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January 30, 2011 by Team EAI
A hybrid remote power system combines two energy sources; the sun and a diesel generator (genset), and uses intelligent controls to manage the system operation. PV Hybrid systems generally use diesel generating set (genset)-capable of providing full rated power on demand as the second energy source. Beneficial in terms of...
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January 20, 2011 by Team EAI
Once an entrepreneur has decided to set up a solar captive power plant, he has to tread carefully planning each step forward. The first step would be local assessment to calculate the system capacity. This would be succeeded by prefeasibility studies to analyze system capacity and structuring, climatic parameters, stability...
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January 18, 2011 by Team EAI
While we are striving hard to switch to more sustainable modes of living, there arise lots of issues questioning the efficiency of our choice of green. Despite all the issues they might have, they have more benefits than their petroleum counterpart. After all, petroleum is not going be here forever....
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January 11, 2011 by Team EAI
Sustainability is coming of age –that at least is the message that came out of last week’s event on Triple Bottom Line, "L’Attitude” organized by Great Lakes Institute of Management(GLIM) at Chennai. The event, which aptly advocated “Prosperity with Accountability” focused on the need for corporates to focus not just...
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January 10, 2011 by Team EAI
With rapidly increasing energy demand and with one sixth of the world's population, India ranks sixth in the world for total energy consumption and certainly needs acceleration in the development of the sector to meet its growth and demand. The Indian Solar PV Industry is at a very nascent stage...
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January 8, 2011 by Team EAI
This is my second and final post on L’Attitude 13’05. The first post is available at (Link) After the inaugural address by Dr. Kalam was the CEO conclave. The CEOs shared their ideas and success stories of how they got the people together, how they created a sustained business model...
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January 8, 2011 by Team EAI
Some of us at EAI had a great opportunity to attend L’Attitude 13’05 which was organized by the Great Lakes Institute of Management. Great opportunity because it was not a run-of-the-mill festivity but a 2 day jamboree (Jan 6-7 2011) centering on the theme of SUSTAINABILITY. All the events where...
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January 4, 2011 by Team EAI
Biomass is a valuable physical mass of biotic factors and ideally suited for the energy generation in different forms for the fulfillment of human demands over time. Even though deep ground fuel resources of biological origin satisfy it comprehensively, the way it is oxidized today on a time scale for...
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December 23, 2010 by Team EAI
Desalination plants are yet another apt location for a solar PV, for they have always been a suitable alternative for the world’s fresh water crisis. Desalination of brackish and sea water can provide the need of drinking water without any serious impact on the environment, which is the need of...
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December 22, 2010 by Team EAI
I was invited by the CII to be part of a panel discussion at the TN Solar Convention held on 21 Dec at Chennai ( here’s a detailed post on the same - ). The panel discussion’s theme was “Financing and Market Development for Solar in India”. The discussion...
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