PATH FOR THE FUTURE

Electricity has become the most dominant source of Energy consumption by mankind. So far conventional Sources of Energy, Coal, oil, gas and Hydro Power were being used for Electricity generations. As the fear of global warming has increased and coal/oil/gas fired electricity generation is the major CO2- GHG producer, Renewable energy - Hydro, Solar and Wind are seen as replacement to the conventional plants. The full replacement of CO2 producing plants and automobiles is too difficult to achieve. Therefore we have to maximise Atomic generation supported by solar and wind in addition to the Hydro and Marginal coal/oil/gas fired generation. There is need to look for best combinations of energy sources to meet our demand of elasticity in future, apart from reducing electricity consumption by changing the style of our living.

1. Moving to Green Hydrogen Economy

Govt of India has announced National Green Hydrogen Mission to achieve by 2030- Electrolyser Capacity 60-100 GW, to add Renewable Energy Generation capacity of 125 GW. Objective is to make India leading producer and supplier of Green Hydrogen in the world. Green Hydrogen is planned to be used extensively in India to replace fuels in major Industries. Govt is providing incentives. The service needed are.

• Evaluate the impact of incentives in enhancing domestic manufacture of Electrolysers.
• Evaluate the impact of incentives in increasing domestic production of Green Hydrogen.
• Support Ministry MNRE in monitoring progress in objectives of National Mission and provide support in needed interventions.
• The support to pilot project in various industries to introduce Green Hydrogen as fuel provided by MNRE be monitored Continuously to make steady progress.



2. Use of SMR/STGR Small Nuclear Reactors to replace conventional coal fired plants.

• Support collaboration between India and Netherland’s Ten/Consortium to bring the Simplified Thorium Gas Cooled Reactor (STGR) to India.
• Provide logistic Support to TEN/Consortium in relation to Indian AEC/DAE/Indian Public Sector Manufacturers for Transfer of Technology and Manufacturing base in India.
• Study the multiple uses to which STGR technology be exploited to create a base in coordination with the Govt to make optimal use of this technology.



3. Exploit Multiple Uses of STGR Reactors

While the Transfer of technology for STGR from TEN/Consortium is in Progress the strategy to make use of the STGR Reactor in the following areas will be explored.

• Produce low cost Electricity.
• Convert sea water to drinking water in remote locations around sea.
• Reducing the cost of Production of Green Hydrogen by producing Hot water in STGR to feed Electrolysers.
• Low cost heating in Army camps on mountains by using used fuel pebbles.
• Replacing Pesticides to protect agriculture farms by used fuel pebbles.
• Protection of Crowded Places from bacterial deceases and minimize respiratory deceases.

Use Distributed Isolated Grids for Rural Electrification

Small STGR Reactors can be operated in low voltage isolated Grids, Generation can reduced as per grid demand.

• Set up Distributed Generation with STGR at Low Voltage with connected Distributed System.
• Solar Generation in the area can be connected to Grid.
• Wind generators in the area can also be connected to Grid.
• In Rural areas with Small population it will be possible to generate awareness so that they can adjust the load to some extent to adjust to availability of generation on the Grid with wider fluctuation in frequency.