IBERDROLA ENTERS THE POLISH MARKET
Iberdrola has reached an agreement to acquire a 50% stake in developer Sea Wind, which has seven-project pipeline in early stages of development, with...
Future Perspective For Renewable Energy In India
The power generation shortfall in India is estimated at 11% of the total energy, and 15% of the peak capacity requirements and these figures are likely to increase. This is despite the fact that the country is already consuming more than 2 million barrels of imported oil a day – a figure that is growing by about 10 percent annually... - Jay B. Thakar
SIEMENS GAMESA TO FIRST DEPLOY 108M LONG B108 RECYCLABLE BLADES
Siemens Gamesa will supply 132 Recyclable Blades to RWE’s Sofia offshore wind project. The recyclable blades technology will be installed on 44 of Sofia’s...
Suzlon Group completes Debt Restructuring
Suzlon Group, India’s largest renewable energy solutions provider, announced the completion of its Debt Restructuring with the unanimous approval of secured lenders. It also...
Wind industry installations plummet
Overall wind industry installations plummeted to 1,766 MW in FY18 (32% of FY17 installations) due to stagnant volumes, uncertainty on PPAs and policy environment.
“India will chart its own course of energy transition…”
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…
Cooling the Solar Cells
A comprehensive study on harnessing wind energy and fluidics principle to enhance the cooling rate of solar modules.
Suzlon wins 75 MW repeat order from a leading IPP
Suzlon will install around 36 units of S111-140m wind turbine generators (WTGs) with rated capacity of 2.1 MW each.
Wind Power Generation Using Maglev Technology – AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON MINIATURE FABRICATED MODEL
After a thorough research into both sub types of vertical axis wind turbine rotors configurations, it has been decided to base turbine design on the Darrieus model. In this project modified version of Darrieus type of wind turbine is designed... - Preetham DS, Dr. M S Shashikala
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...
Suzlon Commissions India’s Tallest Hybrid Concrete Tubular Tower
Suzlon Group announced the installation and commissioning of India's tallest Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) with a Hybrid Concrete Tubular (HCT) Tower.
RE and Modern Grid Necessity & Constraints
Several initiatives have been taken by the Government of India (GoI) to increase the renewable energy generation, which will not only be useful to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, but also result in some increase in per capita energy demand…
Efficient Energy Consumption & Economic Growth
There is a need to navigate the energy transition for sustainable growth in socio-economic aspects of the country. Though the energy consumption per GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is higher, production of valuable goods is quite low in the country which shows that there is a need to improve the end-use efficiency. …
RENEW POWER COMMISSIONS GUJARAT’S FIRST WIND-SOLAR HYBRID PROJECT
ReNew Power has set up Gujarat’s first wind-solar hybrid project at the Chlor-Alkali unit of Grasim Industries Limited in Vilayat, Bharuch, in southern Gujarat....
Going Green To Keep The Climate Clean
Globally, installation of renewable sources for power generation is being treated with high priority. India too is not an exception. The present government is trying hard to streamline smooth financing for the renewable energy project. There are some exemplary projects that are already running with high efficiency… - P K Chatterjee
O2 POWER PLACES ORDER FOR GE VERNOVA’S WORKHORSE 2.7-132 ONSHORE WIND TURBINES
GE Vernova has received an order from O2 Power Private Limited to supply, install, and commission 36 units of its workhorse 2.7-132 onshore wind...
Wind of Change
Solar power has emerged as the fastest growing segment within the renewable energy sector in India, overtaking the long-time favourite wind power. What it will take to regain wind power growth momentum? By Subhajit Roy, Group Editor
Suzlon, Jindal Renewables Ink Captive Wind Power Deal
Suzlon Group is set to contribute to decarbonisation of the hard-to-abate sectors by harnessing the power of wind through a significant 400 MW order...