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Recently, in a free-wheeling interaction with Electrical India (EI) team, Dr Vivek Soni, Faculty of Management, PhD & MTech (IIT Delhi), and a Certified Independent Director -MoCA, Govt of India, revealed his observations and expectations from the ongoing developments in the Indian Power Sector. Here is the Part 2 of the interaction; remaining parts will appear in the next issues of EI…

With rise in the use of renewable energy, its cost of installation is coming down very rapidly, the post-COVID19 development packages must be spent on building sustainable power systems with more renewable energy plants… - P.K Chatterjee

Renewable Energy India virtual expo (REI E-Expo) was held on 2nd and 3rd September 2020, organised by Informa Markets. The expo’s agenda was ‘Powering...

FirstEnergy Corp. recently issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to purchase Ohio-compliant Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for its Ohio utilities – Ohio Edison, The...

Dynegy has entered into a multi-year partnership with Chicago's iconic Willis Tower to provide 100% renewable electricity to the Tower. David Moore, Senior Vice President...

In a speech to the U.S. Energy Association's (USEA) 2020 Advanced Energy and Technology Forum, EPRI's president addressed the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), a...

Markets to enable trade in renewable energy on pan India basis in transparent, flexible, competitive, and efficient manner.

Bloom Energy and SK Engineering and Construction (SK E&C)  have announced that they have powered on two new clean energy facilities with fuel cell...

Walmart Inc. and Schneider Electric, collaborate to provide increased access to renewable energy for Walmart's US-based suppliers, enabling them to lead on climate action....

The proposed plant is expected to generate about 700 MUs of energy per year and will annually offset approximately 700 Million Kg of CO2...

The introduction of GTAM along with the recently launched real-time trading in electricity will work in tandem to support the seamless integration of REpower.

With resilience of the economy in the spotlight post-covid, the new figures lend support to clean energy systems of the future. Diesel’s reputation of being cheaper no longer stands.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has recently voted to reform outdated rules and regulations implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). The action will benefit electricity customers while further driving growth in renewable energy.

NTPC Ltd has recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to explore opportunities for investments in areas like renewable energy, power distribution among other areas of mutual interest in India.

With a broadened scope of thought, and with an eye on the energy sector – the REI Expo 2019 nudges the renewable sector towards growth, while industry representatives speak on innovation, technological advancement while voicing the need for policy. - Ranjana Konatt, Editor (Brand Positioning)

A sneak peek into the upcoming mega event of renewable energy sector. - Supriya A Oundhakar, Associate Editor

In a decision that would give boost to the ocean energy in India, Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) R K Singh approved a proposal to declare ocean energy as renewable energy.

The article describes the importance of monitoring power quality parameters for stabilising the electricity grid. The recurrent and intermittent renewable energy connections also induce voltage fluctuations, harmonics, surges and imbalances in the grid. These are power quality issues which need to be addressed. - Jayant Sinha

Hybrid energy systems can be potential solutions for the electricity problems in the rural region. However, vast research is needed in this aspect to make it technically feasible to be deployed at these areas. - Dr. Vikramaditya Dave, Dr. Sujit Kumar

The article gives a glimpse of new technologies being used in renewable energy systems for improving efficiency and output. - R. P. Deshpande