Solar

Fortum, a Finnish energy company is bringing its proven NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) reduction technology in India un-der the new business ‘Fortum eNext’. As part of this initiative, the company recently organised a seminar in Mum-bai to showcase its innovative global technology and its holistic solutions, with a special focus on offerings for thermal power plants in India. On the sidelines of this event, Juha Suomi, Area Director, Asia, Fortum eNext and Sanjay Aggarwal, Managing Director, Fortum India speak to Subhajit Roy and explain about the company’s roadmap for Indian market. Excerpts:

MYSUN, a provider of rooftop solar solutions, has expanded its operations and client base across seven Indian states in the last financial year.

Samuday has invested Rs 30 crore over the last one year to set up 14 solar mini-grids in 15 villages in UP’s Hardoi district to supply uninterrupted power to 900 underserved rural households.

CleanMax Solar has raised Rs 275 crore in equity funding from UK Climate Investments LLP (UKCI).

ReNew Power recently commissioned 300 MW solar plant at the Pavagada Solar Park located in Tumkur district in Karnataka.

Building Energy, has inaugurated the Queule photovoltaic park, located in the Municipality of Las Cabras, in the region of O’Higgins.

Samsung’s R&D centre in Bengaluru has switched to solar power for its campus in the IT capital of India.

Unlike the electric vehicles on road, solar boats derive more than 75% of its energy from sun and only rest is taken from grid. - Sandith Thandasherry

Vikram Solar commissioned a 200MW solar power project for Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO) that will power nearly 1,50,000 homes once connected to the grid.

Intersolar India West will open its doors on April 4-5, in the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai with a focus on photovoltaics, PV production, solar thermal technologies and India’s western solar market.

The event focusses on the areas of photovoltaics, PV production and solar thermal technologies. – Supriya A Oundhakar, Associate Editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Salt Memorial on the 150th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

This article presents an overview on the battery energy storage technologies and its integration with renewable energy, selection criteria and its key design considerations. - D. Geethalakshmi, Bhaskar Shriman

The article aims to assess the application of renewable energy sources particularly solar PV system in generation of electricity and also gives a brief review of current and cost-effective technologies applicable to the manufacturing of solar cells. - Dr. Sarat Kumar Sahoo, Ms. Annima Gupta

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won an order for setting up 129 MW Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) power plants in Telangana from Singareni Collieries Company Limited.. Valued at Rs 565 crore

Vikram Solar commissioned two 10 MW solar projects for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL).

India’s first solar boat Aditya has completed its two years (730 days) effective activity in Vaikom, Kerala, thus saving 58,000 litres of diesel.

Fortum won the right from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam to build a 250 MW solar power plant in Raghanesda solar park in Banaskhata district of Gujarat.

The main motive behind the merger of IoT and energy management systems is to allow the linked entities to communicate with each other via a common information model. - S Prabhakar Karthikeyan, Kshitij Sharma