LG Electronics launched the LG NeON®R 60-cell solar panel for residential installations with back contact at Intersolar North America 2017. This new solar panel has electrodes on the rear side of the panel, giving it […]
Devendra Kumar Sharma, chairman, Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), has been working in the hydropower segment for over 30 years. He was, in April 2017, appointed chairman of BBMB to run the Bhakra Dam. Prior […]
Human resource plays a major role in the development and growth of any industry. It is no different for the renewable energy sector where an informed understanding of human resource skills for production, installation and […]
With a growing focus on energy resilience, there is pressure to incorporate energy efficient technologies in existing and new infrastructure. Passive design features that maximise energy efficiency can be combined with on-site renewable energy generators […]
Battery-based systems are rapidly gaining market share. These consist of two main parts – a bank of batteries and a power conversion system (PCS) used to interface the batteries to the grid. The battery bank […]
Socomec offers a wide variety of switching solutions for use inside array junction and string combiner boxes, and for safe DC side isolation of solar inverters. The PV product range spans across applications towards isolation […]
Mumbai-based RK Systems, a long-time partner of NRG Limited, supplied and executed India’s tallest lattice met tower in June 2017. The tower is 150 metres in height and features an array of NRG products, including […]
As the Indian solar power market continues to grow amid declining capital costs and tariffs, several opportunities have opened up for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors. The past few years have seen a steep […]
Over the past 12 months, there has been a growing impetus to rooftop solar deployments, which has translated into a sharp increase in installed capacity. According to BRIDGE TO INDIA, the installed rooftop solar capacity […]
The India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), the power sector’s first infrastructure investment trust (InvIT), successfully completed its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2017. Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Limited (SPGVL), a leading private transmission developer, is […]
Telangana’s installed renewable energy capacity as of May 2017 stood at 1.54 GW, accounting for nearly 13.4 per cent of the total installed capacity. The government has been making concerted efforts to augment capacity, especially […]
The wind power industry has moved away from the feed-in tariff (FiT) regime to competitive bidding for tariff determination and project allocation. The first auction, held by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in […]
During the early years of the country’s renewable energy revolution, when the industry was just beginning to take shape, a large number of independent power producers (IPPs) entered the market, leading to increased competition and […]
Boviet Solar Technology Company Limited launched a 60-cell passivated emitter rear cell (PERC) solar module at Intersolar North America 2017. The new PERC module includes a 290 W 60-cell polycrystalline diamond-cut solar module and a […]
In a recent development, the two discoms in Telangana filed an appeal before the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) to allow them to collect additional surcharge from open access consumers. Telangana State Southern Power […]
August Issue 2017
A consortium of 12 British and Indian universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Brunel and Imperial College London has received a grant worth GBP 7 million from the UK government to build five self-sufficient solar-powered buildings in […]
IDFC Alternatives has successfully raised Rs 2.5 billion (approximately $39 million) through its India Infrastructure Fund II by selling non-convertible debentures to infrastructure debt funds and financial institutions. The fund will be used to repay […]
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