The building blocks for the Indian renewable energy growth are now well in place, and it is time for the country to pole-vault to the next frontier of its journey. The 3rd Global RE-INVEST 2019, will establish India’s competitiveness in the global renewable energy arena. 3rd Global RE-INVEST is scheduled Read more…
This report, in collaboration with the SELCO Foundation and supported by the Good Energies Foundation, analyses the financiers’ perspective in lending for solar-powered livelihood appliances in India. It generates evidence on the impact of solar-powered productive-use technologies on the net incomes of end-users and their loan repayments. This helps financiers Read more…
In a special homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary, young students from Delhi and NCR region created two world records at New Delhi on October 2, 2019. The first world record was in the category of ‘environmental sustainability lessons to the largest number of students at one Read more…
Hydrogen from renewables can help tackle various critical energy challenges. It could particularly offer ways to decarbonize a range of sectors where it is proving difficult to meaningfully reduce CO2 emissions, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on Hydrogen: a renewable energy perspective finds. Led by Read more…
An agreement was signed on August 7, 2019, between the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to initiate a skill development programme for different levels of beneficiaries in the solar thermal energy sector. NISE and UNIDO will engage national and international experts Read more…
After working in solar industry for almost 20 years, now it is time to share the experience and knowledge with the new generation. With this thought in mind this platform (Solar is my passion) was conceptualized. Today, social media is a powerful media, and everyone is connected to these social Read more…
HIMURJA has commissioned a grid-connected solar rooftop power plant with a capacity of 20 kW in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The work of supply, installation, and commissioning of grid-connected rooftop solar power plant was awarded to M/s Deltron Control Systems Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. For Read more…
The REN21 Renewables 2019 Global Status Report (GSR 2019) marks 15 years since Bonn2004, the landmark international conference that gave rise to REN21. From the outset, REN21’s mandate has been to collect, consolidate, and synthesize a vast body of renewable energy data to provide clear and reliable information on what Read more…
Leading infrastructure investor Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is in advanced negotiations to buy the solar portfolio of RattanIndia Power Ltd (formerly India Bulls Power) for an enterprise value of about $300 million (Rs 2,000 crore), multiple people aware of the development told ET. “Due diligence of solar assets by GIP Read more…
Transmission-related issues have considerably slowed down renewable energy development in the country, and the problems are only likely to get aggravated with the increase in the quantum of renewables available for grid injection. To address transmission constraints, a comprehensive plan covering transmission and control infrastructure was identified as part of Read more…