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ABB recently inked a deal with the Power Grid Corporation of India to to deliver an ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission system. This system would be used to evacuate power from the remote hydroelectric power station located in a remote part of northeast India. This bodes well for other companies...

It seems the India has finally caught the offgrid wind energy fever. C-WET - the leading wind energy R&D institute in the country has started putting together plans to undertake an offshore wind energy feasibility study in Dhanushkodi near Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. It should come as no surprise that...

The REC market in India which is currently worth Rs. 30 crores, is expected to reach Rs. 100 crores (monthly traded amount) by year end 2012 - a number quoted by one of the top officials at MNRE. As discussed earlier, the clearance price of the REC certificates has been...

Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company recently released the list of guidelines for project developers planning to setup solar PV projects in the state (available here). Prior to this announcement, the state had come up with policies for only two other RE sources - small hydro and biomass, both of which...

Plastic waste- a burgeoning issue Plastics have become indispensable to human beings over the course of the last few decades, largely due to their utility value and cheap, easy availability. We are indeed so dependent that, in spite of the fact that they have been classified as environmentally hazardous material...

The REC trading for the month of December concluded yesterday. The results of the trading session are hearting. Non-solar REC reached record trading volumes at IEX with the traded volume peaking at 1,05,942 RECs In total 1,11,621 RECs were sold. IEX extended their dominance in the REC trading market with...

Renewable energy usage, energy saving possibilities and an obligation to be environmentally benign, has been associated with the commercial and industrial sector for a long time now. The domestic / residential sector, which has stayed away from such commitments, has now slowly started looking towards renewable energy sources for their...

At a global level, the c-Si wafer industry is dominated by a few companies (LDK solar, REC, GCL Poly, MEMC, Yingli Energy and Renesola) sharing over 80% of the market. There are however, many smaller companies fighting for share and market consolidation is already underway.  Indian however has been lagging behind...

The rapid development and versatility of solar PV has provided the rural community with wide variety of choices, regardless of the capacity/size or location. Despite government’s initiatives and the various schemes, there remains a lot of rural communities which do not have access to off grid solar products and solutions....

Following my previous post on the industry perspectives on the various methods that have to be adopted for sustainable feedstock procurement ( today’s article showcases the various feedstock (emerging) that could be used as  a potential source for biomass-based power generation. As you might be well aware, the first generation feedstock...