SKF, a worldwide manufacturer and supplier of ball and roller bearings and rotating equipment performance products, has announced the launch of its new centralised distribution centre at Chakan, Pune. Spread over 64,000 square feet, the […]
JinkoSolar has received the Corporate Citizenship Award for the year, organised by the China Committee of Corporate Citizenship for its significant contribution to addressing key issues related to climate change and energy accessibility to low-income […]
The company has installed and commissioned a 600 kW rooftop solar PV plant at the Lal Bahadaur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi. Jakson will take care of the operations and maintenance of the plant. It will […]
Rooftop solar power plant at Rashtrapati Bhawan: Jakson Engineers Limited has secured a contract for a 508 kWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plant to be installed at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Jakson will design, […]
The Indian renewable energy sector aims to achieve a cumulative capacity of 175 GW by 2022, with an expected average investment of Rs 1.53 trillion per year or Rs 9.18 trillion by 2022. While 75 […]
Karnataka’s pioneering status in the renewable energy sector goes back to 1902, when Asia’s first major hydroelectric power station was built at Shivanasamudra. The state has since achieved several firsts, especially in the past one […]
India is riding high on the wave of renewable energy. The government’s ambitious plan to increase the share of renewable energy from 7 per cent to 19 per cent of the country’s total power generation […]
The internet of things (IoT) is the fastest growing technology globally and has found use in almost all sectors, including power. In an interaction with Renewable Watch, Prakash Nayak, senior fellow, Institution of Engineering and […]
The government has set an ambitious target to achieve 60 GW of installed wind energy capacity by 2022. In addition, in March and June 2016, it introduced repowering and solar-wind hybrid policies respectively. However, its […]
Recent developments in the wind power segment are likely to create new growth opportunities. Key among these developments are the release of draft guidelines for introducing competitive bidding for wind power project allocation, the draft […]
Established in 2011, Rays Power Infra has emerged as a key engineering, construction and procurement (EPC) player in the Indian solar industry in a short span of time. The company started out as a consulting […]
With the growth in the transmission network and greater injection of renewables into the system, the grid is now gearing up to meet the new challenges. Although many initiatives have been taken at the interstate […]
Climate change is posing a significant risk to biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services. To reduce the impact of climate change on biodiversity, urgent mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is required. However, the unintended impact […]
A large population of the country, mainly living in rural areas, still does not have proper access to electricity and is primarily dependent on traditional fuels such as kerosene, diesel and wood for lighting purposes. […]
Concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies such as concentrating solar PV (CPV) and concentrating solar thermal (CST), which have been proven globally, are witnessing large-scale deployment across the world. These technologies harness concentrated sunlight to generate […]
With the announcement of aggressive renewable energy targets, India has set an example for other countries in the world. While the pace of renewable capacity additions in the country has gained significant attention, the sector […]
India is currently witnessing a transition in its solar market. The initial emphasis was on large-scale grid-connected projects, driven by the Gujarat State Solar Policy (2009), the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (2010) and policies […]
Renewable energy has emerged as a key component of India’s energy strategy. For a long time now, the government has been supporting renewable energy development through an attractive mix of fiscal and financial incentives. These […]
December Issue 2016
COPYRIGHT © 2017 | RENEWABLE WATCH