Biodiesel used in coal ship for Tata Steel for Scope 3 emissions reduction
Biofuels, Biofuels, Corporate Leaders, Marine Transport, Net Zero by NarsiHere is an example of how intricate and at the same time challenging is the process of industrial decarbonization. Here is a news item on...
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Diversifying Renewable Energy in India: Opportunities in Biomass, Biofuels, and Solar Thermal
Biomass, By Decarbonization Domain, CO3, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Thermal, Startups & Entrepreneurs, Videos India has made significant strides in renewable energy in recent years, particularly in solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind sectors. However, a vast potential in...
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2008 to 2023 – how aviation biofuels just did not fly
Biofuels, Financial Investors, Low Carbon Mobility, Net Zero by Narsi, Startups & EntrepreneursWhen I founded EAI in 2008, one of the real inspirations was biofuels - especially aviation biofuels (as I had earlier worked in the travel...
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Green Hydrogen Ladder
CO3, Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Green Hydrogen, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & Entrepreneurs𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 I had been posting last couple of days on the characteristics and challenges with the...
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The Indian Middle Class Rooftop
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar EnergyThe Indian Middle Class Rooftop Earlier today, I had to be on the rooftop of an acquaintance for a religious function, located in a typical...
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Emerging Bio-economy Opportunities in India
Biofuels, Biogas & CBG, Biomass for Heating & Power, CO3, Emerging Cleantech Areas, Net Zero by Narsi, UncategorizedEmerging Bio-economy Opportunities in India As India moves towards its Net Zero goal, most discussions are around solar power and electric vehicles. Without a doubt,...
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The unspoken biofuel
Biofuels, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, UncategorizedThe unspoken biofuel If you are following the Indian renewables scenario, you would have doubtless come across repeated news about the success of ethanol blending...
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Here’s some CO2, can you make it into diesel please?
Biofuels, CO3, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyHere's some CO2, can you make it into diesel please? If you had never heard of the term Fischer Tropsch, you belong to the vast...
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Why would someone pour oil down the ground?
Biofuels, Net Zero by NarsiWhy would someone pour oil down the ground? One would have thought this was batty if it were not for a San Francisco company actually...
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Do you think the world will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2050?
Net Zero by Narsi, Solar EnergyDo you think the world will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2050? You can see how people vote. Learn more Do you think...
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CCUS + CBG = Carbon capture + biofuels = net negative carbon footprint?
Biofuels, Biogas & CBG, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyCCUS + CBG = Carbon capture + biofuels = net negative carbon footprint? Read about a partnership between Carbon Clean and Veolia in India for...
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The SAF Opportunity for India – being a key supply chain for sustainable aviation fuels
Aviation & Airlines, Bio Energy, Biofuels, Biofuels, Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Net Zero by NarsiThe airline sector is a rather interesting one when it comes to decarbonization.Unlike most others their decarbonization choices are very limited.In fact, right now, there...
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What are the Indian oil & gas companies doing for decarbonization?
Corporate Carbon Management, Corporate Leaders, Digital for Decarbonization, Energy Efficiency, Government Officials, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, UncategorizedIsn’t asking Big Oil companies to decarbonize similar to asking cigarette companies to promote healthy living? Aren’t Big Oil & decarbonization opposites? Yes and No....
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Could solar power play a big role in the EVs ecosystem?
Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage, Energy Storage, Low Carbon Mobility, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Solar Energy, Solar Photovoltaic, Startups & Entrepreneurs This is a part of the EV Innovation Intelligence series Electric cars have no tailpipe emissions, but that does not mean your trip on the...
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Is Solar+Storage a Growth Unit for Tesla?
Batteries, Energy Storage, Energy Storage, Net Zero by Narsi, Solar EnergyA recent news item from Bloomberg mentioned that financial analysts were rating Tesla higher for something beyond cars: Its solar power generation and energy storage (battery)...
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Here’s a suggestion to Amazon for its 10,000 EVs – Go solar
Corporate Leaders, Electric Cars, Electric Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Low Carbon Mobility, Net Zero by Narsi, Solar Energy This post is a part of EV Next's EV Perspectives. EV Next, a division of EAI, is a leading market intelligence & strategic consulting firm for the Indian e-mobility sector. A...
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Is it a good idea to use high efficiency solar panels for your rooftop?
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PhotovoltaicAbout two years back, for one of the rooftop solar consulting assignments that I did, the client, a small but highly profitable software company in...
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Looking for Investors – Attractive Biomass Pellet Project in North India
Bio Energy, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, New Delhi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursSub: Attractive Biomass Pelleting Business Looking for Equity Investors Introduction to India's Largest Biomass Pelleting Plant Recently, I had the opportunity to meet an interesting...
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300 GW – India’s Onshore Wind Power Potential. Aha, finally.
Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Onshore Wind, Renewable Energy, Wind EnergyUntil a few years back, when someone asked me about the total potential of India's wind power, I had to give two answers: One was...
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Offshore Wind to Blow in India Soon? Hey, Hold Your Bets!
Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Offshore Wind, Onshore Wind, Policies and Regulations, Renewable Energy, Wind EnergyEver since I started my journey in the Indian renewable energy sector 8 years back, I have been hearing central and state governments blowing hot...
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Backing Down Wind Mills in Tamil Nadu – There are two sides to every coin
Chennai, Coal, Electricity Generation and Transmission, Financial Investors, Gas, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Onshore Wind, Policies and Regulations, Renewable Energy, Wind EnergyRead an interesting article in The Economic Times today how there is a tussle between wind power generators and private conventional power generators, with TANGEDCO...
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How Wind Forecasting Saves Tamil Nadu Crores of Rupees
Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Onshore Wind, Renewable Energy, Wind EnergyIn some small ways, future is already being played out in Tamil Nadu in the context of renewable energy. It is well known that TN...
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When a Coal Company Starts Considering Solar…
Corporate Leaders, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar PhotovoltaicSure, we should not read too much into it when a coal mining entity such as Neyveli Lignite Corp is considering setting up 600 MW of...
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Can Indian Discoms Afford Solar?
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Policies and Regulations, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar PhotovoltaicIn all the din of 100 GW, one crucial question does not get asked. Who is gonna pay for solar? Now, this is a somewhat...
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My Visit to NCPRE – National Centre for PV Research & Education, IIT Bombay
Colleges, Energy Education, Innovations, Mumbai, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Solar Energy, Solar Photovoltaic, Startups & EntrepreneursI had been to NCPRE at IIT Bombay, about a month back. Had been intending to do this for almost a year, and finally did....
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Innovate or Suffocate – Solar Industry’s Watershed Moment
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Startups & Entrepreneurs (A more detailed version of this article was published on LinkedIn - see here for the article) There's a dark secret about the sunny solar...
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Will RPO finally be enforced in India?
Electricity Generation and Transmission, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Policies and Regulations, Renewable EnergyYet again, we have heard about the government's seriousness about RPO (renewable purchase obligation). The only difference is that, this time it is by the NDA...
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Strategy to Validate Biomass Supply Chain in India and Identify Reliable Suppliers
Bio Energy, Biomass for Heating & Power, Corporate Leaders, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, UncategorizedYou could say that the last one year had been a biomass energy year for me. While the solar sector is where one would have...
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Solverminds – A Chennai Software Company Showing the Way for Sustainable Corporates
Chennai, Corporate Carbon Management, Corporate Leaders, Corporate Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy This blog post is about what a software company with a conscience has managed to accomplish in the context of sustainability. Sustainability is not...
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Creating Climate Wealth by Jigar Shah – Book Review
CO3, Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursI had been wanting to read Jigar Shah's book Creating Climate Wealth for a while now. Jigar Shah is the founder of SunEdison, which pioneered...
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Skyshade – Using Sunlight Direct for Lighting
Climate Change, Decarbonization, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Financial Investors, Green Buildings, Net Zero by Narsi, Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursA recent article in Business Line about its product brought back to my memory Skyshade, an interesting Hyderabad-based company. Skyshade provides sustainable lighting solutions using...
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Substituting Diesel with Rooftop Solar PV – Economics and Costs
Diesel, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Solar Energy=========================================== Are you looking to get energy security for your company through reduction in the use of diesel, furnace oil, LPG and costly grid power?...
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Replacing Diesel Gensets with Solar on Rooftops – Something Really Worth Exploring for Indian Industry
Climate Change, Corporate Leaders, Decarbonization, Diesel, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Solar Energy=========================================== Are you looking to get energy security for your company through reduction in the use of diesel, furnace oil, LPG and costly grid power?...
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Algae fuels – the holy grail of biofuels
Biofuels, Biofuels, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, ResearchersFor those of us who had been looking at the biofuel industry for almost a decade, algae appeared (and still does) like the knight in...
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Diesel to solar – Solar PV an ideal solution for Industrial Rooftops in India
Corporate Leaders, Diesel, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar=========================================== Are you looking to get energy security for your company through reduction in the use of diesel, furnace oil, LPG and costly grid power?...
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Rs 5.97 per kWh – Is this the Price of Solar Power?
Chennai, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Policies and Regulations, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar EnergyAs the TANGEDCO bids for 1000 MW (499 MW bid submitted) are unfolding, I get this rather difficult to believe number - Rs 5.97 per...
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How Biogas-based Power Generation is Picking up Pace in India
Biogas, Biomass for Heating & Power, Biomass Power, Bottom of Pyramid, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Communities, Rural Sector, Waste to Energy=========================================== Are you looking to get energy security for your company through reduction in the use of diesel, furnace oil, LPG and costly grid power?...
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Niche Opportunities for Startups and Entrepreneurs in Off-grid Solar PV
Innovations, Net Zero by Narsi, Solar Energy, Solar Photovoltaic, Startups & EntrepreneursAn Italian startup, Sol Chip Ltd., is developing solar energy systems for electronic and mobile devices. The company's processors use solar energy to recharge the...
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Small Wind Turbines, Especially VAWTs Look Cool, But Don’t Have Cool Paybacks!
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Startups & Entrepreneurs, Wind EnergyEven as they become more common, small-scale wind turbines remain a source of dispute in the renewable energy community, says this article. And I completely...
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Tata Says Coal Projects Impossible to Develop, Favors Renewable Energy Projects
Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergySomething that we all have been waiting for is beginning to happen. Sheikh Zaki Yamani, one of the most famous Middle East officials Saudi Arabian...
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2000 GW – Is this India’s Wind Power Potential?
Corporate Leaders, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Wind EnergyThose were the days when we used to quote 45,000 MW as the total potential for wind power in India. And then came many industry...
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A 900 MW Power Plant Running on Biomass? It Could be a Reality in Five Years!
Biomass for Heating & Power, Biomass Power, Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyI thought I was never going to see the day when a large power plant would run entirely on biomass. You can understand my pessimism...
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Tamil Nadu’s Biomass Power Plans – Energy Plantations is the Answer?
Biomass for Heating & Power, Biomass Power, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyBiomass is one of the renewable energy domains in which Tamil Nadu could have significant potential for progress in future. Estimates suggest only about 10%...
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Smart Grids Inching Closer to Reality in India
Digital for Decarbonization, Energy Efficiency, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Smart GridThe Power Ministry of India had recently announced that discussions are in the final stages for the setting up of 8 smart grid projects in...
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Off-Grid Solar for Rural India – Understanding the Market
Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Photovoltaic, Startups & EntrepreneursThe 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...
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Off Grid Solar Opportunities Beyond Telecom Industry
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Photovoltaic, Startups & EntrepreneursFor many people, off grid industry is all about roof top solar power and telecom industry applications. However, the industry is much beyond that. It...
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Rs 15 vs. Rs 7.5 = Diesel vs. Solar
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy=========================================== Are you looking to get energy security for your company through reduction in the use of diesel, furnace oil, LPG and costly grid power?...
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Village power = decentralised power. Isn’t that a no-brainer?
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyI recently read a post from the excellent Panchabuta blog about the government's sudden realisation that in order for the thousands of Indian villages to...
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Primary Routes for Power from Biomass
Biomass for Heating & Power, Biomass Power, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyThe three primary routes for biomass to power are: Combustion, Gasification and Anaerobic Digestion. Combustion is easy to understand – instead of using coal or...
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Unique Drivers for Renewable Power in India
Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyGrowth of renewable power in India needs unique drivers for its ever-growing energy needs. The expansion of the overall energy demand-supply gap due to the...
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VC / PE Perspectives and Opinions on Biomass Power
Biomass Power, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar EnergyIndian VCs have not really done a good amount of investing in cleantech. Cleantech perhaps is not really a VC game as it is more...
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PE Perspectives for Investment in Clean Technology
Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyThere is a significant amount of interest among PEs for investments in both traditional and renewable energy. PEs – not surprisingly – are not very...
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Captive Solar PV Systems – L&T’s experience
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Rooftop Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PhotovoltaicIt 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...
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My Visit to a Wind Farm…
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Wind EnergyAbout a week back, I had gone to Coimbatore to present a brief lecture on green IT, at the VLB Janakiammal College of Engineering, on...
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What to Watch Out for While Investing in Solar PV?
Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Solar PhotovoltaicIf you are a private equity or venture capital firm looking at investing in solar PV companies in India, you might want to look beyond...
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Niche Cleantech, Renewable Energy Opportunities for VCs/PEs in India
Energy Efficiency, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursVCs and PEs would love to invest in companies that are unique in what they provide; but it is very difficult to identify such companies,...
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A Million Green Jobs in India? Sounds Great, for Many Reasons
Corporate Leaders, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy"About one million green jobs will open up in India over next two years" read a recent news item from The Economic Times. A million...
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Cellulosic Ethanol in India – Status and Trends
Biofuels, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyThose of you who have been following the biofuels industry world over will know that ethanol derived from cellulosic sources are expected to be the...
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EAI Presentation @ Renewable Energy Finance – Singapore
Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyI had the opportunity to be a speaker at the Renewable Energy Finance conference and seminar at Singapore a few months back. As many folks...
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Tale of Two Energy Dictates
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyTwo news items caught my attention, both related to "mandating" renewable sources of energy. Like most who populate the libertarian society we live in, I...
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Why not a National Jatropha Mission?
Biodiesel, Biofuels, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyHi all, 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....
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Will This be the Decade of Natural Gas?
Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Natural Gas, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyI am being very conservative in wondering if this could be the decade of natural gas. There are folks who are wondering aloud if this...
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Solar Water Heaters is a 120 Crore Market in India
CO3, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursThat I have been impressed with solar water heaters in particular, and in the applications of solar thermal in general, has already been mentioned in...
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Exit Strategies for Investors in Indian Renewable Energy Sector
Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyThe renewable energy sector might be an exciting sector in terms of the scale of opportunities available and its disruptive nature, but from an investor...
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Renewable Energy Opportunities for Indian Entrepreneurs
CO3, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursThe last one week was quite fascinating for me - I had six different meetings, each with entrepreneurs/businessmen from diverse sectors, but all having a...
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Industrial Purchases at IEX, PXIL Increasing
Corporate Leaders, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyIndustrial consumers now account for almost a third of the about 40 million units of electricity traded daily on the IEX, the country's largest power...
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Solar CSP in India – Latest Trends
Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar EnergyDespite there being more than 10 different Solar CSP technology combinations in the market now, and more than 400MW installed capacity worldwide, India's role in...
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Role of NTPC in the National Solar Mission
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), in its new solar mission road map has converged state tariffs with central tariff for solar power....
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Don’t Biofuels Merit Equal Priority in India with Renewable Energy?
Biofuels, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyGoing 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...
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India’s Solar Sisters
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursThe Barefoot College, an Indian institution, embraces a novel and refreshing development ethos. Shunning the patriarchal mentality typical among organizations working with the rural poor,...
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India Offshore Wind – Status, Trends, Potential
Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyWhile I was at Singapore last week at the Renewable Energy Finance meet, Rex Reksniss of RECharge asked me about trends in offshore wind exploitation...
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EAI Presentation @ Renewable Energy Finance – Singapore
Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyI had the opportunity to be a speaker at the Renewable Energy Finance conference and seminar organized by IBC Asia at Singapore earlier this week....
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How can renewable energy really become disruptive?
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Startups & EntrepreneursThe following was the article I included in the recently dispatched newsletter. Thought I'd include it in the blog as well. How can renewable energy...
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India Could Consume 33% of World’s Energy by 2050!
Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyIn 2009, India consumed about 5% of world energy; However, by 2050, it is estimated that India could consume about one third (33%) of total...
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Workshop on Private Equity for Power Projects – Summary & Highlights
Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyI am providing a summary of the event I had participated last week at New Delhi. The event was called Private Equity for Power Projects...
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India Biodiesel Potential and Market Size
Biofuels, CO3, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursThe biodiesel industry in India is at a crossroads.On the one hand, the government of India regularly comes up with policies and "mandates" that are...
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Capital Costs for Starch and Cellulosic Ethanol for Fuel Plants in India
Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursWhat are the capital costs for setting up ethanol to fuel plants?The answer to this question depends on whether you are looking at deriving ethanol...
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Jatropha Seed Prices in India – What Exactly is the Number?
Biofuels, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursI have mentioned in an earlier blog post that you will find it hard to get an authentic quote for Jatropha oil in India.An equally...
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Capital Costs for Biodiesel Plants in India – For Standalone and Integrated Plants
Biodiesel, Biofuels, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursWhat are the capital costs for setting up a biodiesel plant in India? The answer depends on whether you are setting up an integrated biodiesel...
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Biomethanation in India – Biogas Potential, Trends and Prospects
Biogas & CBG, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursBiogas is primarily methane that is generated from an anaerobic digestion of organic wastes by microorganisms. It is a relatively simple and economical method to...
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India Solar Water Heaters – Domestic and Industrial – Status and Prospects
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursWhile the whole world - and India - is focussing on solar PV, the other solar counterpart, solar thermal, has enormous potential as a renewable...
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India Allows 100% FDI in Renewable Energy
Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyThe government allows 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the renewable energy sector and has put in place a conducive policy to attract...
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TERI, India’s Sustainability and Green Education Pioneer
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Startups & EntrepreneursWhen Yale University decided to establish its new Climate and Energy Institute in March the choice of Rajendra K. Pachauri to head it came as...
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Biofuels Have a Limited Role in India – Jairam Ramesh
Biofuels, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyMinister for Environment Jairam Ramesh while speaking at the Environment Friendly Vehicles Conference in New Delhi said that bio-fuels have a limited role in India...
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High Crude Prices Bring Ethanol Factories to Life
Biofuels, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyAfter remaining shut for two years, ethanol factories in the country are readying to whir again. With crude prices spiking again to $80 per barrel...
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Indian Petroleum Minister Pushes Ethanol, Petrol Blend
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyThe Indian petroleum minister Murli Deora recently convened a meeting with fuel retailers and sugar millers for seeking their support in its ethanol-blending policy. The...
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The Promise and Pitfalls of Jatropha curcas
Agriculture and Forestry, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Low Carbon Food & Agri, Low Carbon Mobility, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursHigh hopes and initial enthusiasm gradually gave way to a sobering reality: that finding a viable replacement for oil in the modern economy is an...
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Indian Telecom Companies Experimenting with Solar, Wind, Biofuels
Corporate Leaders, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursFlexibility to use in off-grid areas, and potential to carry equipment higher than a cell tower attracts telcos to high altitude wind solutionSeveral telcos in...
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Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute to Assist Indian Solar Power Firms
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Solar EnergyFraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, one of the largest research centres in Germany, is in parleys with Indian companies to share its research and...
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Green Jobs in Indian Corporate Corridor
Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursCompanies with an urge to be politically correct and responsible are spawning a new breed of managers to spearhead their green initiatives. As a result,...
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CERC Presses Green Pedal on T&D
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyAmid the ongoing debate over the climate change and its impact on India especially in the power sector, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has...
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Syngas, A Way to Tap India’s Hidden Coal Reserves
Biofuels, CO3, Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, ResearchersSyngas or gasified coal is potentially a rich source of clean energy which the world is yet to fully upgrade the technology for. A lot...
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Brazil Battles Problems in Jatropha as Biodiesel Feedstock
Biofuels, Corporate Leaders, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Startups & EntrepreneursLike other countries which are experimenting on it, Brazil is similarly encountering snags in the cultivation of jatropha as potential feedstock for biodiesel.This country, which...
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Indian Sugar Mills Generate as much ‘Green’ Energy as Windmills
Biomass for Heating & Power, Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergySugar mills in India produce 2,000 megawatt of biomass-based energy every year, as much as windmills produce, and at half the cost, a new study...
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IREDA – Kfw Tie Up For Biomass Power Generation
Financial Investors, Renewable EnergyIndian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd has joined hands with a German development bank, KfW, so that the generation of power from biomass can be...
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Remote Indian Tribal Villages to Have Biogas Plants Soon
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Indian Paper Mills Can Convert Waste into Energy
CO3, Corporate Leaders, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyThe Indian Agro Recycled Paper Mills Association (IARPMA), New Delhi, under the aegis of the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE), government of India,...
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Financing Solar Energy Schemes in Indian Villages
Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar EnergyAbout seven out of every 10 households in rural India have no access to electricity. In 2003, a five-year effort was launched to help the...
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Solar Energy Centre @ Haryana, India
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Solar EnergySolar Energy Centre is the institute established in India with a view to encourage research in the field of solar technology as a viable alternate...
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Rabi Rashmi Abasan – India’s First Green Housing Project
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyAn example of future forward thinking is Rabi Rashmi Abasan, India’s first completely green housing project. This sounds very interesting indeed. Read on, and let's...
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Developing Countries Will Be Largest Solar Markets In future
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Indian Railways Could be Powered by CNG Soon
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How Much Could Wind Power Output Fluctuate?
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, ResearchersIt was interesting for me to read an article about the woes that the state of TN was having with its power deficit; well, which...
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Solar Power Powered by Microfinance in Rural India
Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursIn India, solar-power projects, often funded by microcredit institutions, are helping the country reduce carbon emissions and achieve its goal to double the contribution of...
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World’s Largest Solar (Thermal) Kitchen is in Rajasthan!
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Researchers, Startups & EntrepreneursThe world’s largest solar kitchen is powered by Scheffler’s reflector technology, and is situated in Rajasthan, India. The Scheffler system is so effective that this...
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LaBL Partners in Technology (LaBL-PaT) to Illuminate Millions of Lives in India
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyLighting a Billion Lives (LaBL) - this is what India needs at this moment, with thousands of villages having no access to electricity.TERI has already...
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Renewable Energy Investments in India Not Growing Fast Enough
Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyThe renewable energy sector in India attracted investments worth $4.1 billion in 2008, up by 12% over the previous year, according to UNEP’s Global Trends...
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Telecom towers in India are huge consumers of energy
CO3, Corporate Leaders, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyWith about 2.5 lakh towers powering mobile services to over 400 million subscribers, the telecom industry is now the second largest consumer of energy in...
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Indian Wind Energy – Suggestions and Recommedations
Corporate Leaders, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyThe Indian wind power industry, having grown five fold in the last four years, may lose the wind behind its sails unless the government steps...
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Solar Cell Phones from Samsung, Others – Hit in Kenya, in India?
Corporate Leaders, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursAugust 21, 2009Will Indians start using solar-powered cell phones in a big way?The solar phone is expected to be a great success in Kenya.That's because...
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Govt Banks on Volumes to Bring Down Solar Power Costs
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India’s Solar Ambitions – Is it Worth the Subsidy
Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar EnergyIndia's grand designs for solar energy as a key contributor for the country's electricity definitely requires that the government provide hefty incentives and subsidies -...
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Low CER prices change the Indian CDM industry dynamics
Climate Change, Decarbonization, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, UncategorizedThe recession and falling prices of U.N.-backed carbon credits are changing the way carbon deals are structured in India, one of the largest sources for...
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Indian Biodiesel Industry in Trouble as Imports Get Boost
Biofuels, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyIndian Finance Minister plans to reduce customs duty on biodiesel imports, but leaders of domestic industry say the government still must increase the allowable blend...
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Biomass Energy for Rural India Project (BERI)
Biomass for Heating & Power, Government Officials, Renewable EnergyBiomass Energy for Rural India (BERI) project, sponsored by GEF-UNDP, ICEF, Government of India and Karnataka state government, is being implemented to demonstrate the local...
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Solar on Rooftops – Cost of Solar Power in India – Over Rs 15 per KWh
Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar Thermal, Startups & EntrepreneursUpdate, Sep 2012: Please note that this blog post was originally written way back in the dark ages - in Jul 2009 - though a...
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China, India Have Big Solar Energy Ambitions
Government Officials, Renewable Energy, Solar EnergyA detailed article on how China and India are going out of their way to ensure that they ramp up power production from solar PV....
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All State Power Utilities to Purchase Minimum 5% Renewable Energy
Government Officials, Renewable EnergyThe Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) addressed that all power state utilities in the country will have to buy at minimum five percent of their...
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Jatropha Needs As Much Water as Any Other Energy Crop?
Biofuels, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursHere's another article that questions the hype about Jatropha needing little inputs for growth.A comprehensive new analysis of water use in biofuel crop production finds...
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India’s First Center for Bioscience Energy to Increase Biomass Yield
Biofuels, Biofuels, Biogas & CBG, Biomass for Heating & Power, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, ResearchersJune 2, 2009India opens its first DBT-ICT Center for Bioscience Energy to develop technologies that will increase biomass yield per hectare and produce both gas...
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Sugar Mills: India’s Best Potential Sources of Renewable Energy
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Indian wind energy capacity additions on declining trend
Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyAfter reaching a peak growth of 1742 MW during 2006-07, the annual capacity additions of wind power in India have been declining in the last...
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Renewable Energy @ Tirumala
Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursYou would hardly call me a religious chap, but even an agnostic like me has to visit the Tirumala temple at Tirupathi - well, there...
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Jatropha Gold Rush – Perhaps More Thought Required?
Biofuels, Biofuels, Financial Investors, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Startups & EntrepreneursIt's becoming fairly clear to many that jatropha is not the magical biofuel crop that it was hyped to be. To be fair to the...
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India has about 10000 MW Installed capacity for Wind Energy
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Wind EnergyNow, this is certainly not bad. India has about 10,000 MW installed capacity for wind energy. This is more than 5% of India's total installed...
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Biomass Gasification in India to Generate Lakhs of Jobs
Biomass for Heating & Power, Biomass Gasification, Biomass Power, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyEmerging green economy in the country may see creation of nine lakh jobs in India by 2025, a top government official said."India could generate nine...
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Will Moser Baer Become the Suzlon of Solar Energy?
Corporate Leaders, Financial Investors, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar EnergySince Ratul Puri, the 35-year-old executive director of Moser Baer India returned to India from college in the United States in 1994, he's helped transform...
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Solar Energy Incident in the Country around 5 Trillion Kwh
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar EnergyMinister of State for New and Renewable Energy said, the amount of solar energy incident over the land area of the country is around five...
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Coal to Liquid Plans Affected by Lower Crude Prices
Coal, Corporate Leaders, Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyIndia imports 78% of its fuel needs and its integrated energy policy sees CTL technology as an option. India is worried that the financial slowdown...
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80,000 unelectrified villages in India
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyIndia has about 80,000 unelectrified villages. And the government would like to get all of them electrified by 2012. Just imagine the opportunity for any...
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86 % rural Indians use dung cakes, firewood
Government Officials, Net Zero by Narsi, Renewable EnergyAbout 86 percent of India’s rural households still use dung cakes and firewood as fuel, a senior government official has said here. “More than 85...
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