Category Archives: Solar Pumps

U.S. Low-Income Solar Programs & Incentives (2022)

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Now.Solar

American author and activist James Baldwin once said, “anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”  Energy in America is no exception. As the U.S. Department of Energy explains, “low-income households pay … Continue reading →

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DEMAND-SIDE FLEXIBILITYFOR POWER SECTOR TRANSFORMATION Analytical Brief

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION The energy sector needs to experience a deep transformation worldwide and to achieve full decarbonisation. This is one of the main outcomes of the Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, in which parties agreed to take the appropriate measures … Continue reading →

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RENEWABLES READINESS ASSESSMENT

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Now.Solar

REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN INTRODUCTION Country Background The Republic of Azerbaijan is located in the southern Caucasus region. It is bordered by the Caspian Sea to the east, Armenia and Georgia to the west, the Russian Federation to the north and … Continue reading →

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BRACING FOR CLIMATE IMPACT: Renewables as a climate change adaptation strategy

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION THE SHIFT TO CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGIESClimate change has multidimensional impacts on human society and on natural systems. Climate change impacts, both direct and indirect and both short and long term, have become more evident – from extreme weather events … Continue reading →

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GREEN HYDROGEN FOR INDUSTRY

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Now.Solar

ABOUT THIS REPORT In 2020 IRENA published an initial report focusing on green hydrogen policies: Green hydrogen: A guide to policy making (IRENA, 2020a). It outlines the main barriers to the uptake of green hydrogen and the key pillars for … Continue reading →

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ROADMAP TO INDIA’S 2030 DECARBONIZATION TARGET

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Now.Solar

FROM THE DESK OF DIRECTOR GENERALIn India, there is the will to move away from fossil fuels as much and as early as possible. This is clear from the announcements made by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, at COP26 in … Continue reading →

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IRENA_ReachingZero_Summary

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Now.Solar

This Reaching zero with renewables study outlines the best available deep decarbonisation options for those sectors. Prepared by the International RenewableEnergy Agency (IRENA), it supports the aim of holding the global temperature rise at 1.5o C this century, compared to … Continue reading →

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Global Market Outlook For Solar Power / 2017 – 2021

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

Welcome to SolarPower Europe’s Global Market Outlook 2017 – 2021. This Global Market Outlook is special for various reasons: in response to the rapid developments in the solar sector it contains much more information than last year’s edition. It was … Continue reading →

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Benchmark Cost for “Off-grid and Decentralized Solar PV Applications Programme” for the year 2017-18

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

In continuation of this Ministry’s sanction order number 5/23/2009-P&C (Pt. Ill) dated 3rd November  2014 reg. additions/amendments  in the  above  mentioned  scheme,  I am  directed to convey the sanction of the President of India for the revised Benchmark Cost with … Continue reading →

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How will GST impact Solar Projects in India

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

Implications-of-GST-on-delivered-cost-of-Renewable-Energy Executive summary Multiple Indirect taxes are currently levied on transactions in India. Some of the taxes are levied and collected by the Central Government, while other taxes are collected by the State Governments. Accordingly, the current Indirect tax regime … Continue reading →

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