NEW DELHI: The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Thursday postponed the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet, which was to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 30. The ministry did not specify the reason for postponing the meet. It said fresh dates would be Read more…
Potential Induced Degradation (PID) losses is a recent phenomenon observed by solar photovoltaic module industry. PID is observed due to movement of the ions from solar cells and results significant degradation in the solar cell power output. The degradation due to PID losses can be as high as 70% in Read more…
In order to get highest energy yield, it is important that modules are oriented towards South with a required tilt angle. However, in case of rooftop solar PV systems, it may not be always feasible to orient your solar modules towards South. Sometimes, the solar modules installation is done in Read more…
Ministry of New and renewable Energy (MNRE) has drawn a scheme to set up number of solar parks across various states in the country, each with a capacity of Solar Projects generally above 500 MW. The Scheme proposes to provide financial support by Government of India to establish solar parks Read more…
Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity of the Distributed Generation Resources) Regulations 2013 IEEE 1547 – Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power System, 2003 Central Electricity Authority (Measures Relating to Safety and Electricity Supply) Regulations, 2010 Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the grid) Regulations Read more…
The recent report released by IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) highlights that global electricity generated from solar photovoltaics will grow as much as 13% by 2030. The solar industry’s growth will be primarily driven by significant cost reductions among various countries. The IRENA report named “Letting the light” examines PV Read more…
Net Metering allows solar consumers to supply access power back to the grid and reduce their electricity bill. It is a crucial policy decision by any state providing net metering facility. Without it, the widespread penetration of solar rooftop is not possible as of day. In some of the states Read more…
Solar PV technology is rapidly advancing every year and applications are identified for specific use. One of the latest development is the introduction of flexible solar cells and modules. Traditionally, solar cells are flat and non-flexible type if they are made of crystalline silicon. Hence, it is difficult to adopt Read more…
PV modules in case of large-scale power plants are selected based on the integration of modules, voltage and current rating with the inverter voltage and current rating. Typically for a grid connected plant the inverters operate in the voltage range of 450-750 volts and accordingly the modules are selected to Read more…
There are many PV module suppliers in the market, and if we assess the different characteristics of the PV module, it becomes challenging to compare the different suppliers and do the apple to apple comparison. Obviously, there are technical as well as commercial considerations while selecting the solar PV modules, however Read more…