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 […]
India is progressing towards its 2022 renewable capacity target of 175 GW. A 19 per cent year-on-year growth in renewable capacity addition was recorded during 2012-18. However, the sector cannot rely only on distribution companies […]
The share of renewable energy in the overall power mix has increased dramatically over the last decade. Today, renewable energy generation accounts for 10 per cent of the total power produced in the country as […]
New Zealand is emerging as a global leader in the renewable energy sector. The country has ambitious goals and robust policies in place to increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix to […]
Rajasthan receives the highest solar irradiation in the country, along with high wind speeds. It also has plenty of wasteland to install solar and wind power plants. To its credit, the state has tapped this […]
India is in the process of developing its renewable energy technologies in a bid to ensure a sustainable power system. The evolution of existing renewable energy technologies to smart renewables will help power economic growth. […]
In 2016, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) issued a 1 GW tender under the competitive bidding mechanism. This brought a transformation in the wind segment, pushing tariffs to as low as Rs 3.46 […]
The short-term power market has witnessed significant growth in the past few years. Against less than a 0.5 per cent share in the total power generation a decade ago, the share of power trading touched […]
The Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA), in partnership with the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), organised the country’s largest wind energy conference, Windergy India 2017, in April, bringing the industry together to discuss the […]
With its conducive business environment, the Indian renewable energy market is increasingly attracting domestic and international players to invest in its promising future. In the wake of growing consolidation, German wind energy company Senvion GmbH […]
The government has increased its focus on promoting energy sustainability and increasing energy access through clean, cheap and reliable sources. To this end, it has set a target of developing 175 GW of renewable energy […]
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