Emerging Segments Archives - Renewable Watch

Adopting EVs: India on track to becoming one of the biggest players in the sector

July 27, 2023

The electric vehicle (EV) market in India has been growing at an incredible pace owing to the adoption of electric micro-mobility vehicles. However, at present, India’s EV charging infrastructure is not expansive enough to cater […]

Charging Up: E-mobility stakeholders’ perspective on EV infrastructure development

April 13, 2023

India is spearheading a massive e-mobility revolution as part of its ambitious green energy transition endeavours. The country aims to reach net zero emissions by 2070 and the transportation sector is expected to play a […]

Policy Support: Driving growth in the energy storage market

April 3, 2023

India aims to develop 500 GW of installed clean energy by 2030, with 420 GW of solar- and wind-based power. However, as solar and wind are intermittent sources of power, grid stability has become a […]

Jakson Green: Making big strides in the green hydrogen space

January 9, 2023

From an energy product firm in 1947 to a fully diversified energy group in 2022, the journey of India-based infrastructure major Jakson Group has spanned the fields of distributed energy, solar, battery energy storage systems […]

Steady Supply: Wind-solar hybrids and RTC power could resolve intermittency issues

December 14, 2022

India is well endowed with sources of solar and wind energy. But vanilla solar and wind projects are not enough to meet the round-the-clock (RTC) power requirements of consumers given the intermittent nature of wind […]

Surge in Electric Mobility: Driving expansion in the EV charging landscape

December 9, 2022

India is experiencing a surge in the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) as it strives to depend less on imported energy and move towards a more sustainable future. Electric mobility can help combat pollution due […]

Bringing Balance: Key developments in the energy storage space

December 7, 2022

Energy storage plays an important role in maintaining the dynamic system of balancing energy supply and demand, and contributing towards a more flexible and reliable grid system. Given the intermittent nature of renewable energy, energy […]

Exploring Agrivoltaics: Benefits and cost economics of APV plants

November 1, 2022

By Sarthak Takyar Agrivoltaics or agri-PV (APV) in which agriculture and solar generation are done simultaneously, was earlier considered a niche concept, but it is now gaining popularity across the world. In India, its uptake […]

Promoting RTC Power: Move towards round-the-clock tenders

September 27, 2022

The renewable energy sector has witnessed a number of innovative policy initiatives to promote uptake. A key initiative to resolve the issue of intermittency in renewable energy and promote grid stability has been to shift […]

Timely Move: Ministry of Power amends guidelines for procurement of RTC renewable power

September 27, 2022

The concept of round-the-clock (RTC) supply has received much-needed policy attention in light of the issues of intermittency of renewable energy generation and low capacity utilisation of the existing transmission systems. Power utilities are obligated […]

Storage Takes Centre Stage: Key role of ESS in integrating renewables and ensuring firm power supply

September 27, 2022

The energy storage market in India has grown rapidly and continues to do so owing to not only electric mobility but also renewable energy integration. Intermittent generation sources such as solar power and wind power, […]

Volttic: Offering end-to-end EV charging solutions

July 5, 2022

By Sarthak Takyar Established in 2017, Volttic provides complete end-to-end electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, including chargers that are integrated with an in-house cloud-based mobile application, and installation and maintenance services for installed chargers. The […]

Battery Swapping: Views of experts on opportunities and challenges

June 22, 2022

India’s large-scale electric vehicle (EV) adoption is stymied by the lack of charging infrastructure, higher costs of EVs, range anxiety and other impediments. Battery swapping, which involves simply exchanging discharged batteries for charged ones, has […]

Emerging Segments

Adopting EVs: India on track to becoming one of the biggest players in the sector

Charging Up: E-mobility stakeholders’ perspective on EV infrastructure development

Policy Support: Driving growth in the energy storage market

Jakson Green: Making big strides in the green hydrogen space

Steady Supply: Wind-solar hybrids and RTC power could resolve intermittency issues

Surge in Electric Mobility: Driving expansion in the EV charging landscape

Bringing Balance: Key developments in the energy storage space

Exploring Agrivoltaics: Benefits and cost economics of APV plants

Promoting RTC Power: Move towards round-the-clock tenders

Timely Move: Ministry of Power amends guidelines for procurement of RTC renewable power

Storage Takes Centre Stage: Key role of ESS in integrating renewables and ensuring firm power supply

Volttic: Offering end-to-end EV charging solutions

Battery Swapping: Views of experts on opportunities and challenges

Rural Reality: Field study of solar mini-grids in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district

Electrolyser Landscape: Technology trends, manufacturing and outlook

Power Round the Clock: Resolving the intermittency issue of renewable energy

The Next Big Opportunity: Prospects for domestic manufacturing of electrolysers

Changing the Game: All eyes on green hydrogen

Battery Benefits: Demand and outlook for grid-scale storage in India

Hit or Miss?: Industry experts react to the Green Hydrogen Policy