Category Archives: Solar Thermal

A Step Back in Time: REPORT ON BARRIERS FOR SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA by the World Bank – 2010

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The World Bank released this report in 2010 citing the various barriers to Solar in India and now would be a good time to see whether they were on the money. The full report The World Bank-Barriers for Solar Power Development … Continue reading →

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Rajasthan back in the Solar game with RFP for 100MW each in sizes of 5 / 10 MW each for PV and 50MW for CSP

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy, 2011 has been issued by Government of Rajasthan vide Notification No. F. 20 (6) Energy /2010 dated 19.04.2011 for promoting the Solar energy in Rajasthan. The State will support setting up of 100MW (under phase -1) … Continue reading →

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Direct Normal Irradiance – India

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan
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NREL: India Solar Resource Maps

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

India Solar Resource Maps This page contains high-resolution solar resource maps and data for India. The high-resolution (10-km) solar resource data were developed using weather satellite data incorporated into a site-time specific solar mapping approach developed at the U.S. State … Continue reading →

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CERC revises Benchmark Capital Cost, PV to Rs. 8 Crs and Thermal to Rs. 12 Crs; has asked for comments / suggestions be made before the 23rd of November 2012

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION – NEW DELHI Petition No. 242/SM//2012 (Suo‐motu) Date of Order: 25th October, 2012 In the matter of Determination of Benchmark Capital Cost Norm for Solar PV power projects and Solar Thermal power projects applicable during FY 2013‐14 ORDER … Continue reading →

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Grid-connected rooftop and off-grid solar to get greater push in JNNSM Phase II

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) will see the grid-connected rooftop solar projects coming in a big way besides an enhanced emphasis on the off-grid solar applications, according to Tarun Kapoor, Joint secretary, Ministry of … Continue reading →

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Energy Statistics 2012 – Ministry Of Statistics And Programme Implementation

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

This publication titled “Energy Statistics 2012”, is brought out every year by Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the present one is 19th in the series. The publication contains the latest data available in respect of different energy sources, with different … Continue reading →

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Policy For Implementation Of Solar Power Based Projects In Madhya Pradesh, 2012

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The Madhya Pradesh Solar Policy 2012 is amongst the well thought out in India. It provides incentives for those industries pushing for open access while reducing the need for government entities to invest in power generation. A number of states are … Continue reading →

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Complete Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Tamil Nadu has again proved to be at the forefront of generating renewable energy by creating an investor and environmental friendly Solar Policy which puts in the right set of incentives to bridge the tremendous power gap as well as … Continue reading →

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Report on the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

  CEEW, in collaboration with the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), has assessed progress under the first phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which has a goal of installing 20 gigawatts of solar energy by 2022. Laying the Foundation … Continue reading →

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Report on Concentrated Solar Power: Heating Up India’s Solar Thermal Market under the National Solar Mission

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

CEEW and NRDC published a new report that focuses on the growth of solar thermal projects during Phase I of the National Solar Mission. Coupled with CEEW and NRDC’s report published in April, this new report forms the first independent analysis of the … Continue reading →

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Tamil Nadu releases solar policy 2012; focus on commercial consumers consuming 6% of solar

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

A 6 per cent ‘solar purchase obligation’ and a tapering generation-based incentive (GBI) are the cornerstones of Tamil Nadu government’s solar policy, unveiled on 20th October 2012. In pushing investors towards the target of 3,000 MW in three years, the … Continue reading →

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The salient features of the solar tariff order No. 1 of 2012

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The control period for the proposed tariff is from 29th January, 2012 to 31st March, 2015. The separate tariff determined and proposed by the Commission for (i) Solar PV MW based power projects (ii) Solar PV KW based rooftop power … Continue reading →

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Key standards to follow when setting up a solar power plant – IEC/EVS EN 62446

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

IEC/EVS EN 62446 – Grid connected photovoltaic systems – Minimum requirements for system documentation, commissioning tests and inspection 1 ) System Documentation 2)  Verification as per IEC 60364-6 -Normative references for the above standard: IEC 60364 (all parts) – Low-voltage … Continue reading →

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MNRE Initiatives in Solar Energy – June 2012

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Centers of Excellence • IIT Bombay: Research and education in the area of photovoltaics (2009-10) • IIT Rajasthan: Research and education in the area of solar thermal (2011-12) • IIM Ahmedabad: Technology incubation and development of entrepreneurship (2010-11) • CEPT … Continue reading →

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Off Grid SPV : Physical Targets and Achievements (Target: 200 MW in Phase-I) June 2012

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

   Year Target in MW Project Sanctioned (MW) Projects Installed(MW) 2010-11 32 40.65 10.79 2011-12 68 77.40 20.2 2012-13 100 Under progress Solar Thermal : Achievements §5.73 million square meter of solar thermal collector area installed so far cumulatively against … Continue reading →

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Network of Solar Radiation Monitoring Stations in India

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan
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Soon, BEST to power its bus depots with solar energy

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

MUMBAI: Taking a leap towards conservation of energy, the BEST has decided to experiment with the use of solar power to provide electricity to its 25 bus depots across the city. BEST incurs a huge power bill, which runs into lakhs of … Continue reading →

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NABARD funded initiative helps Sitraruvipatti settlement get solar units: similar delivery methods can change the fate of rural india

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Sitraruvipatti village sees power for the first time Special ArrangementAyyavu, a resident of Sitraruvipatti village, a settlement located near Vellimalaipatti in Kottampatti block of Madurai district, receives the first solar equpment during a function on Friday. For the 25 families … 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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Statewise Installed Solar Capacity

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

State/UT MW State/UT MW Andhra Pradesh 21.8 Punjab 9.3 Chhattisgarh 4.0 Rajasthan 198.7 Gujarat 690.0 Tamil Nadu 15.1 Haryana 7.8 Uttar Pradesh 12.4 Jharkhand 16.0 Uttarakhand 5.1 Karnataka 14.0 West Bengal 2.1 Madhya Pradesh 7.4 Andaman & Nicobar 0.1 Maharashtra … Continue reading →

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JNNSM: Phase 1 Batch 2

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Scheme Projects allotted Minimum bid tariff Maximum bid tariff Weighted Average bid tariff % Reduction in tariff No. MW Large PV projects through NVVN 28 350 7.49 9.44 8.77 43% Rs. / Unit Rs. / Unit Rs. / Unit Commissioning … Continue reading →

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JNNSM: Phase 1 Batch 1, project status and tariff reduction numbers

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

  Scheme Projects allotted Projects Commissioned Weighted Average bid tariff % Reduction in tariff No. MW No. MW Large PV projects through NVVN 30 150 26 130 12.16 Rs. / Unit 32 % 2 Projects Cancelled Migration Scheme SPV 13 … Continue reading →

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Current status of JNNSM Phase-I – IREDA

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Scheme / Technology Projects allotted (no.) Capacity (MW) Projects commissioned (no.) Capacity (MW) Batch I Large scale PV 28* 140.00 25 125.00 Migration scheme (PV) 13 54.00 11 48.00 Migration Scheme (Thermal) 3 30.00 1** 2.50 RPSSGP 78 98.05 65 … Continue reading →

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Solar water heaters see high demand

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

RENEWABLE POWER:Solar water heaters installed in Coimbatore. Thrust on green concepts, increasing power cuts and better awareness on solar products have resulted in high demand for solar water heaters in the last two years. Some companies in Coimbatore say that … Continue reading →

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