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India Energy Week: 3 Ways to Improve Energy Efficiency, Reliability and Asset Integrity
For fast-growing markets like India, where utilisation rates are high and new capacity is complex to deliver, improving thermal efficiency and asset performance offers a credible way to reduce fuel use, lower emissions and strengthen operational resilience at the same time.
5 Things to Know Before Buying Your First EV Scooter
For first-time buyers, the shift from petrol to electric is not always straightforward. Unlike conventional two-wheelers, EV scooters come with a different set of considerations, battery technology, charging options, digital features, and long-term ownership costs.
Manjunath N. Reddy, the dynamic Founder and Managing Director of DhaSh PV Technologies Limited, is a true visionary in India’s solar PV industry. A true pioneer, his unwavering dedication to sustainable energy solutions has propelled DhaSh to the forefront of the renewable energy sector and made DhaSh India’s largest integrated PV junction box manufacturer, employing over 1,000 dedicated professionals.
Re-NEW-ables Rising: Charging into a New Year
As we bid farewell to 2024, the anticipation for 2025 grows. Next year promises to build upon the strong foundation laid by the transformative investments, budgetary allocations, and policy decisions of 2024. With an unwavering focus on scaling renewable capacity, attracting international investments, and integrating cutting-edge technologies, 2025 is poised to bring India's green aspirations closer to reality. Major renewable energy players shared their plans and growth with Energetica India.
Solar-Powered Cars: Futuristic Dream or Unrealistic Ambition?
The only logical way to go forward to clean transportation is electric vehicles. Adopting EVs and powering them through energy produced by solar panels that is transmitted through the utility grid or a structure nearby.
Marine Solutions to Address Climate Change Impacts
India has a mangrove cover of about 6,749 km2, and with a total expected mangrove cover of 4,95,842 ha in 2020 and a carbon stock value of 386 tonnes/ha, the mangrove’s total carbon sequestration potential is estimated to be 702.42 million tonnes of CO2. By 2030, the potential for carbon sequestration will be 748.17 million tonnes of CO2e. Conserving and safeguarding mangrove cover could increase CO2e sequestration by 207.91 million tonnes.
Status and Roadmap is an essential document for understanding the current state of the BIPV sector in India and formulating a roadmap for its future development. This report provides an overview of the BIPV sector in India, including its current status, key challenges, and future opportunities.
First Principles Thinking – Boiling Problems Down to their Most Fundamental Truths
This article is on First Principles Thinking and how it is useful for organizations, especially for startups. This is based on my own personal experience as well as looking at how other organizations have done it. First Principles Thinking is made famous by none other than Elon Musk and that he had shown this with example in many of his ventures. How can a small start-up go and solve several deeply complex problems?
Case Study: Protection of Transmission Line Towers during Landslides
North East Transmission Company Ltd (NETCL) is entrusted with construction and maintenance of it’s 662.8 Km, 400 kV Double Circuit transmission line in the difficult hilly & dense forest terrain in the states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam in the North Eastern Region (NER) of India.
Let’s decode Open Access solar Power: Should you go for it?
If you are a business that uses solar energy, there are two options for generating solar energy: (1) Solar power plant on site (which might be on a rooftop, ground mount or carport solar installation), and, (2) Open Access solar power (wherein consumption of solar power is managed through the grid).
Building Cyber Resilience in Critical Infrastructure
While accelerated digital transformation has helped energy companies extract business value, it has also exposed vulnerabilities in the cyber space. How can energy companies build resilience?<br />
How Biomethane Can Play an Integral Role in Leading to Carbon Neutrality
Mimicking natural gas, Biomethane can replace natural and engine fuels in usage without requiring any change to equipment settings (thus current natural fuel grids are easily adaptable to its distribution) and is a great alternative to help eradicate our fossil fuel dependency while transforming waste into a useful resource.
Green Hydrogen: A Future of Alternative Energy
In the year 2019, global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and coal stood at 22.06 GT and 10 GT respectively. At present, the amount of carbon dioxide in the Indian atmosphere is 420 ppm, which is about 70 to 120 ppm more than the ideal condition. Hydrogen is emerging as an important source of energy as it produces zero carbon emissions and is a non-polluting source of energy.
Premium Lubrication to Enhance Productivity in Power Generation
India is the third-largest producer and second-largest consumer of electricity worldwide, with an installed power capacity of 395.07 GW, as of January 2022.
While as a country we have made significant strides in the EV sector, a stronger collaboration between policymakers, businesses and other players will be critical in the accelerated adoption and transition to green mobility in the country. The foundation has been laid and it is now imperative to build on that foundation to propel India’s ambition of achieving net zero and contributing positively to the cause of global climate change.
