期刊名称：International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences
电子版ISSN：2319-1414
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：4
页码：87-92
语种：English
出版社：International Science Community Association
摘要：Energy is the most essential element of socio-economic development and nations economic growth. Renewable energy sources can play an immense role to fulfill this need of energy. These sources will not only enhance independency of energy but also helps in many ways such as mitigation of climate change, swift development of rural areas, improved health status and will be the best way to move towards sustainable development. Renewable energy sources like wind energy are identified by International Energy Agency as key element to reduce fossil fuels dependency and helpful tool to combat global warming. Wind energy is indeed a form of solar energy produced by differential heating on the earth surface. Winds kinetic energy can be captured and converted in to electricity via wind turbines. In this paper, the status of wind energy is explored in Indian context. The state wise status, different challenges, issues, barriers, wind power development (on and offshore) and policies are discussed in detail.
