The Vidhwaan Challenge is to design an innovative technological solution to the energy requirements of a community of moderate or medium size. The energy requirements for households and institutions in rural or semi-urban communities are diverse - electrical, thermal, mechanical, etc. There are also several natural and other resources that are available as potential sources of energy. These may be underutilized or, at times, overexploited. The crucial need is for solutions that demonstrate their practical feasibility and ability to scale up to the required levels. Your task is to choose a rural community with just to mention

1. Number of people residing in the village

2. Dairies in the village

3. Food processing ( e.g. Sugarcane Industry)

4. Fresh water pond

5. School load

6. Hospital load

7. Shops , Khadi industry

Your challenge is to understand the community’s energy requirements, investigate the available resources, and then propose a design of the power plant meeting the above load requirements considering novel technology/methodology that is sustainable and cost-effective to improve the energy scenario in the community.

Hints:

1. You could look at newer sources of energy or novel energy conversion technology. You could also explore making current processes more efficient.
2. Area under the load curve should be equal to the energy input of the generator.