Here's a sector that should make entrepreneurs drool. A sector that rarely gets highlighted in the press. To a large extent, visible only to the folks who operate in the sector. But worth almost a trillion dollars globally. Yes, you heard me right. A TRILLION DOLLARS. That would be...

I had, in a post, written about an innovative lighting solutions company called Skyshade that uses direct sunlight to provide sustainable lighting solutions. I had also written another post on the enormous business potential green buildings present. While solutions such as Skyshade are indeed pioneering ones, they are hardly alone...

A recent article in Business Line about its product brought back to my memory Skyshade, an interesting Hyderabad-based company. Skyshade provides sustainable lighting solutions using the simplest route possible - by using sunlight as, well, sunlight! You might say, "But what's the big deal? I can open my windows and...

Four large transactions in wind energy happened in 2013, according to a report complied by Mercom Capital Group. A quick summary of the four Nagarjuna Agrichem, an Indian agrochemicals maker, sold off its entire wind power business for Rs 30 crore as part of its strategy to consolidate on core...

In a positive boost to the Indian wind sector, Tata Power is looking at adding up to 200 MW of wind power every year, either through organic growth or through acquisitions  - though I have a feeling that the latter would constitute a larger share of the growth trend, as...

Most discussions and news when it comes to renewable energy is about renewable power - from solar, wind, biomass etc. Some of these, solar especially, could indeed reach a tipping point in terms of adoption worldwide. But there is an elephant in the room that few notice. There is another...

I have been watching the bioplastics and biopolymers market with great interest last few years. And I am sure I am not alone. Plastics has been the favourite whipping-boy of every environmentalist and tree-hugger. But dig a bit deeper, and you will see that plastics (or something that can substitute...

The cost of energy is becoming important for every company. Energy for heating/cooling/air conditioning, as well as for power. Manufacturing companies around India especially are increasingly concerned how to tackle the rising financial cost of power, as well as its rising environmental cost. EAI's consulting division has started a specialized...

If you are launching a new product for renewable energy/cleantech, EAI Fast Forward can help you get quick and focused visibility If your product is new to the Indian cleantech market, you will have an urgent need to get focused visibility in the market. EAI, India’s top cleantech firm, can assist...

EAI recently launched TopHire, a boutique division specializing in top management recruitment for the Indian renewable energy and cleantech sectors. With the growth in the cleantech sector (renewable energy, water, energy efficiency, pollution control, sustainable agriculture...), there is a significant need for pioneering companies to recruit high calibre top management...