GRID CONNECTIVITY FOR RENEWABLES
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Waste-to-energy
Twin Goals: Southeast Asian countries look to WtE plants for waste and energy management
The rapid pace of urbanisation and industrialisation in Southeast Asia has led to a big surge in the volume of waste generated in the region. Major cities in several countries are running out of landfill […]
Bioenergy
Opportunities in Waste: Current status of WtE projects and future potential
As the country moves ahead with industrialisation and urbanisation, there is expected to be significant waste generation. As per the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, municipal solid waste generation across India will reach […]
Bioenergy
Channelising Waste: WtE programme is evolving, but fundamental challenges remain
With India undergoing rapid urbanisation, waste generation is also rising in the country. Improper handling is slowly making this waste unmanageable. Moreover, as India’s economy is largely agrarian, a huge amount of agricultural waste is […]
Bioenergy
Waste to Use: Delhi’s attempts to ease the burden of its landfills
India’s national capital generates a staggering 8,700 tonnes of waste daily. The majority of the waste is sent to the three waste dumping sites in the city – Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla. While the height […]
Bioenergy
Efficient Disposal: Jabalpur sets the bar for waste-to-energy conversion
In January 2016, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, was announced to be one of the early beneficiaries of the smart city programme. Within four months of its selection, the city commissioned an ambitious municipal solid waste (MSW)-to-energy […]
Green Hydrogen
H2 Future: Applications and use cases of green hydrogen
Green hydrogen is perhaps the most widely talked about energy source today, owing to its immense possibilities to revolutionise both the power and transport sectors. This growing popularity stems from its potential for deployment to […]
Green Hydrogen
Showing Promise: Growing global interest around green hydrogen
As the world moves towards low-carbon pathways, hydrogen is gradually paving the highway. Hydrogen, a clean-burning fuel, is a promising substitute to the pollution-heavy fossil fuels. It is produced by splitting water using an electrolyser. […]
Green Hydrogen
Hydrogen Hope: India explores the potential and scope of the technology
The use of hydrogen for industrial purposes is common in India. It is already being produced and consumed by the petroleum, chemical, glass, semiconductor and food processing industries. However, most of the hydrogen consumed in […]
EV Charging Infrastructure
“We are continuously evaluating industry need”: Interview with Fortum’s Awadhesh Jha
An early mover in the electric vehicle (EV) charging space, Fortum commercialised its electric transportation programme in 2011 under the Charge & Drive brand. Since then, its operations have spread across Europe and India. Fortum […]
EV Charging Infrastructure
Gaining Momentum: Key trends and developments in the global EV charging space
In recent years, the electric vehicle (EV) and charging infrastructure industry has received a major fillip, with governments around the world focusing on e-mobility as part of their climate and energy strategies. The trend is […]
EV Charging Infrastructure
Towards V2G: Grid integration of electric vehicles
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been stirring up significant attention and countries across the world have started laying down dedicated targets to cut emissions. In India too, EVs have received a policy thrust as many states […]
EV Charging Infrastructure
Powering Transport: Business models for EV charging infrastructure
The Indian automobile industry recorded sales of 26.27 million units in 2018-19, of which only 0.75 million were electric vehicles (EVs). The EV industry is at a nascent stage in India and has the potential […]
EV Charging Infrastructure
Sunny Drive: Solar-based EV charging needs attractive business models to promote uptake
As electric vehicle (EV) penetration rapidly gains traction worldwide amidst rising concerns of air pollution and the need for a low-carbon transport system, the method of charging EVs needs proper consideration. Rather than using the […]
EV Charging Infrastructure
O&M OF WIND POWER PLANTS
Growing Scope: Rapid global capacity additions call for effective wind O&M strategies
The competitive wind power tariffs combined with a mature technology have led to continued high capacity additions in the wind power segment across the world. With 651 GW of cumulative wind capacity installed by the […]
O&M OF WIND POWER PLANTS
Advanced Bolting Solutions: The Industrial Bolting Experts: Interview with Mr. L Balasubramanian, Managing Director, ABS group, India (Sponsored)
What are your product offerings in the wind O&M space? Advanced Bolting Solutions (ABS) with a two decade strong partnership with HYTORC, USA offers a variety of products and services to the wind power industry […]
O&M OF WIND POWER PLANTS
Advanced Digitalisation: Enabling wind plant operators to reduce costs and downtime
As wind power generation becomes increasingly mainstream in India, wind power plants are being tasked with providing ancillary services such as frequency support and voltage regulation to the grid, especially in high wind capacity states […]
Tracking Solutions and Mounting Structures
Support Structures: Need for cost-competitive tracking and mounting systems
Module mounting structures have an important part to play in the functioning of a solar power plant, in the case of both utility scale as well as rooftop. They are the supporting structures that hold […]
Tracking Solutions and Mounting Structures
Mounting Practices: Material and design considerations to improve cost competitiveness
Mounting structures, contrary to popular opinion, are not just support structures for solar panels. They serve a much more important purpose, of ensuring that the optimum solar radiation reaches the solar panels in solar power […]