A Brief Perspective on Aggregated Forecast of Solar Power Generation Updated On Wed, Oct 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar power generation shows a promising future in India. But due to the variability and intermittency, large scale renewable energy penetration in existing grid is a challenge and the proper policy and regulatory mechanisms, technological solutions and institutional structures are key issues in solar energy penetration. The ‘Forecasting and Scheduling’ (F&S) of variable renewable […] Read more
Digging Software for Solar Updated On Wed, Oct 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar industry in India seems sound. The most undeniable facet of renewable especially solar is that it floats between both the operational and technology world. Simulation, monitoring, theft-control, system design are critical while yielding a successful solar story. Most importantly, project management solutions are evident for a solar project. Solar is also in the preface […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Ashish Khanna, ED & CEO | Tata Power Solar Updated On Fri, Sep 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy “GST is consistent with Government’s push to the renewable sector and isn’t likely to negatively impact the sector if we look at it from long term perspective” Q. Share your views on GST, how the new Goods and Services Tax rates impact clean energy drive in India? GST is definitely one of the most awaited […] Read more
Azure Power Bags 260 MW Solar Power Project in Gujarat Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy The 260 MW allocation is the largest allocation by GUVNL to a solar power developer, 52% of the total allocated capacity of 500 MW announced. Azure Power will provide power for 25 years to GUVNL which has been rated AA- by ICRA, a Moody’s company, at a tariff of INR 2.67 (~US$ 0.04) per kWh. […] Read more
Let’s Talk Solar Energy Storage Systems Updated On Mon, Sep 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy It is now said to be primitive if we sit with a strong brewed coffee and the board directors of green revolutionaries give a throwback on coal and thermal reserves. Without sharing an anecdote, the facts and figures and latest economics of renewables especially solar has tethered traditional energy production. India has one national grid […] Read more
Adobe Bengaluru Campus fulfills 100% of its Power Demand Through Renewable Energy, Signs 2.5 MW Grid-Scale PPA with CleanMax Solar Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy Adobe has signed a 2.5 MW grid-scale solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with CleanMax Solar to operate off-site solar farms located in the Tumkur and Bellary districts of Karnataka. Adobe India today announced that its Bengaluru campus has become among the first in the state of Karnataka to meet 100 percent of its power consumption […] Read more
IESA commemorates World Energy Storage Day by organizing policy roundtable Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy The objective of this forum is to have a dialogue between thought leaders from industry and the policy makers to identify policy priorities that can help drive adoption of energy storage in India and make India a global hub for manufacturing of advanced energy storage technologies by 2020 said IESA. To commemorate on the 1st […] Read more
Policy intervention is needed for renewable energy storage Expert Updated On Sat, Sep 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy “Only 15-20 per cent of the grid capacity can be pushed with renewable. The present grid is of about 3.5 GW and in that case we can absorb only 70,000 MW in the system. But the national target is 1.7 GW renewable by 2022 of which 1 GW is from solar itself” Policy intervention is […] Read more
State distribution companies (discoms) are biggest obstacle on open access for solar power Updated On Fri, Sep 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Open access (OA) was one of the main components of the Electricity Act (2003), introduced in an effort to attract private investment in the electricity generation sector, thereby encouraging competition. There is an increasing opportunity to innovate in solar markets in India thanks to the rapidly declining price of photovoltaics (PV). While large-scale ground-mounted solar […] Read more
