Energetica India Magazine October-November 2021

EDITORIAL Dear Energetica India Readers, We welcome you to the October-Novem- ber 2021 edition of Energetica India. India Inc termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge for the country, at COP26, to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070 as ‘Practical Target’. With this bold pledge, PM Modi not only showed India’s commitment towards Paris Agreement but also hinted major carbon emitter na- tions to act seriously towards reducing their own carbon footprints first. Meanwhile, for the current edition, Ener- getica India has met up with the follow- ing industry leaders to get more insights into the industry trends: 1. Mr. Balasubramanian T, Technical Pre sales – APAC, GoodWe 2. Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Managing Direc- tor - India and Sri Lanka, LONGi Solar India Start-up Story: The start-up sec- tion showcases interesting ventures in the field of renewable energy, battery storage technologies, energy efficiency & conservation, electric vehicles, carbon credits and other sustainability technolo- gies. In this edition, we cover Lowsoot - a Bangalore-based start-up that aims to reverse climate change by helping busi- nesses and individuals calculate and off- set their footprint by funding/donating to green initiatives. The company has been incubated by India’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) lo- gistics company eBikeGo. In the next 6 months, it is planning to onboard more than 10,000 NGOs and green projects on its platform. Some interesting and informative articles in this edition include: 1. Smart SCADA and the Use of Digital Twins in Renewable Energy Plants by Jorge Acedo, R&D Control Systems Di- rector, Ingeteam Wind Energy The more sophisticated the renewable energy asset, the more sophisticated system you need to support it. Get it right and you can save significant time, resource and money. 2. Delay Analysis and Compression Schedule of Hydro Projects by Dr. Mukulesh Debnath, Vice President (Structural)/Hydro & Bridges, Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd, Kolkata By design, hydropower is ideally suited to cater to the specific demands of the Indian power system. Thus, there is a need to fo- cus on responsible and accelerated hydro- power development, which will address the collective concerns of hydropower devel- opers while ensuring sustainability and ad- dressing socio-economic concerns around developing projects. 3. Tomorrow’s Solar Tracker: Artificial Intelligence to be Part of Upcoming PV Projects by Daniel Timm, Engineer- ing and Construction Director, STI Nor- land Brasil Artificial intelligence will provide greater tracker autonomy not only from following the sun’s path but also in terms of achieving ideal power generation conditions. We hope you enjoy reading our work. Please feel free to write to us at manu@energetica-india.net with your feedback. We are always open to speak to our readers and learn how we can support them in their business growth. 4 energetica INDIA- Oct-Nov_2021