Vikalp Mundra, joint managing director, Ujaas Energy, joined his family business of transformer manufacturing in 1994. Over the years, he worked to expand the business geographically and diversify its product mix. In line with this, […]
Sandeep Kashyap has built up over 24 years of experience in the telecom and renewable energy domains. He started his career in 1994 with Bradma of India Limited as sales engineer, where he worked in […]
Ajit Shankar, director, Ardom Telecom, is focused on optimising the energy costs of telecom towers through renewable energy and storage solutions. A 1992 batch Indian Engineering Services officer, he has worked across different sectors, from […]
Having found a perfect niche for himself at Voith Hydro, where he has been spearheading the company’s sizzling expansion into Southeast Asia and Africa in recent years, Ravinder Kalra believes he is in the right […]
The electricity system in Belgium is undergoing a rapid and fundamental change. The key trends that are driving the process of energy transition in the country are the growing share of renewable-based energy generation, rising […]
REC has launched two products based on its TwinPeak technologies at Intersolar Europe 2017. The TwinPeak 2S 72 solar panel, which has a power output of up to 350 Wp, has set a new world […]
Inverter manufacturer Huawei has launched its FusionHome smart energy system for the European market at Intersolar Europe 2017 in Munich. The system aims to combine domestic solar system installations as well as intelligent monitoring solutions […]
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, a JV between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Vestas Wind Systems, has launched the V164-9.5 MW wind turbine with 80-metre blades. The turbine is built on the company’s V164 platform and its […]
Sungrow showcased its 1,500 V string and central photovoltaic (PV) inverters and a utility-scale energy storage system (ESS) at the Intersolar Europe 2017 in Munich, Germany. The SG125HV string inverter features a high capacity of […]
The Indian solar segment is on the path to achieving 100 GW of installations by 2022 with tariffs falling to record levels in recent auctions. While declining tariffs result in falling margins, the saving factor […]
The growth of solar power in India has led to a drop in solar energy prices. Thus, it is incumbent upon solar plant operators to reduce their cost of operations. One of the ways to […]
Balance of plant (BoP) refers to the supporting and auxiliary components integrated into a power generation system. In the context of solar plants, it refers to advanced switchyards, power transformers, transmission lines, switchgears, communication systems, […]
Efficient grid integration has assumed prime importance in the country’s energy and power sector, considering the impetus being given to the growth of renewable energy capacity over the next five years. Given the variability and […]
The power sector is growing like never before to cater to the ever-increasing needs of a rapidly developing economy, with solar energy emerging as a pacesetter. Registering a phenomenal twentyfold growth in generation in just […]
The Indian renewable energy sector has witnessed interesting developments in the past few months. In the solar segment, there has been a free fall in tariffs, with a new low of Rs 2.44 per kWh […]
Owing to significant capacity additions in the past few years and a steady reduction in transmission and distribution losses, there has been a marked improvement in the power supply situation in Maharashtra. Today, the state […]
The power sector in India is undergoing a phase of transition from being fossil fuel-dominant to an increasing share of renewables. The government has taken a number of measures to enable this transition. At the […]
Maharashtra has been one of the frontrunners in the renewable energy space. It has the highest installed bagasse-based cogeneration capacity in the country and the second largest wind power capacity after Tamil Nadu. In an […]
With the government and the industry pulling out all the stops to meet the wind energy target of 60 GW by 2022, the prospects for wind manufacturing and other auxiliary industries are looking up. One […]
In India, the biomass segment, including bagasse-based cogeneration, accounts for about 14 per cent of the total installed renewable energy generation capacity of 8,181.7 MW. The country’s biomass-based power generation potential stands at 18,000 MW […]
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