Research

The boom in renewable energy has created a thriving new industry segment today in India, with most attention focused on the modules or PV panels. However, there is another, critical component in solar and other renewable energy systems that has emerged with its own unique rules of engagement. The solar inverter market. The inverter market […]

The Mini-Grids Partnership (MGP) report is a culmination of combined effort and true collaboration between different organizations. This report was commissioned by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), on behalf of the MGP, a consortium of over 300 stakeholders with representation from funders/financiers, government, private sector/industry and other enablers. It aims to raise awareness about mini-grids, […]

The report, Towards a Clean Energy Economy: Post-COVID-19 Opportunities for India’s Energy and Mobility Sectors, by government think tank Niti Aayog and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), advocates for stimulus and recovery efforts including electric vehicle, energy storage, and renewable energy programs. It details how COVID-19 is influencing the clean energy transition in India, as well as identifying principles […]

As the government continues to focus on increasing the share of renewable energy in the country, nearly 15,000 MW of wind-solar hybrid capacity is expected to come up over the next five years, a new report by CRISIL has revealed. Out of this 15,000 MW, works on nearly 10,000 MW are already either under construction or […]

Renewables are increasingly cheaper than any new electricity capacity based on fossil fuels, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds. The report, ‘Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019’, shows that more than half of the renewable capacity added in 2019 achieved lower power costs than the cheapest new coal plants. The report […]

his joint tracking report monitors and assesses global progress in the quest for sustainable, affordable, reliable, and modern energy services for everyone. Published annually by the custodian agencies of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 on energy, the report serves to guide international co-operation and policy-making to achieve universal, sustainable energy access by 2030. The annual […]

E2’s 2020 Clean Jobs America report details the sheer size of this important employment sector, the troubles it is currently facing due to COVID-19 and how focusing recovery policies on clean energy can get America’s economy humming again—quickly and for the long run. Before the COVID-19 crisis, nearly 3.4 million Americans worked in clean energy— […]

The global economy has been hit hard by the unexpected outbreak of COVID-19, which has now posed fresh challenges across all geographies and sectors. The renewable energy sector which was already grappling with multiple issues will have to face a new problem of COVID-19. Nevertheless, given government impetus on the renewable sector in the past […]

The 2020 Off-Grid Solar Market Trends is an in-depth analysis on current market dynamics, projections for the coming five years, and a blueprint for how actors in this market can compete in a swiftly evolving industry ecosystem. This year’s edition finds that the industry has made tremendous strides in the past decade in helping developing […]