How India could pull off the world's most ambitious energy transition | Varun Sivaram

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  • @arijitpalit2756
    @arijitpalit2756 4 роки тому +89

    If I am not wrong, most of things he mentioned is already accepted as Indian government's national policy. Such as 100% electrification in railways is already being built and India's fossil fuel usage in energy production is at 62%, not 75% as mentioned by the gentleman. A huge amount of work is yet to be done though.

    • @charlespancamo9771
      @charlespancamo9771 3 роки тому

      What if reducing emissions means the poor people of india will not be able to feed their families in massive numbers? Because that's an ugly truth that climate activists won't tell you.

  • @sebinsebastian9404
    @sebinsebastian9404 4 роки тому +91

    Our idea in Ocean wave energy convertor ( Taping Electrical energy from ocean waves) was selected from 3000 different ideas in Kerala. currently we are doing 3 year project at NIT calicut but we are stucked now, less fund form government makes the procedure extremely hard ( years of hard work for just getting fund rather than taking time for improving our Design makes innovators drop their ideas and leave) Indian government spends very less in R & D

    • @RonnelDavis
      @RonnelDavis 4 роки тому +3

      Hey, I'm from NIT Calicut myself! I'd love to hear about your ideas if you'd like to speak about it.

    • @sebinsebastian9404
      @sebinsebastian9404 4 роки тому +3

      @@RonnelDavis 👍yes🥰

    • @vamsisayani
      @vamsisayani 3 роки тому +1

      @@sebinsebastian9404 Bro Even I am also looking on the same domain. Would love to know more. Port_ace is telegram ID.

    • @jevaarora9546
      @jevaarora9546 2 роки тому

      Can a fundraiser help you with it?

    • @sebinsebastian9404
      @sebinsebastian9404 2 роки тому

      @@jevaarora9546 yes

  • @shrin210
    @shrin210 4 роки тому +85

    Thorium Nuclear Energy should be the answer atleast 30%.

    • @shrin210
      @shrin210 4 роки тому +4

      @@8bhushan8 Watch video Thorium.
      Technology is already available, some private companies are developing on it.
      If only Govt will seriously invest into it.
      It is just Nuclear fear that is not helping it.
      Fusion is much more complicated, no technology is available for it yet.

    • @abhishektarun09
      @abhishektarun09 3 роки тому +1

      Thorium + Solar + Hydrogen = Best combination

    • @firstname405
      @firstname405 3 роки тому +2

      @@8bhushan8 fission is fine, we need solutions that work *today*

    • @arpitpatra
      @arpitpatra 3 роки тому

      Thorium was detrpyed by usa some says

  • @actionkamen4826
    @actionkamen4826 4 роки тому +30

    Well... Guess what ...India already has 2 of the world's biggest solar power plant. Kurnool and Kamuthi in India.....Well we definitely need more of them.. MORE POWER TO INDIA

  • @1.5Koreans0.5American
    @1.5Koreans0.5American 4 роки тому +103

    A year from now you'll either be happy that you started or wishing that you had started.

    • @heisernsu
      @heisernsu 4 роки тому

      Cool but can you quote it next time

    • @monicakhanna5887
      @monicakhanna5887 4 роки тому

      @@heisernsu lm kurdish from iraq harim kurdistan🇮🇶🇹🇯️

    • @heisernsu
      @heisernsu 4 роки тому

      @@monicakhanna5887 Oh, thanks for the info

  • @tejasdeepsingh456
    @tejasdeepsingh456 4 роки тому +214

    I am proud we have people like these in our country. It gives me new hope.

    • @tomeryud
      @tomeryud 4 роки тому +3

      good luck!

    • @trader2137
      @trader2137 4 роки тому +7

      TED as always, being paid by 'green energy' lobbysts to promote their business

    • @ChrisZackPinto
      @ChrisZackPinto 4 роки тому +12

      @@trader2137 I’m not, that we have people like you in our country

    • @elilei9589
      @elilei9589 4 роки тому

      Will the executive, namely Modi, accept his suggestion? Green energy means low gdp growth.

    • @ChrisZackPinto
      @ChrisZackPinto 4 роки тому

      @@elilei9589 The gdp was joke a month ago, falling below the neighbouring smaller and supposedly lesser developed countries
      Also the modi govt is pushing for private monopoly at the cost of the environment

  • @amitkumar-sz6ze
    @amitkumar-sz6ze 4 роки тому +19

    When developing countries are getting developed, suddenly pollution become important. What we need is Europe and USA giving money to India as compensation

    • @rishabnavaneet
      @rishabnavaneet 4 роки тому +2

      yeahh... but placing some solar plants and wind turbines in the deserts of rajasthan wouldn't hinder our development though...

    • @goutamboppana961
      @goutamboppana961 3 роки тому

      @@rishabnavaneet that's fine but not enough we need nuclear and hydro too especially nuclear cuz hydro causes nearby environmental destruction

    • @DrMeetPatel
      @DrMeetPatel 3 роки тому

      It's not just about the pollution. Clean energy will also make India energy independent and pollution will impact first on the health of locals. So renewable is a way to go.

  • @aestheticarts7340
    @aestheticarts7340 4 роки тому +63

    I hope clean energy will help India 🇮🇳

    • @aestheticarts7340
      @aestheticarts7340 4 роки тому +3

      @@winstonsmith77 good job 👏🏼 helping is a very good thing

    • @aestheticarts7340
      @aestheticarts7340 4 роки тому +1

      @@winstonsmith77 thanks buddy I shall research it 👍

    • @aestheticarts7340
      @aestheticarts7340 4 роки тому +1

      @@winstonsmith77 I’m happy to help man 👋

    • @aestheticarts7340
      @aestheticarts7340 4 роки тому +2

      @@winstonsmith77 have a good day 😊🌅

    • @user-up1ny
      @user-up1ny 4 роки тому +1

      it's a huge waste of money. only rich countries like the us or uk should think of these things.

  • @hrishijagadees1234
    @hrishijagadees1234 4 роки тому +87

    Why does he look something between Barrack Obama and Sundar Pichai?? 🙄

  • @barrysteakfry2359
    @barrysteakfry2359 4 роки тому +28

    "India should build renewables at a rapid pace"
    "Battery powered rickshaws and bikes"
    Bro, good batteries in automobile like this will last for 5-6 years. After that, we'll have a HUGE amount of toxic waste to deal with. Batteries are complex to recycle and will end up in landfills. I wonder why you didn't talk about that.
    For public transport, TrolleyBus or the Trackless trolley is the most efficient and green way of transportation. Batteries are bad. Not as bad as petrol, but still, a huge headache to deal with.

    • @luckyowo7641
      @luckyowo7641 3 роки тому

      i agree

    • @goutamboppana961
      @goutamboppana961 3 роки тому +1

      What about replacing coal with nuclear for residential electricity

    • @Despair254
      @Despair254 3 роки тому +3

      @@goutamboppana961 actually, nuclear energy is the way !
      Its by far the most carbon friend alternative and nuclear waste can be disposed off properly.
      Batteries degrade and disposing them is an issue right now not to mention considering mining adds a whole new level of problems.

    • @goutamboppana961
      @goutamboppana961 3 роки тому +1

      @@Despair254 ok that was true actually

    • @Despair254
      @Despair254 3 роки тому

      @@goutamboppana961 :)

  • @alinamarysam6059
    @alinamarysam6059 3 роки тому

    As a citizen of Kerala, I am proud of my home state in it's progress towards a greener future and am sure all of India can become greener than America could because we are in a huge way tied to our forests and wildlife. Although we have a long way to go, we as the younger generation ready to become working class must do our best to make India the Glowing and Rich place it was in times of old.

  • @ChrisZackPinto
    @ChrisZackPinto 4 роки тому +54

    Also Goa in 2020 : Cutting through a wildlife sanctuary, protected areas, and a national park for movement of coal

  • @pyschologygeek
    @pyschologygeek 4 роки тому +8

    Life can be unfair taking turns you wouldn’t have imagined throwing you in a place you were not ready to be. At this juncture, you feel you are done with life and all alone. You end up feeling sad and useless like you are neglected.

  • @krish2nasa
    @krish2nasa 4 роки тому +26

    IMO, let us be realistic here, make nuclear energy as the majority portion of the energy generation. India has a lion's share of Thorium reserves in the world, its time to accelerate developing Thorium nuclear reactors, Molten Salt Reactors (SMR), and even more importantly manufacture mass-scale Small Module reactors (SMR), which are orders of magnitude cheaper, super faster to implement, and very safe. In this way, India can power itself for millennia and can also power the rest of the world.

    • @muppididivija4876
      @muppididivija4876 3 роки тому +1

      But nuclear waste and residues are poisonous and toxic. Where would you deposit the nuclear waste???

    • @krish2nasa
      @krish2nasa 3 роки тому +3

      ​@@muppididivija4876 The dangers of nuclear waste are minuscule compared to poisonous and toxic-minded puppeteer people in our society. BTW are you from Andhra?

    • @muppididivija4876
      @muppididivija4876 3 роки тому +1

      @@krish2nasa from where did people and mindset come into this conversation?? And nuclear waste is not miniscule. It is a real threat to the environment. One little mistake like a small leakage would destroy the nation. By the way I'm from Telangana.

    • @michaelroirea9890
      @michaelroirea9890 3 роки тому

      @@muppididivija4876 well compared to the wild fires and floods that other non renewable energy makes, yeah Id rather take thhat chance thnx

    • @goutamboppana961
      @goutamboppana961 3 роки тому

      I fricking agree and I am from andhra

  • @rupalisb3192
    @rupalisb3192 4 роки тому +25

    Why in this video J&K and Ladakh is not shown in Indian map...being an Indian you are expected to know this ...

    • @somesh2395
      @somesh2395 4 роки тому +4

      I also noticed it. Its at 4:23 . This happens so many times in various youtube videos. I don't understand, how can someone make this mistake? That too from channel like TED.

    • @laralappa8385
      @laralappa8385 4 роки тому +4

      If this doesn't tell you that western islamic state lover liberals are spreading their propaganda through all means possible, I don't know what will

    • @tstcikhthys
      @tstcikhthys 4 роки тому +3

      Simple: it's not an internationally uncontested border; it's not a "mistake". TED doesn't take political sides.

    • @jayakrishnanm2975
      @jayakrishnanm2975 4 роки тому +3

      wow through the whole video he pointed out so many problems and u only noticed that veryyyyy goood

    • @abhishektarun09
      @abhishektarun09 3 роки тому

      @@jayakrishnanm2975 That is important too.

  • @RohitSingh-yo2yl
    @RohitSingh-yo2yl 4 роки тому +6

    this is the type of guy who sits in front seat and top the class

  • @cruxunbreakable
    @cruxunbreakable 4 роки тому +24

    It's an ad for his company? 🤔

    • @harsh.thakkar
      @harsh.thakkar 4 роки тому +5

      Yes it is

    • @redpillthings1673
      @redpillthings1673 4 роки тому +2

      Ethical advertising perhaps...

    • @NatarajanAV
      @NatarajanAV 4 роки тому +4

      @@redpillthings1673 Ethical? Atleast they should have put disclaimer, else TED soon lose its credibility.

    • @arpitpatra
      @arpitpatra 3 роки тому

      Obviously ted speakers are advertising itself

  • @zil1832
    @zil1832 4 роки тому +17

    *What about Thorium powered nuclear plants? India have Worlds 1/3 of it in the form of Monazite.*

    • @manumudgal4988
      @manumudgal4988 3 роки тому +2

      3rd stage reactor is still in work... It will take time. But we will still need some uranium in the process.

    • @AmongUs-mb4qx
      @AmongUs-mb4qx 3 роки тому +2

      Right, Liquid fluoride thorium reactorLFTRs, the only long term solution for India

  • @dumdumbrown4225
    @dumdumbrown4225 3 роки тому +2

    Kudos to your vision, Varun Sivaram - good on you mate. May the force be with you 🙏🏽 Godspeed from here on 👍🏽 greetings from Oz 🇦🇺

  • @bbsingh7554
    @bbsingh7554 3 роки тому +6

    WHY TF IS INDIAN MAP CHOPPED OFF PARTS OF JAMMU KASHMIR AND LADAKH?

    • @abhishektarun09
      @abhishektarun09 3 роки тому +3

      USA and India were not close before, time has changed but their companies' policies haven't.

    • @hibudy
      @hibudy 2 роки тому

      Tbh they are not controlled by India... And as far as I see in the modern world India wouldn't be able to ever get back those grabbed land. If they ever try to do so in future hoping we have lots of power...there will be devastating consequences for us-- the people.

    • @bbsingh7554
      @bbsingh7554 2 роки тому

      @@hibudy 🥲

    • @bbsingh7554
      @bbsingh7554 2 роки тому

      @@hibudy Leadership achi hoti us time to ye sab jaata hi nahi hath se

    • @hibudy
      @hibudy 2 роки тому +1

      @@bbsingh7554 absolutely that is a point. India didn't recognised properly who was our enemies and existential threat. But india at that time has lots of inner problem and was facing several diplomatic problems. A great country is made my good decision making by advisors and diplomats which we really don't have at that time and Neheru policy was way more soft and tbh lacks vision in many respect although Nehru also have done lots of good things no doubt but a powerful country is made by *decades of wise decision making* and *military strength* which we currently have.

  • @temenow
    @temenow 4 роки тому +8

    This is more political statement than scientific argument. Decommissioning solar power is not identified yet. The value and cost of the land is a factor. Solar power is usually for small scale applications and it never compensates the demand of power for huge national developments. For India, with so much human capacity and bright minds, I expect Fusion energy to be the goal. And please refrain from accusing domestic energy consumption and focus on industrial consumption, because that is more impactful. If your country relies its energy in renewable energy such as solar and wind, that is a wonderful recipe for insecurity.

    • @backinthegame34
      @backinthegame34 4 роки тому +2

      Thorium is the key.

    • @laralappa8385
      @laralappa8385 4 роки тому +2

      Some good and level headed people finally 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
      Too many triggered liberals in the comments section 😂😂

  • @mikedelferro
    @mikedelferro 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you Ted! Inspiring Channel

  • @mobashshirkareem976
    @mobashshirkareem976 4 роки тому +3

    This entire video has been 'India should...'. In all honesty, why should India? Every developed country till now has powered it's economy with coal and still continue to use fossil fuels for most of its power requirements. Why should India shy away from it? Why should we be the one to sacrifice for the rest of the world? The fact that solar and wind are cheaper than coal is plain bullshit because the calculations don't account the energy storage infrastructure. We have one of the most expensive electric and fuel prices in the world just to transform the energy grid. Why are we making the sacrifice here?? We don't owe anything to the world. If anything, the world owes us.

  • @philnightjar1971
    @philnightjar1971 4 роки тому +7

    Coal plant could spend more on air filters are recycling exhaust from coal plants for the meantime.

  • @everydayjokes2321
    @everydayjokes2321 4 роки тому +9

    Joke of the day:
    Doctor, Doctor, I feel like a set of curtains.
    *well pull yourself together*

    • @seafoam6119
      @seafoam6119 4 роки тому +1

      *clap clap clap*

    • @seafoam6119
      @seafoam6119 4 роки тому +1

      @@monicakhanna5887 i think you mean 'subscribe' and no i will not.

  • @subiyaamreen3023
    @subiyaamreen3023 4 роки тому +10

    I hope India focuses soon on the importance of switching to clean energy, the rise is pollution here is massive, we have taken steps towards eco friendly automotives, but there's a lot that needs to be done. The video is very informative and backed with good amount of research on the current situation of our country. Hoping for a change and every individual I believe should contribute towards change in any way possible.

    • @Sammy58328
      @Sammy58328 4 роки тому

      @Muzaffar Zaky How about stubble burning. Are the farmers ready to change or they follow the same way they used to do for last 30 years.

    • @laralappa8385
      @laralappa8385 4 роки тому

      @@Sammy58328 Comment of the century 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @laralappa8385
      @laralappa8385 4 роки тому

      "India simply lacks state capacity to take up complex and pricey projects"
      Statue of Unity
      Signature Bridge
      Ram Mandir
      Krishna Mandir
      NEP 2020
      Farm Laws 2020
      Jammu and Kashmir situation
      Freedom and Development of Leh Ladakh
      Kashi Complex
      Itni development iske baap ne karke di hai ??
      I can state this in English as well, if that eases the pain caused to western media and liberandu propagandists.

    • @xinavswok4607
      @xinavswok4607 3 роки тому

      @@laralappa8385but those projects aren't helping in a big way in the long run, right? Why don't you also state the massive time required to complete those projects?...What we need is massive energy projects and yes they are being done but we need more.

  • @Gogolye
    @Gogolye 4 роки тому +15

    India's map is depicted incorrectly

  • @brookcej
    @brookcej 4 роки тому +3

    What is the potential and information about clean energy zones around the planet? Without major big-game control, direction, and leadership, which would include mandates and legal control, with clean energy, what level of coverage can be achieved? Would the old style energies just stop? Would they need to be legally forced to stop? How many old-style energy companies are wanting and working on a real transition to clean energies?

  • @MarcBaggiani
    @MarcBaggiani 4 роки тому +6

    What about thorium? I've heard few years ago that India had a plan for building several thorium centrals which was in turn also a very revolutionary decision... Have the uranium guys scored another goal agains thorium deviating India's revolutionary plan?

    • @arijitpalit2756
      @arijitpalit2756 4 роки тому

      Government is putting more funds into wind and solar rather than nuclear energy. As building those are cheaper.

    • @abhishektarun09
      @abhishektarun09 3 роки тому +3

      Kalpakkam PFBR is under construction in Tamil Nadu. It is the 2nd stage of 3 stage process of generating electricity from Thorium.

    • @kushajagarwal9761
      @kushajagarwal9761 3 роки тому +1

      @@abhishektarun09 thanka for info sir. Tamil Nadu is really progressing on all frontiers !! Leading in Solar. I'm from Gujarat, and I visited Kutch wind farm, it's a majestic site ;)

  • @dak13yearsago15
    @dak13yearsago15 9 місяців тому

    Thank you!

  • @harmeetsinghmadan6213
    @harmeetsinghmadan6213 3 роки тому +3

    India needs a blend of all sources of energy. We need to focus more on nuclear energy with fusion plants and use our Thorium rich reserves. Wind and solar will be 30% of our energy needs.

  • @hashmarker4994
    @hashmarker4994 3 роки тому +1

    Dont worry. Our Insanely Increasing Fossil Fuel prices will push people towards renewable energy in the end.

  • @LukePuplett
    @LukePuplett 4 роки тому +4

    Superbly spoken.

  • @basantf1
    @basantf1 4 роки тому +1

    Eye opener, grt information to general people, most of Indian don’t know about this pollution problem , must be collective efforts from all to fight this problem

  • @b.a.a.7811
    @b.a.a.7811 4 роки тому +15

    gotta be a better way of presenting this than having this dude stare into my soul while he forces a smile for 11 minutes

    • @vetiarvind
      @vetiarvind 4 роки тому

      Ever watched a newscast?

  • @chinmayakumarbehera4754
    @chinmayakumarbehera4754 4 роки тому +20

    Correct the Indian map @4:20

  • @shishirmohire9789
    @shishirmohire9789 3 роки тому +1

    Even my small town of Osmanabad in Maharashtra state has many wind power plants built by his company Renew Power.

  • @VamsiMohanKrishnaVadrevu
    @VamsiMohanKrishnaVadrevu 3 роки тому

    Not having a car or an air conditioner is not the same as being poor. There is a huge ecological impact to buying a car and using an air conditioner. Instead of telling your audience that "developed style of living means polluting the atmosphere with cars and air conditioners" you should tell your audience how living simply is more environmentally friendly. The measure of a civilization's success is not by how much comfort and convenience they amass, but by how peacefully they can co-exist with their surrounding environment. In that aspect, I must say the western civilizations have failed miserably and are only slowly realizing their mistakes. Bharat has always had traditions that promoted harmony between people and the environment.

  • @aarushrathore1276
    @aarushrathore1276 3 роки тому +2

    I am from Korba, Chhattisgarh. Didn't really know he would talk about it

  • @abhisheksoni2980
    @abhisheksoni2980 4 роки тому +7

    1) Here's a crazy statistics for you: if everyone on earth lives like an average American, it would require 5 earths to sustain that lifestyle, whereas only 0.7 earths are needed if everyone lives like an Indian.
    2) india emitted one fifth of carbon US emitted, in 2018, despite having four times population.
    3) india is number one in achieving emission goals of Paris accord, in fact over-achiving her goals. US did not achieve her goals, as expected.
    4) Modi announced in 2015 that India's total Solar capacity will be 100GW by 2022 when India's capacity was meagre 2.5 GW. As of 2020, our capacity is 38 GW and it looks like your unlike Mr Late and Obvious in this video, we might achieve it on schedule.

  • @worthit5064
    @worthit5064 3 роки тому +2

    India must need to invest in Geothermal energy.
    Edit: why not people like him run for election ? 🤷 He have such a good plan.

    • @theunbeatable1755
      @theunbeatable1755 3 роки тому +1

      Geothermal is very limited india dosent have a lot of places which could give geothermal unlike country like Iceland

    • @worthit5064
      @worthit5064 3 роки тому

      @@theunbeatable1755 with new drilling technology , geothermal is possible, India needs to find the places where crust is less than10 km. Although it'll increase cost but it's safe , cheap , renewable and no cost to generate electricity.
      I know its hard but we must have to invest in such program , in its development.

    • @theunbeatable1755
      @theunbeatable1755 3 роки тому

      @@worthit5064 for that we need to find volcanic active places which are very less in india and the thing u told is very expensive and not possible due to cost if we do it in large numbers.

    • @theunbeatable1755
      @theunbeatable1755 3 роки тому

      @@worthit5064 we should rather develop and built thorium reactor

    • @worthit5064
      @worthit5064 3 роки тому

      @@theunbeatable1755 not only volcano but coast will do the work too. Around coast crust is thin and major cities around coast in India.
      Also , more we build more cost efficient it will get , its basic nature of mass production.
      Other than that , nuclear power is good but its not safe as much geothermal.
      Major companies in US developing in geothermal because it is the future.

  • @awareyah6146
    @awareyah6146 4 роки тому +5

    SHOUT OUT to ALL my SIDDI people

  • @craigkeller
    @craigkeller 4 роки тому +15

    Great young man. His parents must be proud. I am.

    • @justaguy6216
      @justaguy6216 4 роки тому +2

      Spoken like a true Indian mom.

    • @ninadborawake3015
      @ninadborawake3015 4 роки тому +2

      I bet he's that sharma ji ka beta our parents keep telling us about

    • @Anshulhe
      @Anshulhe 4 роки тому +2

      @@ninadborawake3015 I just searched out and yes he is from brahmin family hailing from Tamil nadu though he is American national

    • @laralappa8385
      @laralappa8385 4 роки тому +1

      "India simply lacks state capacity to take up complex and pricey projects"
      Statue of Unity
      Signature Bridge
      Ram Mandir
      Krishna Mandir
      NEP 2020
      Farm Laws 2020
      Jammu and Kashmir situation
      Freedom and Development of Leh Ladakh
      Kashi Complex
      Itni development iske baap ne karke di hai ??
      I can state this in English as well, if that eases the pain caused to western media and liberandu propagandists.

  • @hrushikeshavachat900
    @hrushikeshavachat900 Рік тому

    Improving intra city piblic cities is very important for India

  • @viveksingh-dq6dd
    @viveksingh-dq6dd 3 роки тому +5

    First you correct our map......

  • @shadowstorm9363
    @shadowstorm9363 4 роки тому +1

    i hope many people in our country watch this video and become aware of the problems we will be facing in the near future and their optimum solutions

  • @jacobgitman1660
    @jacobgitman1660 3 роки тому +1

    This is a very interesting project

  • @jdavis6650
    @jdavis6650 3 роки тому

    Infomerical.

  • @Jonttuf17
    @Jonttuf17 4 роки тому +12

    Hopefully there will be a race to be the first country / area to be totally green. EU and China are already in the locker room getting ready for a race but we need more than that! India and Africa have great benefit on not having "bad" energy so much yet but EU, the US have the money. China somewhere in between. Let the race begin!

  • @krapto3467
    @krapto3467 3 роки тому

    I personally think that if we are planning for the 2050s and 80s we should include public transport far more than cars.
    Urban people prefer smooth and efficient public transportation rather than personal vehicles.It's what India is focusing on but should do so on an even larger scale.It'll easier to plan and execute it over the decades now,than later.

  • @genesis9chaos
    @genesis9chaos 4 роки тому +3

    I did not like many thing about this video. Amongst the thing that stand out, the key ones are
    1. He dismissed the Nuclear and Hydro power. I understand he is trying to sell his company that is into wind and solar, but to so say decrying India th at it cannot handle large projects is simply not acceptable. There are plenty negative about nuclear and hydro to talk about for someone who has shallow understanding without talking down India without basis.
    2. When it came to showing things about India, used one of the worst images to show poverty. Like the photo of building with air conditioners. There are plenty of good looking building that have air conditioners without showing the worst possible building possible. Trying to talk to international audiences by selling a negative image is not acceptable.
    The future of power is a high population density country is nuclear specially LFTR using Thorium. Wind and solar are too expensive on using land mass (waste land like desserts are not good location for solar), too fickle and season dependent and current Lithium based battery technology is too polluting (and too dependent on China)

    • @laralappa8385
      @laralappa8385 4 роки тому +3

      They excluded J&K and Leh-Ladakh from India's map. Watch closely.

  • @MarinelliBrosPodcast
    @MarinelliBrosPodcast 4 роки тому +4

    Solar, Wind, some tidal and Nuclear.

    • @chapter4travels
      @chapter4travels 4 роки тому +2

      Once you build out nuclear, what is the point of the others? Solar, wind, and tidal are only good for PR and virtue signaling.

    • @MarinelliBrosPodcast
      @MarinelliBrosPodcast 4 роки тому +1

      @@chapter4travels I agree, I'm just saying that people are still going to build these; therefore, they will exist.

    • @chapter4travels
      @chapter4travels 4 роки тому +1

      @@MarinelliBrosPodcast Yes, rich countries will waste money on these for PR and virtue signaling.

    • @MarinelliBrosPodcast
      @MarinelliBrosPodcast 4 роки тому +2

      @@chapter4travels The one use I see for solar and wind are small solutions for people in remote, often poor, areas. And I'm not saying having large scale wind or solar; it would be more like small turbines and personal solar.

    • @MarinelliBrosPodcast
      @MarinelliBrosPodcast 4 роки тому +1

      @@chapter4travels BTW, what does PR stand for?

  • @thewrightstuff8956
    @thewrightstuff8956 3 роки тому

    Brilliant! Good Luck!

  • @spongebobb4589
    @spongebobb4589 4 роки тому +3

    Thorium reactor in India is going to be a reality very soon. It is only a measly 30 years away. Only a few more 30 years and voila, it is there.

  • @_JayPatel-jg2cg
    @_JayPatel-jg2cg 3 роки тому

    vey nice explaination

  • @Fnidner
    @Fnidner 4 роки тому +11

    take a drink every time he says "India"

    • @laralappa8385
      @laralappa8385 4 роки тому +1

      The only way to bear with this stupid child rant 😂😂

  • @NickManeck
    @NickManeck 3 роки тому

    80% of what Varun Sivaram spoke of was the vision of educators and planers in India half a century ago, I can testify. What came of it - virtually nothing. It is all talk - a pie in the sky. Varun does not know any of this. My heart goes out for him. I know he will become disillusioned and frustrated.

  • @lakecrab
    @lakecrab 4 роки тому +4

    Scoots and Ricks will be abandoned like yesterday's newspaper in a truly prosperous India. How about a Tata - Tesla merger.

    • @rahul17023
      @rahul17023 3 роки тому

      I had thought of an elongated rickshaw that could take six adults in one go.

  • @rahulkhanna5121
    @rahulkhanna5121 2 роки тому

    Let’s get to work !

  • @RonakDhakan
    @RonakDhakan 4 роки тому +2

    A lot of marketing speak from someone who has not lived much in India and does not know how it works. Still speaking in terms of "football fields" for length shows how he thinks. A lot of this is what many Indians dream about already but have no real way to achieve because people are selfish and cannot think for the greater good. We now have as many people in India as there were in the whole world not long time ago. Do you think we can just keep producing humans and resources will magically appear? Neither can we expect technology to solve all the problems caused due to overpopulation. No matter how efficiently you cut an apple, it is just 1 apple.

  • @sayanaich
    @sayanaich 4 роки тому +6

    Solar duck curve is a big challenge, really big. Unless power storage technology becomes energy efficient & simultaneously economically viable, absolute transformation of India's energy sector seems like a distant dream.

    • @SurajNayak007
      @SurajNayak007 4 роки тому +1

      I saw a Ted talk about an year old, stating that the amount of money and area required is alot higher for solar energy than nuclear energy for the same amount of power generated.

    • @sayanaich
      @sayanaich 4 роки тому

      @@SurajNayak007 Exactly! Even SimCity like urban planning games prove so! As proclaimed by the Hon'ble Power Minister lately, 60% of our installed capacity will be from renewables by 2030 & that is 450 GW. India has already started retiring old & inefficient fossil fuelled power generating assets. But we are hungry for power (I mean electric power).
      Question is, when having hunger pangs but limitedly moneyed, should we go to a Michelin starred restaurant where they serve French nouvelle cuisine or visit a dhaba for a hearty meal?

    • @mr.moritz342
      @mr.moritz342 4 роки тому

      Tesla is the Answer

  • @theAraAra
    @theAraAra 3 роки тому +1

    I don't buy the argument that nuclear/hydropower aren't feasible due to India's lacking state capacity. As our economy grows, capabilities also grow. We need to invest in nuclear along with renewables.

  • @akshatbhandari499
    @akshatbhandari499 2 роки тому

    India needs to look at making small towns self sufficient in its use and create employment and industries near by. Small towns are more sustainable and still can adopt. A big city consumes billions of tonnes of steel cement and infrastructure which also makes the cities hotter. Example of mid size cities are Neemrana close to freight corridor, Vijay Nagar close to HZL mining project. One industry powers a small city. Also it cost less on infrastructure for govt and taxes and less congestion, travel time.

  • @ramonpunsalang3397
    @ramonpunsalang3397 4 роки тому

    Liquid Air/Cryogenic Storage is scalable and are a feasible alternative to battery storage.

  • @hrushikeshavachat900
    @hrushikeshavachat900 Рік тому

    India needs to replace coal with nuclear and hydo for base load. On other hand solar and wind can providr the additional load required.

  • @PRITZ060191
    @PRITZ060191 4 роки тому +11

    What a most misleading video. Absolutely no talk of how much solar and wind capacity has been added in the last 6 years. We are almost there to reach the target of 100GW of renewable by 2022. No mention of that. We are already electrifying our railways faster than ever. No mention of that. We are already taking steps to increase rail freight and promote EVs. No mention of that.

    • @SurajNayak007
      @SurajNayak007 4 роки тому +3

      It's not time yet to be happy for how far we have come, alot has been done but there's alot more left to be done as well

  • @darshanbiswas232
    @darshanbiswas232 4 роки тому +5

    map of India shown in the video is incorrect.

  • @shivaa3ps177
    @shivaa3ps177 4 роки тому +4

    A classic example of trying to fit Indian lifestyle to "US" lifestyle with multiple cars and ACs in the name of "modern" lifestyle.
    I'm a farmer's son and software engineer.
    I agree with the Crux of what you said but disagree with the way you put it.

  • @sangramgaikwad1545
    @sangramgaikwad1545 4 роки тому +5

    And here comes another good Samaritan,to give just a smart oration,

  • @harshjain3122
    @harshjain3122 4 роки тому +1

    Should have talked about thorium nuclear plants. They are safe asf and much better, cheaper and reliant than wind and solar plants

  • @sidtiwari8925
    @sidtiwari8925 4 роки тому +1

    30000 mw renewable kutch gujrat india and 8000 mw renewable energy plant in rajasthan india

  • @sarthakjain3493
    @sarthakjain3493 3 роки тому +1

    We don't need help from us.
    What we need is capitalism

  • @SuccessSequence
    @SuccessSequence 3 роки тому

    Reliance industries is your answer.

  • @BeeReports444
    @BeeReports444 4 роки тому +11

    Whoever reads this, i pray that your homes be filled with healing, blessings and miracles, and success. Amen.💞
    Due to my back disability i cant work anymore due to a car accident, so i decided to start a nice channel with my editing techniques i learnt over the years in other to be able to pay for my surgery and livelihood, hope it does well❤️🙏🏻
    NICE VIDEO ❤️💕 TED

  • @vthilton
    @vthilton 4 роки тому +1

    Save Our Planet

  • @1inspiration466
    @1inspiration466 4 роки тому +3

    Thorium.

    • @backinthegame34
      @backinthegame34 4 роки тому +2

      100% correct ! Stop wasting trillions on useless wind and solar.

  • @guilegameche3810
    @guilegameche3810 4 роки тому +5

    6:40 It'd be much more energy efficient to transfert the electricity produced from renewable sources directly to those energy intensive processes rather than go through the massive waste from water electrolysis alone, not including all other costs when producing hydrogen this way.

    • @tstcikhthys
      @tstcikhthys 4 роки тому +1

      Electricity-based heating elements cannot get to the temperatures needed for many industrial processes. Even if electrolysing hydrogen is only 40% efficient, hydrogen is one of the (if not the most) energy-dense media, so it works out on balance.

    • @guilegameche3810
      @guilegameche3810 4 роки тому

      @@tstcikhthys
      Up until 100 % of the energy produced on this planet is through renewable sources, every single watt of energy spent in the huge waste that is producing and transporting hydrogen, this is by definition wasted energy that could have substituted energy from fossil source. Hydrolysis inherently comes with a huge energetic loss.

    • @firstname405
      @firstname405 3 роки тому

      @@guilegameche3810 So you are suggesting we ban all use of fertilisers, pesticides, metals, and other industry products?

    • @arjunvijay5394
      @arjunvijay5394 2 роки тому

      Decentralised energy production is an area of research all over the world to achieve grid independence. However, it is not possible everywhere. So looking at the overall picture, there will be applications where generation elsewhere combined with green H2 supply does make sense.

  • @newclean7594
    @newclean7594 4 роки тому +3

    He has gone (back) with the wind to the U.S.

    • @Skylla54
      @Skylla54 4 роки тому

      source, pls :)

    • @laralappa8385
      @laralappa8385 4 роки тому +2

      "India simply lacks state capacity to take up complex and pricey projects"
      Statue of Unity
      Signature Bridge
      Ram Mandir
      Krishna Mandir
      NEP 2020
      Farm Laws 2020
      Jammu and Kashmir situation
      Freedom and Development of Leh Ladakh
      Kashi Complex
      Itni development iske baap ne karke di hai ??
      I can state this in English as well, if that eases the pain caused to western media and liberandu propagandists.

  • @ashayakshayata
    @ashayakshayata 4 роки тому +4

    why not invest in Nuclear? :(

    • @13thbiosphere
      @13thbiosphere 4 роки тому +2

      higher cost more time

    • @surendranathish
      @surendranathish 4 роки тому

      We can invest. But the thing is that we are not in NSG. Nuclear suppliers group.

  • @OliverQueenisme
    @OliverQueenisme 4 роки тому +22

    kinda sad we hear nothing about the crisis in India. all about the occidental in America, wish we thought globally.

    • @heisernsu
      @heisernsu 4 роки тому +1

      @@monicakhanna5887 first of all, it's "subscribe", not "sabscreab". that's fine but please don't promote your channel in the comments section if you're trying to find fame, also we have no context to why we should sub to you.

    • @AaronAlexOfficial
      @AaronAlexOfficial 4 роки тому

      WindowsSu ウィンドウズ・スー 视窗苏 What are you talking about? Are you sleeping 😌?

    • @heisernsu
      @heisernsu 4 роки тому

      @@AaronAlexOfficial no it's called deleted replies lol, the person I was replying to either he deleted his reply or it was taken down

    • @AaronAlexOfficial
      @AaronAlexOfficial 4 роки тому

      WindowsSu ウィンドウズ・スー 视窗苏 Sorry 😐 😐😐

    • @heisernsu
      @heisernsu 4 роки тому

      @@AaronAlexOfficial no problem

  • @parmeshghodke8803
    @parmeshghodke8803 3 роки тому

    Also talk parallelly with waste generation. solar may generate more waste...

  • @AlbertLaik
    @AlbertLaik 3 роки тому

    People should think twice before Investing on India's Solar Energy Programmes. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is very corrupted and most Nodal Offices are filled with non performing officers!!!

    • @theunbeatable1755
      @theunbeatable1755 3 роки тому

      Bro work is being done. I live in a small city and there are bridges and canals built with Sola pannel on top. And gov is paying 50% if anyone want solar pannel in top so u will see many House getting solar pannel. Just in my society 7 out of 25 house have solar

  • @pranavmando1090
    @pranavmando1090 4 роки тому +7

    I would bet on nuclear. Solar and Wind seem to be a real-estate game, distributed systems might be better in this case. Another interesting concept is to generate energy outside of Earth.

  • @gautammisra8753
    @gautammisra8753 3 роки тому

    Hope Nitin Gatkare is watching this

  • @kshayarsha5450
    @kshayarsha5450 4 роки тому

    Indian Railways will go 100% electric before 2030.

  • @troyhayder6986
    @troyhayder6986 4 роки тому

    Yeah... Is it one of my ideas?
    gravity generator...
    Its obvious is obvious it would work
    Skyscraper made out of multi layered glass.. Swimming pool at the bottom... Metal cap.. Micro earth climate inside... Water evaporates.... Rises.. Condenses on the conical roof... Drops into a funnel... Powers turbines... Repeats process... Heavy insulation at the base to make sure the water stays hot... Works better in warm climates...
    Or my other idea
    Sea web
    Interconnected bouys connected to four other bouys in a massive lattice... As the sea swells the bouys move up and down and so do the arms creating electricity...

  • @JoeZorzin
    @JoeZorzin 4 роки тому +1

    How many acres (or hectares) and how many wind turbines will it take to have all India with "clean and green" energy? I keep asking that question here in America (specifically in Massachusetts) and I get no replies. Until I get replies - I'll have to conclude this hasn't been thoroughly thought out.

  • @-._Harsh_.-
    @-._Harsh_.- 4 роки тому +14

    Woah! First time I've seen a channel big as TED mentions about "Chattisgarh" although not in a good way😅

  • @astuli
    @astuli 4 роки тому +10

    All of this is already going on, stats are old. Btw.

  • @kislayanand4641
    @kislayanand4641 4 роки тому +5

    India's map?

    • @arthas7
      @arthas7 4 роки тому +2

      Was searching for this comment. Making a video about India for india using an inaccurate India map

    • @laralappa8385
      @laralappa8385 4 роки тому +2

      "India simply lacks state capacity to take up complex and pricey projects"
      Statue of Unity
      Signature Bridge
      Ram Mandir
      Krishna Mandir
      NEP 2020
      Farm Laws 2020
      Jammu and Kashmir situation
      Freedom and Development of Leh Ladakh
      Kashi Complex
      Itni development iske baap ne karke di hai ??
      I can state this in English as well, if that eases the pain caused to western media and liberandu propagandists.
      *And the inaccurate map too, Thanks for pointing that out bro* 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @kakerlakenmilch1155
    @kakerlakenmilch1155 4 роки тому +3

    the problem in India are not fossil fuels, but waste management

  • @astuli
    @astuli 4 роки тому +13

    Indian railways going net 0 in next few years.

    • @elekkr
      @elekkr 4 роки тому

      Indian railways going net zero when they stop going anywhere . Which is almost right there .. this is a joke

    • @astuli
      @astuli 4 роки тому +1

      @@elekkr no actually, IR has already electrified alot of the rail network. They are right on target.

  • @gautamhalder5929
    @gautamhalder5929 2 роки тому

    80 % IAS could not understand that what he saying. They can understand it after 2050 that time they will make policy on it

  • @psychology49
    @psychology49 4 роки тому +4

    l wish all countries achive this plan, thank you,we really need a clean environment

  • @ferociousjuggler2668
    @ferociousjuggler2668 3 роки тому

    "it will be more than enough to power the entirety of America" but did you think about how they'd store/transport that energy? Just producing alot of solar/wind energy won't help you it'd just be a waste if you can't transport that. And so you know how solar farms can affect the ecological balance of the location they're built at?

    • @arjunvijay5394
      @arjunvijay5394 2 роки тому

      India has plenty of scarcely populated arid wastelands where nothing else can be done. These areas are perfect for solar power generation. Storage and transportation continue to be issues but with the right ecosystem supported by sector coupling these challenges can be addressed.

  • @AbdulRaheem-m1s
    @AbdulRaheem-m1s 4 роки тому +4

    why does it only has 17k views more people need to watch it

  • @rangda_prime
    @rangda_prime 4 роки тому +4

    It's very funny/sad how young "entrepreneurs" like this can make educated projections about "disaster" in 2050 on a local level, yet not understand how climate change will make that disaster come even if he would succeed in transforming India's energy use. Especially since he looks forward to quadrupling India's energy use in 30 years' time. It's all myopically small thinking, while imagining that it's great and innovative.

    • @rangda_prime
      @rangda_prime 4 роки тому

      @@8bhushan8 I wouldn't bet the planet on that.

  • @abhisheksoni2980
    @abhisheksoni2980 4 роки тому +5

    Thanks captain late. Giving your 'eye opening' guidance about rooftop solar, solar and wind farms AFTER the massive boom has already begun.

    • @arijitpalit2756
      @arijitpalit2756 4 роки тому

      Most of ideas proposed by him is already in the agenda of government, like complete electrification of Railways.

  • @chethanslthippeswamy
    @chethanslthippeswamy 4 роки тому +3

    I wonder if elon musk ever suit up like this guy and stand in front of camera and read the bullet points of how to solve the renewable energy problem. This guy rip off some bullet points from old book on renewable energy and reading here as if he has full proof solution. We need energy efficient Air condition as if world engineer are happy with performance of current AC with respect to non renewable energy. how about water pump , water heater and all the appliance which use the electricity you genius. I like the last sentence "get to work"

  • @aaronpaulsen4398
    @aaronpaulsen4398 4 роки тому +1

    And where will you get the rare earth elements, that are nessecary to build solar and wind plants ??
    Exactly.

    • @tomkelly8827
      @tomkelly8827 4 роки тому

      From the same mines that the Thorium and Uranium are being taken from. Thorium is always with Rare earth metals. Even coal ash can be mined for rare earth metals. Rare earth metals are not actually all that rare

    • @aaronpaulsen4398
      @aaronpaulsen4398 4 роки тому +1

      @@tomkelly8827 But scale is key...

    • @aaronpaulsen4398
      @aaronpaulsen4398 4 роки тому +1

      @@tomkelly8827 and time too