India is in the process of developing its renewable energy technologies in a bid to ensure a sustainable power system. The evolution of existing renewable energy technologies to smart renewables will help power economic growth. […]
Siddharth Malik is founder and managing director of Megawatt Solutions Private Limited, a company that leverages various clean energy technologies to provide economical solutions to help reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions. Malik is responsible […]
The wind energy segment has undergone a number of significant changes in the recent past, such as a move from the feed-in tariff (FiT) regime to competitive bidding for project allocation. As such, the segment […]
In 2016, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) issued a 1 GW tender under the competitive bidding mechanism. This brought a transformation in the wind segment, pushing tariffs to as low as Rs 3.46 […]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) was established in 2009 as a joint venture of four central power sector undertakings – NTPC, the Power Finance Corporation, the Rural Electrification Corporation and Power Grid Corporation of India […]
India’s ambitious renewable energy targets, strong climate change mitigation commitments and record capacity additions over the past two years have put it firmly on the global renewable energy map. Its position has been further strengthened […]
The vast potential of the Indian solar market brought Kanika Khanna back to India from the US where she studied and worked for five years. In February 2012, she founded SunKalp Energy to provide data-propelled […]
The results of the first tranche of 1,000 MW capacity tendered in February this year have had a mixed response. With drastically low prices being discovered in the tender, the industry is concerned about the […]
The country’s ambitious renewable energy targets have opened up new avenues, driving many companies to foray into the sector. A case in point is Indian consumer electronics major Micromax Energy Limited, which has entered the […]
The growth of municipal waste is directly linked to the population and economic progress of a town, city, state or a country. With a population of around 1.34 billion, India generates about 80 million tonnes […]
Rural India, home to about 833 million people, is gradually ushering in new growth opportunities for the corporate sector, and is set to become a vital cog in the country’s growth story over the next […]
The short-term power market has witnessed significant growth in the past few years. Against less than a 0.5 per cent share in the total power generation a decade ago, the share of power trading touched […]
NextEnergy Solar Fund, a UK-based investment fund focused on operational solar PV projects, has acquired two solar projects totalling 21.7 MW for $34.2 million. The projects, Bay Farm, which has a capacity of 8.1 MW, […]
Australia-based Dyesol Limited, a manufacturer of third-generation PV technology, has raised $4.2 million from shareholders. The funds will be used for the Major Area Demonstration Prototyping Project. The technology scale-up project has already attracted a […]
Russia-based solar module producer and project developer Hevel Solar has started constructing a 15 MW solar project at Astrakhan, Russia. The project, called Niva, is the first of a total portfolio of 165 MW that […]
Japan-based Pacifico Energy has started building a 42 MW solar project at Iwaki in Japan. The modules for the project are being supplied by China’s Trina Solar, while Japan-based Toyo Engineering will provide the EPC […]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been selected by NextEra Energy Resources to repower two wind farms in Texas, USA. The two wind farms currently feature Siemens SWT- 2.3-93 model turbines. Under the repowering programme, […]
Thailand-based renewable energy company Padaeng Energy has acquired six solar projects from Symbior Elements Holdings Limited totalling 30 MW of capacity. The acquired solar projects consists two 8 MW projects and one 3 MW project […]
Switzerland-based utility Energiedienst Holding has acquired 51 per cent stake in Winsun, a Swiss start-up focusing on the development and engineering of PV projects as well as sale and marketing of PV systems. The financial […]
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