July 13, 2015 by Team EAI
I think it is time that the Indian industry took note of the CST (concentrating solar thermal) technologies available. Based on what EAI has done in this sector, it is worthwhile for companies in the process industries (food, beverages, milk...) to give this a shot. Nice to see MNRE take this seriously...
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July 8, 2015 by Team EAI
Rooftop Solar Installer Meet Chennai 25 Jul 2015, Chennai, 10 AM to 2 PM EAI is organizing a meet for rooftop solar installers. This is a discussion forum and not a conference or a seminar. Objective To share notes on the challenges faced by the rooftop solar installer sector, and...
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July 7, 2015 by Team EAI
Capital Cost Benchmarks for Solar PV Projects A Guest Expert Blog Post by Ezysolare Cost Comparison Of Solar PV Projects over past 4 Financial Years *Click on the above table to enlarge the view *Click on the above chart to enlarge the view We know that cost of Solar Power Projects...
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July 6, 2015 by Team EAI
Read in the Hindu Business Line that the centre has allowed NTPC and PTC to go for dollar linked tariffs for 1,000 MW of solar power plant each, on a pilot basis. If successful, they can go for 10,000 MW on the dollar linked tariff. It is a public secret...
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June 30, 2015 by Team EAI
L to r: V Narasimhan (Brakes India), Palani Perisamy (SICCI), Bharat Joshi (British High Commission), Einsenhower (Saint Gobain), Bhoo Thirumalai (Aspiration Energy) Quick Facts Event Organized by the Southern India Chamber of Commerce & Industry 23rd June, Chennai Organizers Dr Palani Periasamy, Vice President, SICCI Bhoovarahan Thirumalai, Chairman, SICCI Energy Committee...
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June 29, 2015 by Team EAI
Read a piece from M Ramesh at BusinessLine - essentially, there is optimism that cheap finance might be available for renewable energy projects bigtime because a number of climate funds are getting committed for. While many of the numbers being quoted as amounts committed are big (everything is in $100s of...
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June 23, 2015 by Team EAI
Update on 6 Jul 2015: Looks like these folks mean it. Adani has signed an MoU for 648 MW, when Rajesh Adani flew to Chennai and made a presentation to CM Jayalalitha late last week. TANGEDCO also announced that it has separately signed PPA for 31 solar power plants (at...
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June 23, 2015 by Team EAI
Here's something interesting Delhi Metro is doing by going solar. Making money, yes! What was interesting in the news item I read from Business Line is that Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) are currently procuring power from conventional sources at Rs 7 per unit. Imagine. Instead of buying power at currently priced...
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June 22, 2015 by Team EAI
Executive Session on Towards Green Industrialization: Celebrating Climate Change Action in Manufacturing at 6 pm on 23rd June 2015 at Hotel My Fortune, Chennai The Southern India Chamber of Commerce & Industry Introduction: Climate Change Mitigation refers to efforts to reduce or prevent emission of greenhouse gases. Mitigation can mean using new...
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June 10, 2015 by Team EAI
This is a note I received from Bhoo of Aspiration Energy, who coordinates the Cleantech SIG of TiE. We are having an interesting meet on Fri evening for all you aspiring entrepreneurs, or Cleanpreneurs as Bhoo would like term us all. " Hi Friends, The much awaited Cleanpreneurs event is quite literally just...
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