Dynamic energy analysis to assess maximum growth rates in developing power generation capacity: case study of India

Static energy analysis of power generation systems has been very much useful for assessing utility of systems in terms of energy input and output over their lifetime. A method of extending such analysis to cover dynamic implications of energy input and output has been established and demonstrated through this work. The methodology establishes a dynamic balance between energy input as cumulative energy demand for building new systems and output from available power plants that puts a limit on rate of building new plants. Separate analysis of different technologies in Indian context reveals that this maximum growth rate can be as low as 7.24% for mono-crystalline photovoltaic systems and as high as 216.7% for small wind energy systems.