As our world grapples with the impending realities of climate change, renewable energy sources have surged to the forefront of technological and environmental discussions. And at the heart of this revolution is solar energy, heralded by many as the sustainable savior of our planet’s future. But it’s not just the Read more
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs Elon Musk, with his disruptive technology mindset, has never been one to follow the beaten path. Instead, he has consistently redefined industries and, in the process, our very understanding of what is possible. Today, when we speak of Tesla, Read more
A Quick Overview of the Tender NHPC Limited, India’s premier hydropower company, has issued an Open Tender (Ref. No. NH/CCW/CC III/CO 244/PR10022/456; Tender ID 2023_NHPC_747374_1) under the Contract-Civil-CO-NHPC category. This tender calls for an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contract for the development of a 300 MW capacity Floating Solar Read more
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), an Indian Hydropower generation company, has announced an open tender for the development of a 50 MW floating solar power project and associated transmission system in West Kallada, District-Kollam, Kerala. The tender, bearing reference number NH/CCW/CC-III/CO 242/PR10022/462, details a comprehensive engineering, procurement, and construction Read more
Solar energy has been a significant player in the renewable energy sector, with its ability to harness the power of the sun to generate electricity. One of the emerging trends in this field is the use of floating solar photovoltaics (FPV). This technology, also known as floatovoltaics, involves installing solar Read more
From early 2013, megawatt-scale FSPV plants started to appear in Japan and South Korea. Since then installations have increased many folds from few megawatt-peak (MWp) to more than 1300 MWp by the end of 2018. The technology is currently deployed in more than 24 countries across the entire world with Read more
India is known to have a large number of man-made reservoirs, which are used for a variety of purposes like irrigation, hydroelectric, water supply, navigation, etc. In fact, as on June 2019, the share of installed hydroelectric capacity stands at 45 GW out of 366 GW of total installed capacity of Read more
FSPV design is similar to a conventional solar PV system except it requires a special arrangement to float on the water surface. The typical floating structure supports the PV arrays, inverters, combiner boxes, lighting arresters, etc. on a floating bed, which is made of fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) or high-density polyethene Read more
Since FSPV technology have just started getting tractions, accurate data related to project capital and operating cost are not disclosed in the public domain. Also at present, as there are a few projects that are installed and are in operation, it is very difficult to calculate their operations and maintenance Read more
The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to float India’s largest solar tender of 10GW primarily to meet the farmers’ demand for electricity. Currently in A.P. 5.2 GW of planned solar and wind energy projects are kept in hold as these renewable energy contracts which were inked under the previous government Read more