First released in 2005, REN21’s Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) has grown to become a truly collaborative effort, drawing on an international network of over 900 authors, contributors, and reviewers. Today it is the most frequently referenced report on renewable energy market, industry and policy trends. This year’s Renewables 2018 Read more…
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Ltd. have signed a loan agreement for a second line of credit (LoC) of Euro 150 million on nonsovereign basis on March 10, 2018, in New Delhi. The line of credit is for tenure of 15 years including a Read more…
The Energy Transitions Commission India (ETC India) was launched by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on the sidelines of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2018 on February 16, 2018. ETC India is a unique, high-level, multi-stakeholder platform on energy and electricity sector transitions in India. In the first Read more…
A little more than six years ago, the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) was launched in September 2011. We are now a third of the way to 2030, the year by which universal electrification for all has been targeted. In line with the global target to achieve universal electrification, the Read more…
Inter-state transmission system (ISTS) consumers face some challenges upon buying energy generated from large renewable farms, whether solar, wind, or solar–wind hybrid. Although renewables enjoy waiver of ISTS, transmission system cost for renewables is very high due to low plant load factors (PLFs). RE generation suffers from variability, intermittency, and Read more…
Long-term estimation (typically for project life of 25 years) of energy generation from solar projects is critical for technofinancial viability of the project. Energy Yield Assessment (EYA) of solar projects forms the basis for project developers and financial institutes for financial modelling of the project. Several modelling softwares are available Read more…
Over the last two years, there has been a steady increase in the deployment of solar irrigation pumps in India. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, has already installed around 142,000 solar pumps by November 2017 and has a target of installing 1 million solar Read more…
Bamboo and its derivatives fall within the category of biomass, a biodegradable substance, essentially a product of photosynthesis and a natural solar cell storing in some form or other, solar energy, and this energy can be meaningfully extracted through application of appropriate technology. The energy stored in biomass is measured Read more…
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), signed the Host Country Agreement in New Delhi on March 26, 2018. The agreement will give ISA a juridical personality and gives it power to contract, to acquire and dispose off movable and immovable properties, to institute and Read more…
S chneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, hosted its first Innovation Summit in India on March 19 and 20, 2018, in New Delhi. The summit brought together more than 2,000 customers, policymakers, and industry leaders. Leaders shared critical insights on how automation and Read more…