Top Trends Influencing Global Solar Charge Controllers Market
Study finds that in 2018, East Asia and Europe were attractive regions in the solar charge controller market, accounting for more than 49% of the global market share. - Nikhil Kaitwade
Clean Electricity for Smart Cities
The rapid advent of ICT integrated control system including micro-grid could make RE as right candidate for smart cities project. Intelligent micro grid based solar power and electrical mode of vehicular mobility are anticipated to provide added advantages for smart cities projects in India. - Porf. D C Baruah
Fortum: Gearing up for EV opportunity
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 expands its presence in 7 states
MYSUN, a provider of rooftop solar solutions, has expanded its operations and client base across seven Indian states in the last financial year.
HCL Samuday invests Rs 30 cr in UP solar mini-grids
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.
Siemens Gamesa installs Arkona offshore wind power plant
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) carried out installation of Arkona offshore wind power plant that was officially opened by owners E.ON and Equinor in the German Baltic Sea on 16th April.
CleanMax Solar raises funding of Rs 275 cr
CleanMax Solar has raised Rs 275 crore in equity funding from UK Climate Investments LLP (UKCI).
ReNew Power commissions 300 MW solar plant in Pavagada
ReNew Power recently commissioned 300 MW solar plant at the Pavagada Solar Park located in Tumkur district in Karnataka.
Building Energy inaugurates photovoltaic park
Building Energy, has inaugurated the Queule photovoltaic park, located in the Municipality of Las Cabras, in the region of O’Higgins.
Ingeteam commissioned over 4GW of wind converters
Ingeteam Power Technology recently announced that it contracted over 4GW of wind energy converters globally in 2018. With a total of 45GW installed capacity...
Samsung R&D Centre switches to solar energy
Samsung’s R&D centre in Bengaluru has switched to solar power for its campus in the IT capital of India.
Green Marine Transportation
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 commissions 200 MW solar project
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.
Enel starts construction of 140 MW wind farm
Enel, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (EGP RSA), has begun construction of its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm in the Amatole District.
Intersolar India West to showcase latest developments for solar industry in Western India
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.
Intersolar India comes to Mumbai
The event focusses on the areas of photovoltaics, PV production and solar thermal technologies. – Supriya A Oundhakar, Associate Editor
National Salt Memorial goes Solar with Waaree Energies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Salt Memorial on the 150th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION
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
SOLAR INNOVATION
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