil fuels, we dont need to wait till we run out of

oil to change over Global policy needs to be considered so that we can continue

importing oil till we can sustain ourselves with other energysourcesthus, collaboration with other nations to introduceglobal rationing is definitely an idea to consider


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