cleantech and renewable energy and why you should care

CleantechWhat’s in It for You?

Presentation to Robert BoschNarasimhan Santhanam

Director, EAI

What is Cleantech?

Energy and environment related technologies developed for a more sustainable world.

While renewable energy is an important part of cleantech, cleantech is a much wider domain

Cleantech and You

• Why Should You Care?

• What Should You Know?

• How Can You Start?

“WHY

Should I Care?”

If you think…

“I have nothing to do with Cleantech”

Think Again

Cleantech touches everyone…

Energy

Air, Environm

entWater Materials

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Transport Waste Lifestyle

Enablers

Cleantech

Cleantech is inevitable• Scarcity of fossil and synthetic raw materials

• Climate change

• Environmental sustainability concerns

• CSR and Triple Bottomline – 3P = People, Planet, Profits

Cleantech is in its early days• An analogy with IT

– 1st PC appeared in 1975 (Altair)– 100,000 computers sold in 1978– 290 MILLION sold in 2008– Growth of 3000 times, or 300,000 %, in 30 years– Today, computers are everywhere

Cleantech is in its early days• % share of renewables in power = about 2%

(other than large hydro)• % share of cleantech in other domains = less

than 1%• We are in the 1978 of cleantech.• Over the next 10 years, cleantech will grow by

over 1000% in terms of market penetration, revenues and business potential

• In 20 years, cleantech will be everywhere

There is enough reason for you to care about cleantech

Whoever you are and whatever profession you are in

“WHAT

Should I Know?”

What Should You Know?• Key drivers that are shaping clean technology• Key trends that are emerging from these

drivers• Key components of cleantech• Key trends that could be specific to Bosch

Cleantech DriversSocial Personal/Corporate

Global •Climate change

•Global warming

•CSR for global companies

•Countries standings in the eyes of the comity of nations

Local (country, city, company specific)

•Local pollution

•waste management

• local sustainability

•power for all

•Energy bills

•Uninterrupted power supply

Key Cleantech Trends

• Cleantech ecosystem approach

• Energy efficiency the low hanging fruit

• Focus on lifecycle than on individual stages

• Government and global incentives (CDM)

• Distributed energy generation

Air & Environment

• Carbon Capture and Sequestration

• CO2 to Value

• Emissions Control

Water

• Bioremediation for wastewater treatment• Energy efficiency in wastewater treatment and

in water desalination• Novel engineering methods for water

recycling and reuse for industries• Innovations in water conservation - waterless

urinals and low flush toilets• Water harvesting for domestic and industries

Materials

• Sustainable wood

• Bioplastics & biopolymers

• Less toxic materials

• Organic clothing

Manufacturing

• Smart manufacturing

• Energy efficiency in production

Enablers

• Green IT– Monitoring and Control Systems– Smart Grid– Prediction Systems

• Science and Technology R&D– Biotech– Green Engineering– Basic Sciences

Lifestyle

• Low carbon lifestyle– Transportation – bicycles, car pooling,

telecommuting– Electrical items – LEDs, Energy Star ratings– Habitat – Passive heating/lighting/cooling,

LEED/GRIHA rated green buildings– Food & drink – organic food, locally grown food– Fashion – organic textiles, recycled materials– Waste management – minimization, waste to value

(compost, recycling and reuse)

Waste Management

• Waste to energy & value– MSW, Industrial waste & Agri waste– Energy

• Biogas• Producer gas• Syngas• Other hydrocarbon fuels• Charcoal

– Value• Compost/fertilizer• Activated carbon• Valuable materials• Recycled products

Transport

• Public transportation

• Hybrids/EV

• Biofuels

• Fuel efficiency

Agriculture

• Organic farming• Biofertilizers and Pesticides• Water management• Crops that can grow in waste and marginal

lands• De-desertification / afforestation• Sustainable forestry

Energy

• Renewable Power– Current

• Solar – PV and Thermal• Wind• Biomass – biomass to power, biofuels• Hydro – Large and Small• Waste to Energy• Geothermal

– Waiting in the wings• Geothermal• Wave and Tidal, other Ocean

Bosch Focus

• Energy Efficiency

• Green Power

• Green Auto

• Green IT

Energy Efficiency

• Energy efficient processes– Passive lighting & heating– Insulation– Maintenance to avoid poor structures such as leaky ducts

• Energy efficient products– Energy efficient lighting, heating and other white goods– Replacing old appliances with new, energy efficient ones– Fuel efficient transport

• Energy efficient services– Energy auditing– IT & energy efficiency

Green Power - Solar

• Solar PV– Photovoltaic– Small systems (kW, even W scale possible) – Costs high, but falling steeply

• Solar Thermal– Household and Industrial water heating– Drying– Cost competitive

• Solar CSP– Power generation from the heat of the sun– Requires medium to large scale– Technology still evolving

Green Power - Wind

• Onshore and Offshore• Offshore still emerging, not mainstream• Onshore– Almost cost competitive with fossil power– India 5th largest in installed capacity (11 GW)– Major turbine manufacturers have base in India

(Vestas, Gamesa, Suzlon, Siemens…)– Micro-wind still not a reality– Vertical axis wind turbine is an exciting possibility that

could make microwind possible

Green Power - Tidal

• One of the four ocean energy sources being reviewed = tidal, wave, ocean thermal, salinity gradient

• In its nascent stages• Tidal energy has three possibilities– Tidal barrages (most common)– Tidal fences (emerging)– Tidal lagoons (farther away)

Green Auto

• Hybrids– Gasoline – electric– Diesel – electric (Bosch)– Toyota Prius is the market leader in hybrids (almost 3

million sold so far)• Biofuels– First generation, second and third generation– Biodiesel for diesel, ethanol for gasoline– Cellulosic ethanol, jatropha and algae are the

emerging industries

Green IT

• Use of green practices in the IT industry– Making computers energy efficient– Use of renewable energy in IT industry (data

centers for instance)– Green supply chain– Use of biodegradable materials– Recycling and reuse of components– Move towards less use of toxic materials in

computers

Green IT

• Use of IT in the green industry– Energy monitoring software– Design software for renewable energy equipment

production– Natural resources forecasting– Smart grid– Software for monitoring corporate carbon

footprint

As you can see:

Cleantech is a vast area

Prioritize your area of research based on:

Your backgroundYour passion

“HOW

Can I Start?”

How Do You Start?

• Learn

• Connect

• Act

Learn

• Company database

• Magazines, journals

• Blogs and online forums

Connect

• Interact with internal experts (Bosch could well have many)

• Online – Social media, other forums (CleanTick)

• Offline - Events

Act

• Involve other team members and superiors

• Initiate small pilots

• Form brainstorming groups

• Prepare business cases and start the action

The best time to start anything is

NOW

Thanks!

Narasimhan SanthanamDirector, EAI

www.eai.in , narsi@eai.in