Green transport and renewable power: an integrated analysis for India's future
ABSTRACTThis study addresses the challenge of decarbonizing India's transportation and power sectors, which jointly contribute to around 35% of the nation's emissions. The research introduces a transport model designed to project the growth of EVs within the 2-wheeler (2W) and 4-wheeler pa...
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| description | ABSTRACTThis study addresses the challenge of decarbonizing India's transportation and power sectors, which jointly contribute to around 35% of the nation's emissions. The research introduces a transport model designed to project the growth of EVs within the 2-wheeler (2W) and 4-wheeler passenger (4W) segments, considering different policy scenarios. These scenarios are assessed for their impact on technology adoption, fossil fuel demand, power requirements, and CO2 emissions. Additionally, the study presents a demand model to forecast national electricity demand. The power model is also developed and linked with the transport and demand models to evaluate different fuel mix options for meeting the projected national power demand through 2050. The findings reveal that ambitious policy scenarios can drive EVs to constitute roughly 45% of all 2W and 4W vehicles on Indian roads by 2050, substantially increasing electricity demand to an estimated 295 TWh with a 40% reduction in CO2 emissions within the transport sector. Significantly, the soft linkage between these models underscores the potential for India to meet up to 90% of its national electricity demand through renewable sources like wind, solar, and hydropower. The research underscores the feasibility of transitioning towards a low-carbon energy system through renewable energy and EV integration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-134c3dca7a6b4ca7bd7d428f2308e4fa2023-12-25T12:00:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Sustainable Energy1478-64511478-646X2023-12-014211517153710.1080/14786451.2023.2285170Green transport and renewable power: an integrated analysis for India's futureParvathy Sobha0Akshayan Muthusamypillai1Midhun Xavier2Division of Energy Science, Department of Engineering Science and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, IndiaDepartment of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenABSTRACTThis study addresses the challenge of decarbonizing India's transportation and power sectors, which jointly contribute to around 35% of the nation's emissions. The research introduces a transport model designed to project the growth of EVs within the 2-wheeler (2W) and 4-wheeler passenger (4W) segments, considering different policy scenarios. These scenarios are assessed for their impact on technology adoption, fossil fuel demand, power requirements, and CO2 emissions. Additionally, the study presents a demand model to forecast national electricity demand. The power model is also developed and linked with the transport and demand models to evaluate different fuel mix options for meeting the projected national power demand through 2050. The findings reveal that ambitious policy scenarios can drive EVs to constitute roughly 45% of all 2W and 4W vehicles on Indian roads by 2050, substantially increasing electricity demand to an estimated 295 TWh with a 40% reduction in CO2 emissions within the transport sector. Significantly, the soft linkage between these models underscores the potential for India to meet up to 90% of its national electricity demand through renewable sources like wind, solar, and hydropower. The research underscores the feasibility of transitioning towards a low-carbon energy system through renewable energy and EV integration.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14786451.2023.2285170Sustainable mobilitysustainable powerrenewable energyEV integration |
| spellingShingle | Parvathy Sobha Akshayan Muthusamypillai Midhun Xavier Green transport and renewable power: an integrated analysis for India's future International Journal of Sustainable Energy Sustainable mobility sustainable power renewable energy EV integration |
| title | Green transport and renewable power: an integrated analysis for India's future |
| title_full | Green transport and renewable power: an integrated analysis for India's future |
| title_fullStr | Green transport and renewable power: an integrated analysis for India's future |
| title_full_unstemmed | Green transport and renewable power: an integrated analysis for India's future |
| title_short | Green transport and renewable power: an integrated analysis for India's future |
| title_sort | green transport and renewable power an integrated analysis for india s future |
| topic | Sustainable mobility sustainable power renewable energy EV integration |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14786451.2023.2285170 |
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