With increased dependence on emission free technologies, the distributed grid is changing. One of the main challenges is to optimize grid efficiency and its stability vis-Ã -vis variable generation of green power. With a view to enhance deployment ability and provide continuity of service of renewable and low carbon technologies, the Read more…
Sun, the oldest source of energy, enriching life with all the basic amenities required to sustain life on earth from thousands of decades. The solar energy developments in this booming technological and commercially vigorous world has rendered engineers and scientists to harness it with a wide range of applications (lighting, Read more…
L&T Construction, India’s largest professionally managed construction organization, is fully committed to fulfil social and environmental responsibilities for sustainable development. L&T is successfully running the construction skill training programme, since late 1993, to bridge the gap of skilled workforce required for the development of India. India has a vision of Read more…
The world’s largest 11.5 MWp single rooftop solar power project has been commissioned at Dera Beas, District Amritsar in two phases—7.52 MWp in April 2014 and 12 MWp in December 2015. This project is India largest in campus with a total capacity of 19.5 MWp. The project has been set Read more…
The growing need of energy and increasing environmental concern is a challenge to the mankind, hence, other alternatives of conventional resources of energy have to be explored, said Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Shri Virbhadra Singh after inaugurating workshop on ‘Promotion of Solar Technologies in Himachal Pradesh under Solar City Read more…
The Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency (KREDA) has been implementing various renewable energy programmes in Kargil. One of the programmes is the solar thermal scheme. The scheme has been launched especially to accelerate widespread use of solar thermal systems for heating, cooking, and steam generating applications, as well as to Read more…
Global trands in Renewable Energy investment 2016 data table, $BN Global new investment in Renewable Energy: Developed vs Developing countries, 2004-2015, $BN Source: UNEP, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Leading air-conditioning firm Blue Star has collaborated with IIT-Madras for developing solar-powered airconditioners (ACs) and indigenizing controls and other parts used in inverter ACs. “We will jointly develop several products. IIT-M has an incubation centre. While we may end up using their facilities, we will also impart some training to Read more…
Bearings and seals maker SKF India has set up a 1-MW rooftop solar plant at its Pune facility, taking the capacity of such solar generated power across its campuses in Pune and Bengaluru to 2.1 MW. The initiative is part of a solar mission announced by the company that envisages Read more…
The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport became the first airport in the country to get a 2 MW rooftop solar power plant. Apart from earning carbon credit for the airport, it would translate into a monetary benefit worth Rs 2.15 crore per year. Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Read more…