Emerging Segments Archives - Page 6 of 8

Fresh Initiatives: Andhra Pradesh’s new renewable policies reflect changing market dynamics

January 22, 2019

Andhra Pradesh has emerged as a front runner in the country’s renewable energy sector with 2,591 MW of solar power and 4,057 MW of wind power capacity installed as of September 2018. Owing to rich […]

Slow but Promising: Rooftop solar segment set to gain scale

January 20, 2019

The rooftop solar segment has been slow to take off. The underlying reasons have been the government’s primary focus on utility-scale solar projects and the perception that rooftop solar is slow to scale up. With […]

Views of Narendra Modi: “One World, One Sun, One Grid”

December 26, 2018

At the inauguration of the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Global Renewable Energy Investment and Expo (RE-Invest), and the second Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Meet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about […]

Paddy Power: Making use of rice crop residue to produce bio-CNG

December 25, 2018

By Anita Khuller Due to the limited domestic production of petroleum products, India is compelled to import over 80 per cent of its fuel requirement. The country’s energy security cannot improve until alternative fuels are […]

Case for Hydro: Proposed policy could lead to a revival

December 23, 2018

By Reya Ramdev The absence of a hydropower policy that comprehensively addresses the woes of this segment has been one of the biggest areas of contention for the industry. As a result, growth in the […]

Rewind 2018: Need for a step change

November 20, 2018

By Dolly Khattar The year 2018 has proved to be an eventful one for the country’s renewable energy sector. India has moved up three spots to occupy the second position on the world renewable energy […]

Caps and Constraints: Restrictions on rooftop solar impact uptake

November 18, 2018

By Anukriti Despite tall targets and the government’s efforts to promote uptake, the growth in the rooftop solar segment remains modest. Only 352.8 MW of rooftop solar capacity was added in 2017-18, against a revised […]

Two Good: Bifacial solar modules designed to enhance generation

October 26, 2018

By Ashay Abbhi Solar module costs have witnessed a rapid decrease over the past two years leading to a reduction in the overall costs. However, the on-field energy efficiency has remained stagnant especially in countries […]

Up and Coming

October 25, 2018

QBots Setting up rooftop solar for residential and commercial consumers has been a challenge worldwide due to its high cost and the intermittency of the energy source in itself. While the costs have come […]

A Way Out: WtE deployment necessary to tackle India’s waste crisis

October 25, 2018

Anukriti Despite the slow growth in the waste-to-energy (WtE) segment, there has been an overall increase in the grid-interactive as well as the off-grid WtE capacities in the country. In fact, the capacity addition (16 […]

Performance Edge: Cost and efficiency to determine the feasibility of various bifacial technologies

October 25, 2018

By Khushboo Goyal While rapid expansion in solar photovoltaic (PV) deployments worldwide is under way, there is a massive thrust on developing the most efficient solar modules at competitive prices as well. Research and development […]

Utilising Waste: MNRE gives a fresh impetus to the WtE segment

October 24, 2018

By Khushboo Goyal The total installed capacity of bioenergy in India stood at 9.8 GW as of July 2018. Of this, biomass and cogeneration projects contribute 9.5 GW and waste-to-energy (WtE) contributes the rest. In […]

Dumpyard to Power Plant: Narela-Bawana WtE facility eases the load of landfills in Delhi

October 23, 2018

Delhi generates over 9,600 tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) per day and this continues to grow with the increasing population and the rise of consumerism in the city. Further, the waste is not segregated […]

Making Use of Bagasse: Ugar and Jewargi plants use waste to produce power and ethanol

October 22, 2018

By Anita Khuller Ugar Sugar Works Limited (USW), the flagship organisation of the Shirgaokar Group of companies, has been involved in the manufacture of white crystal sugar for over 75 years. Its Ugar and Jewargi […]

Emerging Applications: Growing potential of energy storage solutions in India

September 27, 2018

The Indian power sector is undergoing a major transition owing to significant renewable energy integration. In 2017-18, the sector saw renewable energy capacity additions exceeding conventional power capacity additions for the first time. Transmission and […]

Age of Storage: Battery banks necessary for better grid integration

September 26, 2018

In September 2016, several wind farms in South Australia blacked out owing to a fault in the transmission system, resulting in a continent-wide power crisis. While critics got a reason to question the increasing dependence […]

Wind Rich

August 24, 2018

By Swarna Kesavan The North Sea has witnessed significant offshore wind power activity in the past few years. With 11.2 GW of offshore wind capacity, the North Sea accounted for 60 per cent of the […]

Creating Synergies: Solar-wind hybrids could be the answer to India’s power problems

August 24, 2018

By Khushboo Goyal To address the issues of demand-supply mismatch, energy security and climate change, the government, along with various state agencies, has been focusing on renewable energy development. However, land unavailability and transmission constraints […]

Setting a Trend: SECI tenders India’s first large-scale wind-solar hybrid capacity

August 23, 2018

By Anukriti On May 25, 2018, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued the guidelines for setting up 2,500 MW of ISTS-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects under the National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy. The […]

Early Mover: Gujarat launches its wind-solar hybrid policy

August 22, 2018

To promote both wind and solar power uptake in Gujarat, the state government has launched the Gujarat Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, 2018. It is the first state to have released a policy framework for hybrid projects […]