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Green Fuel: Exploring the potential of biogas for vehicles
Renewable gases can be produced by anaerobic digestion of wet biomass, gasification of woody solid biomass, or the power-to-gas process, in which renewable power is used for hydrogen (H2) production through electrolysis in order to […]
Tech Focus
Economies of Scale: Studying the impact of large-area modules on costs
Area-based economies of scale have been demonstrated in the manufacturing of various technologies such as flat panel displays, coated glass for architectural applications and wafer-based semiconductor processes. While the vast majority of solar photovoltaic (PV) […]
Solar Power
Tilt Towards Trackers: Cost and efficiency gains drive adoption
In the initial days, when solar photovoltaic (PV) panels were expensive, it was important to use trackers to minimise the number of panels used in a system with a given power output. With panels getting […]
Energy Storage Systems
Rooftop Storage Costs: Coping with challenges in the US residential rooftop segment
The deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind technologies has grown rapidly in recent years in the US. With this, the various stakeholders have become increasingly interested in enhancing the value of these variable-generation resources […]
Energy Storage Systems
Work in Progress: CERC issues paper on utility-scale energy storage systems
Awell-defined policy and regulatory framework to support energy storage is so far absent in India. However, a handful of grid-connected energy storage projects (other than pumped hydropower storage) have been awarded over the past year […]
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“Costs need to come down”: Interview with L&T ECC’s Milan Kumar
L&T ECC has commissioned a total of 445 MWp of solar photovoltaic (PV)-based power plants, of which 131 MWp of capacity is based on thin-film technology. Milan Kumar, head, engineering services, L&T ECC, talks about […]