The trading of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC), one of the key growth drivers for the Renewable energy industry, has successfully started in India. The RECs were traded in 2 of the major power exchanges – Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Power Exchange India Limited(PXIL). For readers new to the subject,...

Solar PV is the trend of the decade. All major industries are turning to solar power to turn sustainable. Both worldwide, and in India, solar energy roofs are being built to turn buildings into power stations. Looking at the global trend, in the UK alone, there are more than four...

About 50 companies are actively engaged in manufacturing a variety of PV systems. The overall production in the country during 2008-09 was estimated to be over 175 MWp of solar cells and 240 MWp of PV modules. Nearly 90% of the solar modules manufactured in India use crystalline silicon C-Si...

Poor quality of grid supply (low voltage, fluctuating frequency and frequent interruptions), high tariffs (much higher than actual cost of supply), unfair impositions (peak hour restrictions and unplanned load shedding) and unresponsive attitude of State Electricity Boards have forced many industries to isolate themselves totally from the state grid and...

There is a significant amount of interest among PEs for investments in both traditional and renewable energy. PEs – not surprisingly – are not very keen on risky technology bets in renewable energy, but are OK with business model risks. Some of the PEs (such as IFC, ADB etc) are...

It is a well known fact that India’s electricity generation is insufficient relative to the demand the country has. In 2009-10, India’s electricity deficit was approximately 10% (84 TWh) and the corresponding peak load deficit is 12.7% (over 15 GW). India’s frequent electricity shortages are estimated to have cost the...

The use of biomass gasification for power production is not new, but its use has been so far been limited and its contribution to the overall power production has so far been negligible in India. The producer gas derived from biomass gasification can be used for either producing power (by...

Biomass gasification is a process where materials are transformed by thermal decomposition under partially oxygenated conditions to generate syn-gas for power generation. It seems to be a powerful technique where energy can be produced in a sustainable way along with valuable products such as green oil and biochar but it...

When I think of the off grid solar applications, one main sector that has tremendous captive power requirement is telecommunications. With consistent fall in the average revenue per user and a whopping 86% increase in the minutes of usage in the past decade, India is one of the countries with...

India is at the leading front in the successful implementation of the biomass gasification technology. The society and science of India have well realized of its significance in ecology and economy. The technological developments in gasification indigenously achieved throughout the nation by private firms, public-private collaborations and national institutes like...