Solar

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

The multinational clean energy company, Hanergy Thin Film Power Group, is attending the world’s major PV tradeshow SNEC this year in Shanghai from June...

NTPC has won 100 MW of solar capacities at a tariff of Rs 2.91 per unit in the reverse auction held.

Researchers claim that light-harvesting algae could increase solar panel efficiency to 95 per cent. - Rathindra Nath Biswas

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

Waaree Energies has launched India’s first 400 Wp cut cell module series called Super 400 which is touted to be the future of rooftop solar.

The Oberoi, Gurgaon and Trident, Gurgaon have introduced solar power to fulfill the electricity needs of both hotels. A captive power plant in Balasar, Haryana will generate 7.5 MW of electricity to meet the energy demands of the two hotels.

Centuary Mattresses has announced the commissioning of 240 KW solar system installation at its Kazipally Plant. Freyr Energy, one of India’s solar providers, was the preferred partner for this implementation.

Blockchain technology is expected to extend the benefits of investments in renewable energy microgrids and a change of ecosystem to the consumers through open access. - Dr. Vithal N. Kamat

The article presents a review of recent researches in the field of wireless power transmission and also about the solar energy conversion technology by satellite to microwaves using an external device called magnetron. The methods applied for wireless power transmission are also discussed. - S G Srivani

Tata Power announced that Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has received a Letter of Award (LOA) from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) on 25th July 2019 to develop a 250 MW solar project in Dholera Solar Park of Gujarat.