thermal power development - Infraline
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Central electricity authority Annual Report 2009-10<br />
2.8 Research & Development in Power<br />
Sector<br />
2.8.1 Perspective Plan for Research &<br />
Development<br />
A Standing Committee on R&D in<br />
Power Sector was constituted by the Ministry of<br />
Power under the chairmanship of Chairperson,<br />
CEA to prepare a Perspective Research and<br />
Development Plan for next 15 years and to make<br />
recommendations from time to time for optimum<br />
utilization of infrastructure, raising of funds and<br />
to ensure that the outcome of research results<br />
in benefits to the customers and the operational<br />
efficiency of the sector.<br />
4 (Four) R&D projects recommended<br />
by the Standing Committee have been taken up<br />
by the various organisations during 10 th Plan.<br />
The Conveners of the Task Forces, constituted<br />
by the Standing Committee are enthused with<br />
monitoring the progress of ongoing R&D<br />
Projects. The status of ongoing R&D projects is<br />
detailed in (a) of Annexure No. 2A.<br />
The 12 th meeting of Standing<br />
Committee on R&D was convened by the<br />
Chairperson, CEA, on 18 th February, 2009<br />
to consider the R&D projects recommended<br />
by the Task Forces. The Standing Committee<br />
recommended 12 projects for taking up R&D in<br />
the 11 th Plan period. An SFC memo for 8 of the<br />
R&D projects recommended by the Standing<br />
Committee was formulated and forwarded to<br />
Ministry of Power. Subsequently, Ministry of<br />
Power has accorded financial approval to 6 of<br />
these projects. The details of the projects are<br />
at (b) of Annexure-2A. An SFC memo for<br />
the 4 remaining R&D projects, which were<br />
recommended by the Standing Committee with<br />
certain conditions to be fulfilled by the project<br />
proponents before these projects could be<br />
posed to Ministry of Power for funds, is under<br />
preparation. The details of these projects are:<br />
Sl.No R&D Project Lead Agency<br />
1 Power Quality Harmonic Analysis on Grid Substation Feeders<br />
in NDPL Network’<br />
NDPL, New Delhi<br />
2 RLA studies for Substations NDPL, New Delhi<br />
3 Developing of Metering Protocol Test Suite CPRI, Bangalore<br />
4 Integrated sustainable <strong>power</strong> generation from short rotation<br />
forestry ‘enhanced bio-mass’ in rural and semi urban areas<br />
within CDM (Co 2<br />
mitigation)<br />
IIT Delhi<br />
22<br />
2.8.2 Innovative R&D Proposals<br />
Work regarding promotion of innovative<br />
methods of electricity generation continued and<br />
13 Nos. of proposals received, from individuals<br />
through MoP, PMO and President Secretariat<br />
were examined and commented upon.<br />
2.8.3 R&D works relating to Hydro<br />
Power Generation<br />
The various R&D Schemes/Projects to be<br />
taken up in the Hydro Sector during 12 th Plan<br />
were examined and projects found feasible were<br />
identified in consultation with the Members of<br />
the Task Force representing various agencies<br />
i.e. BHEL, NHPC, NML, IIT Roorkee, CPRI<br />
etc. This also includes scrutiny of various<br />
R&D proposals received from different<br />
organizations and obtaining the views of the<br />
Task Force members on these proposals and the<br />
clarifications from the project proposers. This<br />
also involved organising from time to time<br />
meetings of Task Force constituted for Hydro<br />
Projects.<br />
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