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Renewable Energy Prospects Bright: Report By Express News Service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM1st January 2014  Kerala can meet over 95 per cent of its energy demand using renewable energy sources by the year 2050, according to a report released the other day.

The Energy Report – Kerala, prepared by WWF-India and the World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) Pune, is a state-specific report that provides a vision for a 100-per cent renewable and sustainable energy supply in another three decades.

After modelling energy demand scenarios for various sectors for the projected time period, the report analyses the potential of various renewable energy sources in the state.

One significant contributor to the future renewable energy mix – and for the moment unpopular, at least in the current political scene – is solar power.

The estimation of solar power potential in Kerala, as per the report, is around 44,456 MW.

Out of this, 31,145 MW alone can be got from rooftops of households and commercial establishments.

“This is after factoring in exclusion factors such as shaded areas of roofs and tiled roofs,” World Institute of Sustainable Energy director general G M Pillai said while presenting the report.

“Existing buildings in Kerala can also revamp their roofs to accommodate solar panels.”

Similarly, the report has come out with figures for wind (off-shore and onshore), small hydro, bio-energy and wave power potential…….http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Renewable-Energy-Prospects-Bright-Report/2014/01/01/article1976387.ece