Net Zero by Narsi - Decarbonization, Climate Action Insights from Narasimhan Santhanam, EAI
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Net Zero by Narsi is a series of brief posts by Narasimhan Santhanam (Narsi), Director, EAI.

Posts themed around specific decarbonization and climate action insights, and based on learnings Narsi and his team had over 15 years of consulting.

Narsi has been at the forefront of India's climate tech solutions for well over a decade, assisting senior leaders from corporates, government, and financial investing community.

He is an MBA from IIM Calcutta and BTech from IIT Madras.

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Village power = decentralised power. Isn’t that a no-brainer?

July 3, 2011

I 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

May 19, 2011

The 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

May 19, 2011

Growth 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

May 3, 2011

Indian 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

March 19, 2011

There 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

March 19, 2011

It 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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Can Price be A Strategic Lever for Inducing Sustainability?

December 10, 2010

I have been in Delhi last couple of days, and today I had to travel the length and breadth of Delhi for three meetings -...
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Tax Breaks for Indian Firms that Prove Lower Carbon Footprint?

November 29, 2010

Read an interesting article in today's Financial Express (Nov 29) that the government of India is considering providing tax breaks to companies if they can...
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My Visit to a Wind Farm…

November 28, 2010

About 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 Can India’s Poor Teach the World in Sustainability?

October 19, 2010

When folks call India a developing country, I wonder. Developing? Very initial stages of developing, perhaps? Or, better still, just about think of starting to...
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Is India Sustainable Out of Choice or Necessity?

October 19, 2010

An average India consumes about 500 kWh of electricity per year (a kWh is what we call a Unit in common language!). An average American...
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What to Watch Out for While Investing in Solar PV?

October 19, 2010

If 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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