- Topic Overview
Energy and renewable energy systems covers how we produce, store, transmit and use energy from sources like solar, wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal, and how these interact with grids, markets and policy. It is central to climate action, energy security, industrial strategy and development, especially for rapidly growing economies like India.
📘 Blogs / Articles (concepts, design, India, cases, misconceptions)
Source 1: Introduction to Renewable Energy – Stanford “Understand Energy”
https://understand-energy.stanford.edu/energy-resources/renewable-energy/introduction-renewable-energy
Source 2: Renewable Energy Explained – U.S. EIA
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/renewable-sources/
Source 3: What Is Renewable Energy? – United Nations Climate
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-renewable-energy
Source 4: Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Systems (design, components, microgrids, VPPs) – SolarTech
https://solartechonline.com/blog/renewable-energy-systems-complete-guide/
Source 5: Renewable Energy System – Overview (engineering and optimization) – ScienceDirect Topic Page
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/renewable-energy-system
Source 6: Top 10 Renewable Energy Blogs (curated blog list: Renewable Energy World, CleanTechnica, etc.) – Enkonn Solar
https://enkonnsolar.com/renewable-energy-blogs/
Source 7: Renewable Energy and Sustainability Blogs (Indian developer/operator perspective) – ReNew
https://www.renew.com/blog
Source 8: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy Storage Systems (practical EPC / design notes) – Pure Power
https://www.purepower.com/blog
Source 9: Detailed Design Engineering Solutions for Renewable Energy Projects – Ingenero
https://ingenero.com/blog/detailed-design-engineering-for-renewable-energy-projects/
Source 10: India’s Story of Systematic Transition and Acceleration in Renewable Energy Deployments – ISES Sunburst Blog
https://www.ises.org/what-we-do/publications/sunburst-blog/indias-story-systematic-transition-and-acceleration-renewable
Source 11: Case Studies of Successful Renewable Energy Projects in India (Bhadla, Rewa, etc.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/case-studies-successful-renewable-energy-fer8c
Source 12: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy – Main Portal (schemes, targets, achievements)
https://mnre.gov.in/en/
🎥 YouTube Videos (lectures, case studies, grid, storage, India)
Video 1: Renewable Energy Systems Course Lecture | Solar, Wind, Hydro & Hybrids – Peach Academy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PH7Rv160jc
Video 2: Grid Integration of Renewable Energy (multi‑stakeholder webinar, Indian grid operator perspectives)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UOFKEuNZpg
Video 3: Microgrids: Battery Energy Storage Systems Provide a Successful Transition to Renewable Energy – BCI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfA-9MIAV_g
Video 4: India’s Renewable Energy Journey – MNRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk0mYHHWlYk
Video 5: What India Gets Right About The Energy Transition | Cleaning Up Ep 226 (long-form India case)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMrn-JewoCo
Video 6: What Energy Lessons Can the UK and Spain Learn from Each Other? (renewables deployment, markets)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsJZpbW4y7E
Video 7: Episode 32 – Beyond Emissions: Microgrids, C&I Storage, Demand Charges (practical business cases)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVG_ppR67Y0
Video 8: EnergyPLAN Energy System Analysis Podcast (modelling national energy systems, sector coupling)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYTQ-vsx_dA
Video 9: Snapshot of Global PV Markets – IEA PVPS (often summarized in webinars; pairs with the PDF below)
Use with report: https://iea-pvps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Snapshot-of-Global-PV-Markets_2025.pdf
Video 10: India Energy Transition / Grid Integration talks from NTPC / POSOCO / CEA (for grid & operations)
(Curate from recommended videos around Grid Integration webinar above for operator-side case snippets.)
📊 Research / Reports (IPCC, IEA, India policy, integration, VRE case)
Report 1: Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation – IPCC SRREN
https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/03/SRREN_Full_Report-1.pdf
Report 2: Snapshot of Global PV Markets 2025 – IEA PVPS
https://iea-pvps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Snapshot-of-Global-PV-Markets_2025.pdf
Report 3: Renewables Integration in India – NITI Aayog / PRS Summary
https://prsindia.org/policy/report-summaries/report-of-niti-aayog-on-renewables-integration-in-india
Report 4: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy – Annual / Programme Documents (schemes, data)
https://mnre.gov.in/en/ (navigate to annual reports and scheme documents)
Report 5: Renewable Energy System – Review Articles (biomass conversion, systems design) – ScienceDirect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/renewable-energy-system
Report 6: A Case Study of Integration of Variable Renewable Energy into Power Systems – IJCRT (2024)
https://www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2406104.pdf
Report 7: India’s Story of Systematic Transition and Acceleration in Renewable Energy Deployments – ISES (policy & schemes)
https://www.ises.org/what-we-do/publications/sunburst-blog/indias-story-systematic-transition-and-acceleration-renewable
🎙️ Podcasts / Expert Discussions (global + India, systems, policy, microgrids)
Podcast 1: The Energy Transition Show – Chris Nelder (global deep dives on renewables, markets, policy)
https://www.energytransitionshow.com (curated via) https://www.taylorhopkinson.com/news/renewable-energy-podcasts/
Podcast 2: Energy Transition Talks – CGI (utility, digitalisation, grid, flexibility)
https://www.cgi.com/en/energy-utilities/energy-transition-talks-podcast-series
Podcast 3: NTNU Energy Transition Podcast (policies, renewables deployment, global south episodes)
https://www.ntnu.edu/energytransition/podcast
Podcast 4: The India Energy Hour – 101Reporters (India-focused, policy, finance, justice, sectoral cases)
https://101reporters.com/podcast/The_India_Energy_Hour
Podcast 5: Cleaning Up with Michael Liebreich – Episode: What India Gets Right About The Energy Transition (long-form India perspective)
Video form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMrn-JewoCo
Podcast 6: Beyond Emissions by Soligent – Episode on Microgrids & C&I Storage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVG_ppR67Y0
Podcast 7: EnergyPLAN Energy System Analysis Podcast (systems modelling, smart energy systems)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYTQ-vsx_dA
🌐 Mix of Global vs India and Concept vs Practice (quick table)
🔎 Suggested Subtopics (for series / playlists)
- Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Systems
- Resource characteristics, capacity factor, intermittency, LCOE, life‑cycle impacts.
- System Design, Storage and Grid Integration
- Policy, Markets and Energy Transition Pathways
- Targets, auctions, integration strategies, carbon mitigation, global PV trends.
- India’s Renewable Energy Journey
- Case Studies, Mistakes and Best Practices
- VRE integration case studies, project execution pitfalls, financing issues, microgrid business models.