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Report on enhancing Solar PV rooftop uptake in India through innovative EU business models

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Now.Solar

IntroductionGovernment of India has set an ambitious target of 175 GW of installed capacity of Renewable Energyby 2022, comprising 100 GW of grid-connected solar power, of which 40 GW3 has been targeted for solar rooftop. Though India has made significant … Continue reading →

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Understanding Energy Challenges in India – World Bank Report

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Below are the graphs from the report which explains the energy scenario, challenges and needs for Indian Energy Generation Click here for the full report

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Are you ready for the resource revolution?

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Meeting increasing global demand requires dramatically improving resource productivity. Yet technological advances mean companies have an extraordinary opportunity not only to meet that challenge but to spark the next industrial revolution as well.   Most cars spend more than 95 … Continue reading →

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IRENA Demystifies Renewable Energy Costs

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

On the occasion of the sixth meeting of its Council in Abu Dhabi, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) launched a unique web portal dedicated to renewable energy cost analysis (www.irena.org/costs). The portal provides access to IRENA’s data and analysis … Continue reading →

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India Renewables – Good bye winter, hello spring – HSBC report states that Wind is now at grid parity and Solar will follow suit

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Wind energy is now cost competitive with new-build coal capacity in India, and solar is likely to follow suit sometime between 2016-18, according to a report by HSBC. The report on India Renewables, Good bye winter, hello spring, published on April … Continue reading →

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Renewables to surpass gas by 2016 in the global power mix – IEA

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

IEA report sees renewable power increasingly cost-competitive with new fossil-fuel generation, but agency warns against complacency Power generation from hydro, wind, solar and other renewable sources worldwide will exceed that from gas and be twice that from nuclear by 2016, … Continue reading →

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Global Action to Advance Carbon Capture and Storage – A Focus on Industrial Applications

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Annex to Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2013 Energy‐intensive industries account for a significant part of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Industrial sectors such as cement, iron and steel, chemicals and refining represent one‐fifth of total global CO2   emissions, and the … Continue reading →

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Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2013 – International Energy Agency

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The 22 countries that participate in the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) share a strong interest in the development and deployment of clean energy technologies. As these same countries represent more than 75% of global energy consumption, 80% of global CO2 emissions and 75% … Continue reading →

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Global Electric Vehicle Outlook – Understanding the Electric Vehicle Landscape to 2020 – A detailed report

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

By helping to diversify the fuel mix, EVs reduce dependence on petroleum and tap into a source of electricity that is often domestic and relatively inexpensive. Just as important, EVs have the potential to unlock innovation and create new advanced … Continue reading →

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BP Energy Outlook 2030 – A view into the future of energy consumption globally

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Click here for the document This is the second year in which BP has made the outlook for global energy available to the public. I am glad to see this decision was endorsed by the response we received to last year’s edition, … Continue reading →

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The Rising Sun Grid parity gets closer – A point of view on the Solar Energy sector in India by KPMG

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Click Here for the Report The Solar PV industry has seen dynamic changes in the last twelve months. Module prices have seen precipitous fall thereby encouraging forecasts of early grid parity; while at the same time, this has raised concerns … Continue reading →

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PV Power Plants 2012 – Industry Guide

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Today’s PV market is now completely different to that of one year ago when the previous edition of this brochure was published. Thanks to a dramatic fall in the price of solar modules and an equally significant drop in the … Continue reading →

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Solutions for the new age – my article on the future of private transport in Energy Next Magazine

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Vehicles are now the most polluting segment of any urban society and India is no exception either. With the current trend of diesel taking precedence, this issue needs to be looked into and a lot of thought needs to go … Continue reading →

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Building Utility Scale Power Plants

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

  This guidebook is a best practice manual for utility-scale solar power plants in India. It focuses primarily on ground mounted, fixed tilt PV projects and also covers solar tracking system technology. Intended to be a practical toolkit, the guidebook includes an … Continue reading →

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Performance of Solar Power plants, an insightful look into the solar industry in India by CERC

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

PERFORMANCE OF SOLAR POWER PLANTS-CERC though dated in 2011 is an insightful document detailed all the facets of solar that one needs to understand from high level view. The table of contents is below and is recommended reading for those who … Continue reading →

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Exploring Business opportunities in Grid-connected Solar PV Sector

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

– Final Semester Thesis by Varun Mittal, MBA student at DMS, IIT Rourkee Please note: Natgrp does not take any liability or responsibilities for the views and information published in any report, our sole agenda is the dissemination of knowledge … Continue reading →

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IET Factfiles on Fuelcells, Combined Heat & Power, Distribution Generation and Glossary

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The principles behind the operation of fuel cells and the various types available. This Factfile describes the principles behind the operation of fuel cells and the various types of fuel cell available, and gives information on fuel cell performance, systems … Continue reading →

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