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Taiwan PV Industry Pursues Transition with the Development of Clean Power Generation Market
On April 12, 2019, the revised Renewable Energy Development Act approved by Taiwan authorities set the goal of over 20GW renewables by 2025. It aims to increase the proportion of renewable energy by 20% from the present 5% by including the policy to free Taiwan from nuclear energy by 2025
For many plants in the Indian power market, the CFB scrubber is a compelling economic choice particularly for units rated at 600MW or less due to its lower installed cost, auxiliary power, and water usage. CFB scrubbers also offer a compact footprint and low maintenance while maintaining high reliability
Role of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Transition of Indian Power Sector
OEMs in the power sector need to utilize AI for their vital product developments to speed up the design prototyping process. They need to leverage Machine Learning to align the product with actual operational & flexibility requirements
“We May Soon Say Goodbye to Monofacial”
As bifacial technology establishes itself in the market, module cost is likely to fall further to be competitive with monofacial. This will have a significant impact on financial models. Bifacial technology is no more a future vision, it is becoming the reality.
How Much of Impact Would A 25% Weight Decrease On a Panel Be to The Industry?
The greatest performance benefits for bifacial technology are seen when it is deployed in tracking systems. For single-axis tracking system, 25% weight loss has been shown to provide superior alleviation over the tracking system, as this does not require special design or strengthened material
Blockchain Technology in the Indian Power Sector
While there are 24+ use cases of blockchain technology in the power sector, the one gaining the most traction at present is P2P power trading, where owners of small-scale generation can sell excess generation directly to other consumers. A blockchain-enabled P2P model allows much greater flexibility and could be a powerful enabler for a customer-centric transactive energy regime
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Role of InvITs in Monetizing Power Sector
In the past, the entire infrastructure spends of the country has been either financed by banks or public spending, which results not only in asset-liability mismatches but also in restricting the acceleration of new infrastructure development. This is exactly where InvITs have shown credibility to be the game-changer for the infrastructure sector in India and transform the way infrastructure is financed in India
Looking ahead to 2020 and beyond
Renewables are not yet displacing conventional power generation. 2020 will see the growing integration of renewable and conventional power that India needs. This brings us to transmission and distribution (T&D) where integrating renewable and conventional power supplies requires grid modernization
What takes precedent? The establishment of charging infrastructure or adoption of electric vehicles. This has been a major debate since the revolution towards e-mobility started. The setting up of charging infrastructure involves investing in the charger and in few cases, cost of the supporting grid infrastructure as well. Moreover, there is still ambiguity as to what is the right fit (profitable) business model to ensure proper billing and compensation to charging point operators
Getting closer to the reality of low-emission mobility
As we progress in this evolving business landscape, a booming segment like EV will gain a huge advantage by integrating a lighter and strong frame as it will increase the car’s capacity of carrying heavy batteries. The automotive industry ahead will witness an influx of more autonomous vehicles and digital technologies where lightweight materials will be a key factor in the manufacturing of these new-age transportation solutions
Financing rooftop solar is easier than thought
While viability has been frequently talked about, funding options have not been given their share of limelight in the popular media. It is high time that appropriate awareness is created amongst the residential consumer. That along with the appropriate policy and regulatory support will truly blossom the segment and help surpass (not just meet) the ambitious target of 40GW by 2022
Aluminium Empowering the Green Transmission Initiative
The growth of aluminum is only set to surge in the future given the planned investments in the power sector. Aluminum is going to see a growth of CAGR 8% by 2025, especially in this industry given the number of sustainable initiatives lined up in the coming future
Solar Net Metering: Need of The Hour for The Indian Solar Sector
On the backdrop of the need to accelerate renewable energy generation while tackling the issues of climate change and rapidly increasing power demand – some urgent corrective measures are required in India’s solar sector. Especially, in the rooftop solar segment, where the growth has been slow for a while, net metering can bring in the much-needed push for C&I players to seriously consider transitioning to clean energy
Solar Rooftop: Tapping The Vast Potential To Meet 100 GW Target
Uneven and constantly changing state policies have created confusion in a market that is already technologically unclear in a consumers’ mind leading to rampant decision paralysis. System integrators have to bear the brunt of this since their sales lead cycled and business development costs skyrocket. A single centrally controlled policy will immensely help the industry.
Almost two-thirds of India’s installed power generation capacity is based on coal-fired plants, but most of these plants, especially the older ones, are yet to procure or install the requisite technology for emission control. The industry, however, has begun to take cognizance of this and a big push is underway to reduce the emission levels. The total power generation in the country is expected to cross 830 GW by the year 2030, and almost half of this will be coal-based
Rishi Seth
Joint Managing Director
Energetica India speaks to Mr. Rishi Seth on HPL's achievements in the Indian solar sector
Marco Wirén
President-Energy Business & Executive Vice President
Mr. Marco Wirén, Wärtsilä Corporation talks about the company’s India plans & Industry trends
Anil Saboo
Chairman
Energetica India speaks to Mr. Anil Saboo on ELECRAMA 2020 & new additions to the event
Gajanan Nabar
Managing Director and CEO
Energetica India talks to Mr. Gajanan Nabar about NovaAir & the Indian Industrial Gas Market
Andreas Jansen
Managing Director
Energetica India chats up with Andreas Jansen on Wind and Solar Measurement Campaigns