Australia based EnviroMission, a technology developer working on a solar chimney concept, has reported its progress on efforts to commercialise the technology in India and United States. A solar chimney sometimes referred to as a “solar updraft tower” or “solar tower power plant” (not to be confused with CSP Solar Tower), is a … [continued]
The Delhi based Hindustan Times recently reported that Delhi Metro is looking to meet its entire electricity needs using solar power. As per a senior Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official, the metro is interested in buying solar electricity from a project developer rather than putting up one by itself. DMRC is currently … [continued]
I know, I know. All our heart goes out to distributed solar, but utility-scale solar installations in the United States are very much alive and kicking. In fact, of the 6 GW of new solar capacity added in the US during 2014, 63% of it came from utility-scale plants. This included two mammoth projects … [continued]
Trina Solar, the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer, has announced collaboration with India’s Welspun Energy to build a 2 GW solar manufacturing facility in India. The 1 GW PV cell manufacturing facility and a 1GW module manufacturing plant will cost about $500 million, with construction planned in two phases over a period of … [continued]
For quite some time now, India’s national solar power capacity target has been quoted as 100 GW by 2022, mostly on the basis of speeches from ministers and high level bureaucrats. But there has always been some hesitation in doing so, as this was never ‘officially‘ announced. At times there have also … [continued]
The energy-poor tend to be among the poorest people in their countries and cannot afford the high upfront costs of a quality solar solution. About 400 million people in India live in remote villages and don’t have access to an electricity grid. Millions more have only very limited access to electricity. Although … [continued]
Fuel bills form the second largest expenditure for the Indian Railways, following the salaries of its employees. Indian Railways (IR) consumed over 17.5 billion kWh of electricity during 2013–14. This corresponds to about 4000 MW — which is almost 1.8% of India’s power generation capacity. IR is the country’s single largest high speed diesel … [continued]
Within a decade, Delhi’s power demand has gone through the roof. The state has an average demand of 3,500 MW, with a peak of about 6,000 MW increasing at a rate of 8-10% every year. As of now, Delhi generates a small amount of its demand, and mainly depends on long term power purchase … [continued]
Solar energy will now be used to treat wastewater at a treatment facility in South Australia, after phase one of Australia’s first floating solar plant was launched recently in Jamestown, South Australia, where it will begin supplying power to the wastewater facility owned by Northern Areas Council. The plant floats on sewerage water of the facility, … [continued]
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission announced net-metering guidelines for Delhi in 2014, allowing consumers to generate solar power for their own use while feeding the surplus into the network of distribution companies. Now, two Discoms in Delhi announced recently that they have started net-metering at six locations in the city — four residential, one … [continued]
