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Going by the news items, it is obvious that there's a huge thrust on renewables-based power in India, the National Solar Mission being the most high-profile example. Appreciated. But it's a bit funny, and I'll tell you why. Most power in India is produced by coal and hydroelectric power -...

I had the opportunity to visit industrial and municipal sewage plants, and hence understand the status and trends in sewage water treatment in India, as we had an expert from Australia to whom we were introducing various waste water treatment facilities and companies in Chennai. Some of the highlights for...

Was doing some lazy browsing on the various web resources for renewable energy in India. The following were some of the interesting stuff I came across. Hope you find them interesting too. Books India's Energy Security - by Anant Sudarshan - explores the multifaceted aspects of Indias energy security concerns....

I got an interesting email today on how the government incentives for solar power through the National Solar Mission might end up benefitting the non Indian companies much more than the Indian companies. The gist of the email was as follows: As demand for the solar cells goes up, these...

As you might know, the document for the first part of the National Solar Mission was released on 16 Jun - the guidelines contained in these were for off-grid and decentralized applications and power plants. I was finally able to locate the full guidelines for the Off-grid and Decentralized Solar...

The first Edition Of Green Energy World Expo’2010 in October will run from the 14-16th in the Chennai Trade Centre. It is designed to act as a catalyst to facilitate a strong platform for information sharing and buying and selling of market innovations which the environment industry has to offer...

A CSP meeting to be arranged by CSP Today, claims to show how to deliver a profitable, productive and commercially successful large scale CSP business The topics covered will be: Regulatory update – how to navigate the intricacies of both central & state level regulation on tariffs, capacity building and...

Passengers at Leh airport, one of the world’s highest airfields at 10,682-feet above sea level, will soon be basking in the warmth of solar airconditioning. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is going to install solar panels on the roof of the new terminal that will be used to generate...

The central government has cleared a Rs. 8.39 crore project in a bid to light up all the streets, government offices, a few hotels and motor stands and some other important places of this capital city, and also the 251 remote hamlets of Tripura - with solar energy. Science, Technology...

The Indian government is expected to grant approval to the development of 3 solar power projects with a total capacity of 20 megawatts (MW) around the middle of June, according to Astonfield Renewable Resources. Astonfield is the largest multi-modality renewable energy company in South Asia, with a portfolio of nearly...