Solar power in the US is now more affordable and accessible than ever before. Since 2008, US installations have grown 35-fold to an estimated 62.5 GW. This capacity is equivalent to the power consumed by 12 million average American homes. Since 2014, the cost of PV panels has dropped nearly 50% and the cost of …
India has one of the most ambitious targets of renewable energy deployment globally. This has made renewable power extremely competitive and electricity storage is expected to play a huge role in enabling the next phase of energy transition. Not only will storage promote renewable energy production, but it will also enable increased decarbonisation in key …
The solar inverter is a major component in the solar system. It not only converts the DC energy from the solar panels to AC power, but it must also be intelligent, smart-grid compliant, and offer communication and monitoring features, like Wi-Fi, cellular, and power-line communication. Like solar panels, inverters must also comply with a perplexing …
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The carbon footprint of a product or service is the quantity of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions that it releases into the atmosphere over its entire life cycle. Carbon footprints are usually calculated using a method known as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and are measured in gCO2eq/kWh. These CO2 emissions can either be direct-arising …
The hydropower industry in India is the 7th largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world. Currently, the public sector accounts for 92.5% of India’s hydroelectric power production, but private sector investments are severely lagging. This lag has prompted government officials to finally give hydropower some policy attention. The segment has faced various challenges such …
Offshore wind power or offshore wind energy is the use of wind farms constructed in bodies of water, usually the ocean on the continental shelf (an area of seabed where the sea is comparatively shallow), to harvest wind energy to generate electricity. Offshore wind has emerged as one of the most rapidly developing sources of …
The Indian government has set an ambitious target of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. This includes 40 GW of rooftop solar, 60 GW of grid-scale solar, and 60 GW of wind. Currently, India is the third-largest solar market in the world and has the fourth-largest installed wind power capacity in the world. …
Bioenergy is a renewable source of energy that is produced from materials derived from biological sources. Materials that can store sunlight in the form of chemical energy like wood, wood waste, straw, crop residue, manure, sugarcane, and many other by-products from a variety of agricultural processes form biomass; the fuel used in the production of …
Wind energy accounts for nearly 10% of India\’s total installed power generation capacity. Industries are currently spending a lot of money on electricity every month and can now reduce between 25% to 45% (percentage varies depending on state and consumption) on monthly electricity expenditure by shifting to wind power. WHAT IS THE AREA REQUIRED FOR …
The Council of Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) estimates that water requirements from both surface water sources and groundwater sources for the operation and maintenance of solar plants in India, lie between 3-5 liters per panel and in some cases 7-8 liters per panel, where panels are usually cleaned every week. According to a recent …
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