The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has set the national average power purchase cost (APPC) for open access at Rs 3.48 per kWh for 2017-18. The new APPC is Rs 0.08 higher than the previous […]
iPLON has launched a photovoltaic (PV)-diesel generator (DG) hybrid fuel save controller. The controller acts as an interface connecting the DG, the PV system and the load, thereby managing the need-based PV feed-in power according […]
Ravindra Kumar Verma, chairman, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), has industry experience of over 38 years. He began his career as a power system planner with the CEA in 1981, later moving to grid operations where, […]
New Zealand is emerging as a global leader in the renewable energy sector. The country has ambitious goals and robust policies in place to increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix to […]
Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have an average efficiency of 15 to 20 per cent, which decreases over the lifetime of a power plant. Due to this, large tracts of land are required for setting up […]
India’s ambitious targets, record capacity additions and a steep fall in tariffs in 2016-17 have attracted global attention, with domestic as well as international investors and developers expressing interest in the country’s renewable energy sector. […]
Rajasthan receives the highest solar irradiation in the country, along with high wind speeds. It also has plenty of wasteland to install solar and wind power plants. To its credit, the state has tapped this […]
We bring you an interview with Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog from our 2017 archives Think tank NITI Aayog has set an ambitious target of 100 GW of clean energy by 2019-20 and wants financial […]
The dynamism of the Indian renewable energy sector is evident from the constantly changing regulatory, financial, competitive and business models. Wind and solar power tariffs have fallen steeply, thereby boosting investor confidence in the sector […]
Parker Hannifin has launched two cloud-based sensor solutions – SCOUT™ Cloud Software and SensoNODE™ Gold Sensors. The software provides a wireless, remote monitoring solution for preventive maintenance of solar panels. The solar panels attached to […]
The turbulence in the wind power segment is getting worse by the day as the industry is at loggerheads with the government regarding multiple issues, most of which stem from the ongoing process of migration […]
As country director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Kenichi Yokoyama heads ADB’s Indian Resident Mission, where he is responsible for the overall country assistance strategy, the identification of new projects, and sovereign lending and […]
A growing focus on energy efficiency has put pressure on researchers and market players to incorporate energy-efficient technology into the existing and new infrastructure. Passive design features that maximise energy efficiency can be added to […]
With the constantly evolving ecosystem of the Indian renewable energy market, financial instruments too have developed over the years. The government envisages an investment requirement of $100 billion to realise the renewable energy targets over […]
At a recent conference, “Wind Power in India”, organised by Renewable Watch, Anand Kumar, secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), discussed the issues and challenges facing the wind power sector and the way […]
APsystems has launched YC600, a dual-module, utility-interactive microinverter with reactive power control (RPC) technology and Rule 21 grid support functionality at Solar Power International in Las Vegas, USA. The YC600 is designed to accommodate high output […]
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