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…
Indian Railways plans to use its surplus land along the tracks to generate 20-gigawatt production capacity of renewable energy, enough to power the entire Railways, said Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, and Minister of Railways. “[however] we may need to expand our battery storage or form the storage Read more…
As discussed in the previous article, investors typically need to evaluate the legalities, consent and technical aspects of a project before agreeing to invest. The due diligence conducted at the equity stage is mostly based on previously available technical information. Whereas, as for the case of project finance, due diligence Read more…
Bengaluru: Prices of Chinese solar modules have increased for the first time since 2017, making Indian developers apprehensive about returns on their projects because they import about 85% of the equipment from China. Two unexpected events have led to the recent increase – an explosion and subsequent damage to the production line Read more…
Tesla and PG&E recently broke ground on a record-setting energy storage system in Moss Landing (Monterey) California that, once complete, will be the largest such installation in the world. The battery park will be able to dispatch up to 730-megawatt hours (MWh) of energy to the electrical grid at a maximum rate of Read more…
New Delhi: India added just 351 megawatt (MW) of solar power generation capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2020 taking the total installed capacity to 38,377 MW by 30 June 2020, according to a latest report. It added that project construction was expected to pick up pace over the coming quarters. “We expect Read more…
The impact of COVID-19 Has been significant in terms of demand loss and consecutive loss of revenue. The typical electricity demand loss due to COVID-19 has been estimated about 20% and the revenue loss has been estimated as 7.2% bye Recent report of Niti Aayog. The loss of demand is Read more…
Manufacturers quote the efficiency of a PV System at STC conditions, i.e. at 1000 W/m2, however, due to parasitic resistances the efficiency is not constant as the intensity of solar irradiance changes. This is referred to as Irradiance loss Irradiation losses seem to be rising from spaces in between two Read more…