India’s electric vehicle (EV) and charging infrastructure market is gradually expanding owing to adequate policy incentives, tenders by state and city authorities, initiatives by discoms and public sector undertakings to set up charging stations, and […]
At the recent COP26 summit at Glasgow, India has set a target to reach net zero emissions by 2070, which shows that it has come a long way from its first Nationally Determined Contributions under […]
The share of renewables in the country’s energy basket has been expanding over the years, in the backdrop of ambitious targets of achieving 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022, the renewed goal of 450 […]
A new dawn for the green hydrogen sector in India emerged when, on August 15, 2021, the Indian prime minister announced the launch of the National Hydrogen Mission, with a plan to turn India into […]
Renewable energy installations in India crossed the 100 GW milestone this year, with solar and wind capacities reaching 46 GW and 40 GW respectively, as of October 2021. This is a significant increase from just […]
As countries across the world move towards a clean energy future, the renewable energy sector is witnessing tremendous progress in terms of new technologies and fuels. Green hydrogen is now a part of several countries’ […]
Green hydrogen, which is produced through electrolysis using electricity generated from renewables, is a crucial part of India’s energy transition and decarbonisation plans. It has a zero carbon footprint and can be utilised for the […]
In the British era, Kolkata’s gas pipeline, which used to power street lights, had a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This practice was commonplace in other Indian cities too. Later, with the discovery of […]
Green hydrogen is increasingly being considered the “fuel of the future”. However, the sector is still at the nascent stages of development. The high initial cost of green hydrogen production is one of the key […]
India’s clean energy transition is largely driven by renewable capacity expansion. While the large capacity addition of renewables is a welcome development, it may not be sufficient to help further the energy transition agenda in […]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is an energy services company focused on areas such as renewable energy, lighting, electric mobility and energy efficiency. Promoted under the Ministry of Power, EESL was established in 2009 as […]
As India moves forward on its renewable energy journey, developing a robust grid network that can accommodate high volumes of renewables has become a massive task – one that is still far from being achieved. […]
India has ambitious plans of setting up intermittent renewable energy projects. Energy storage systems are critical for integrating solar and wind power into the grid and supporting the power system. In line with this need, […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been ramping up its efforts to facilitate the country’s green energy transition in a sustainable and systematic manner. Alongside Covid relief measures for developers and various […]
The government has proactively promoted electric vehicles (EV) through various policies. It launched the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles (FAME) India scheme to create EV demand. In addition, the National Mission […]
Gujarat has, in many ways, become one of the prime movers in India’s pursuit of its climate goals. In addition to being the state with the third-highest installed renewable energy capacity in the country, it […]
Energy storage has emerged as a key element of grid stabilisaton and electric vehicle (EV) uptake. In the renewable energy sector, it addresses the intermittency issue of solar and wind power, and ensures a smooth […]
The Indian electricity market is gearing up to take its next big step. This will be brought about by the implementation of the market-based economic despatch (MBED) model, proposed by the Ministry of Power (MoP) […]
In June 2021, the Department of Heavy Industry released a detailed notification on the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage, for the implementation of giga-scale ACC manufacturing facilities […]
By Tusharjeet Bhardwaj, Founder and Proprietor, Saurya Urja Technology Energy storage plays a vital role in grid integration and the balancing of variable generation sources. By just increasing the system’s overall flexibility, energy storage systems […]
