Karnataka has discovered solar tariff of RS 2.36 perunit in an auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The tariff is higher than the Rs 2.17 a unit discovered in December 2021 for auctions conducted by SECI for power supply in Rajasthan. Although location plays a role in tariff determination, the higher […]
Researchers at India’s Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) have developed a compact lithium-ion battery with photosensitive materials that can be directly recharged with solar energy. According to the scientists, previous efforts to channel solar energy to recharge batteries used photovoltaic cells and batteries as separate entities. Solar energy, thus, was converted by the photovoltaic […]
The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) is venturing into hydropower production, and its first plant will be commissioned by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kozhikode district on November 6. India’s first fully solar-powered airport, CIAL, said in a press release that it is expecting an annual power generation of 14 million units through the […]
A new energy economy is emerging around the world as solar, wind, electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies flourish, but this clean energy progress is still far too slow to put global emissions into sustained decline towards net zero, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its new World Energy Outlook. “The world’s hugely encouraging clean […]
By 2040, the demand for aluminium, copper and zinc are expected to double with the usage of all these three metals in the solar power sector slated to rise significantly, according to a recent report by Wood Mackenzie. According to the report, given that solar power will play a key role in decarbonising the global […]
The investors spend in the renewable energy sector has been higher in the first half of 2021 compared to the previous year, supported by record public market financing and record levels of venture capital and private equity commitments. However, the spend is far from enough to sufficiently curb increasing carbon emissions worldwide. As much as […]
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), under the administrative control of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), is planning a 2,000 megawatt-hour (MWh) standalone energy storage system which will be executed by the private sector. The state-owned solar energy focused corporation has announced that the projects will be incorporated on a build-own-operate […]
A concentrated solar thermal (CST) based test rig facility has been set up in Hyderabad by the Union ministry of science and technology. This initiative is to help India’s solar industry test the capability and performance of solar thermal components like solar receiver tubes, heat transfer fluids, and concentrating mirrors. Set up by the International […]
India’s western state Gujarat has been making rapid inroads into the renewable energy (RE) sector with a slew of mega green energy projects. The state’s mega-projects not only pertains to electricity generation but also to equipment manufacturing and they are backed by policy initiatives and strong investor support. According to the state government’s estimates, the renewable power […]
Tata Power plans to increase its renewable energy portfolio in order to become a 15 gigawatts (GW) company in the coming years, the company’s chairperson Natarajan Chandrasekaran said in the Annual General Meeting. The company plans to focus on building scale in its rooftop solar, solar pumps, electric vehicle charging systems, and home automation businesses. […]
