Category Archives: Micro Grid

Iberdrola takes another step forward towards the commissioning of the Tâmega Hydroelectric Complex

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Now.Solar

Iberdrola has taken another step towards the commissioning of the Tâmega Hydroelectric Complex by successfully connecting to the grid one of the two turbines of the Alto Tâmega Hydroelectric Power Plant – the last of the Complex’s turbines to come on stream.  … Continue reading →

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Avangrid Completes Installation of First Five Wind Turbines, Prepares to Deliver First Power from Nation-Leading Vineyard Wind 1 Project

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Now.Solar

Avangrid Completes Installation of First Five Turbines, Prepares to Deliver First Power from Nation-Leading Vineyard Wind 1 Project Developer working toward first delivery of clean energy to 30,000 homes and businesses from first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United … Continue reading →

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US sends first commercial offshore wind power to its grid

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Now.Solar

The United States has achieved a major milestone in renewable energy as the first commercial offshore wind farm began supplying power to the grid. The project, located off the coast of Rhode Island, marks a critical step towards the country’s … Continue reading →

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US Energy Storage Installations Set New Record in Q3 2023

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Now.Solar

The U.S. storage market hit a new high in Q3 2023, installing the most capacity in a quarter to date with 7,322 megawatt hours (MWh) becoming operational in the third quarter of 2023.  As outlined in the American Clean Power … Continue reading →

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Wind power in Peru: Acciona wind farm

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Now.Solar

ACCIONA Energía has connected its first renewable energy project in Peru, the San Juan de Marcona wind farm (135,7MW), to the National Interconnected Electricity System (SEIN) grid, representing an investment by the global renewable energy company of US$180 million (€164 … Continue reading →

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Solar power and on-shore wind energy provide cheapest electricity and nuclear most expensive

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Now.Solar

Estimates show small modular nuclear reactors would provide most expensive power and will not be available until 2030.Electricity generated by solar and on-shore wind is the cheapest in Australia, even after the significant expense of integrating them into the power … Continue reading →

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U.S. Department of Energy Top Clean Energy Accomplishments in 2023

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Now.Solar

In 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) made monumental strides in advancing the clean energy goals of the Biden-Harris Administration. Through hundreds of funding announcements to make clean energy more accessible in every state, investments in scientific research, historic … Continue reading →

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Adani wind power project to offer lowest unit price in Sri Lanka

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Now.Solar

Sri Lanka is grappling with rising electricity generation costs, without the benefits seen in neighboring countries with Independent Power Producers (IPPs).Inadequate transmission planning revealed by network failures contrasts with advanced private settings in India, emphasizing technology-driven customer empowerment. To move … Continue reading →

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Iberdrola to install Spain’s first hybrid hydroelectric and solar plant

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Now.Solar

Iberdrola España has obtained environmental approval for Spain’s first hybrid photovoltaic and hydroelectric plantExternal link, opens in new window.  with the publication of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in the Official State Gazette (BOE). Called HIDRO Cedillo, the project will be located in … Continue reading →

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SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy Ireland submit planning application for Glenora wind farm

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Now.Solar

SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy Ireland have jointly submitted a planning application for Glenora wind farm to An Bord Pleanála. The proposed site is located in North Mayo, approximately 7 km southwest of Ballycastle and 6km southeast of Belderrig. The two … Continue reading →

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The largest electrical cable in the world allows sharing wind energy 765 km away

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Now.Solar

Viking Link is the largest HVDC interconnector in the world. Or in other words, the longest electrical cable, 765 km long and connecting the electrical networks of the United Kingdom and Denmark. This is a high-voltage submarine cable, buried in … Continue reading →

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China powers up Bangladesh’s wind power project

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Now.Solar

The first centralized wind power project in Bangladesh, the Cox’s Bazar wind power project, is connected to the grid and started power generation on Thursday, said its operator China’s State Power Investment Corp. Upon operation, the project will provide Bangladesh … Continue reading →

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Iberdrola progress its renewable energy strategy: the company installs almost 3,000 MW in the last twelve months

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Now.Solar

Iberdrola continues to move at pace with its commitment to being at the forefront of the energy transition, accelerating decarbonization and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. The company has installed almost 3,000 MW of new renewables capacity (2,952 MW) in the last … Continue reading →

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EDP Renewables surpasses the 1 GWp installed capacity milestone in Asia Pacific

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Now.Solar

EDP Renewables has more than doubled its installed solar capacity in the Asia Pacific region, from approximately 480 MWp in February 2022 to more than 1 GWp. This is an important milestone for the company as it showcases its steadfast … Continue reading →

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Decentralised Renewables Solutions Can Improve Healthcare Services for Almost 1 Billion People

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Now.Solar

Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle income countries are served by healthcare facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Sustainable … Continue reading →

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Nordex supplied almost one third of newly commissioned onshore wind power capacity in Germany in 2022

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Now.Solar

Based on commissioned onshore wind turbines reported by customers in the market master data register (Marktstammdatenregister) for 2022 in Germany the Nordex Group holds the top place among manufacturers according to the specialist agency FA Windenergie an Land. According to … Continue reading →

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RWE secures lease agreements to develop Dogger Bank South offshore wind farm sites

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Now.Solar

Potential for 3 gigawatts awarded Agreement for Lease by The Crown Estate and will be RWE’s largest offshore wind power developments globally. Dogger Bank South (DBS) is made up of two 1.5 GW sites known as DBS East and DBS … Continue reading →

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Ballard announces order from CrossWind to supply fuel cell for offshore wind

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Now.Solar

Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) today announced an order for a fuel cell system to CrossWind, a joint-venture between Shell and Eneco. The Ballard fuel cell system will be integrated in the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project. … Continue reading →

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Collaborative Offshore Wind Transmission Planning Needed to Achieve Federal and State Clean Energy Goals

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Now.Solar

With dozens of offshore wind projects in the pipeline off U.S. shores, federal agencies, states, and grid operators must immediately begin collaborative planning to identify cost-effective transmission solutions to bring that power online, according to a Brattle Group report commissioned … Continue reading →

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GE connects all units at 1.2 GW Jinzhai pumped storage hydro power plant in China

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Now.Solar

GE was selected to deliver 4x 300 MW pumped storage units for the project. All units passed trial period and are now connected to the grid. The project annual generating capacity represents about 1.4 times the annual household electricity consumption … Continue reading →

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Advancing DecarbonisationThrough Clean ElectricityProcurement

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Now.Solar

Executive summary An increasing number of companies are looking to ensure – and show – that they are trying to help mitigate climate change and contribute to clean energy ransitions. At the same time, more and more consumers want to … Continue reading →

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Quality infrastructure for smart mini-grids

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Now.Solar

Advancing electricity access and enhancing livelihoods for islandsand remote communities Renewable mini-grids, which combine loads and renewable energy resources, are seeing growing motivation for their deployment, driven by the many benefits these integrated energy infrastructures can bring to key market … Continue reading →

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Delhi discoms draw elaborate plans to promote solar power

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

NEW DELHI: Realising the potential of solar energy, the three private power distribution companies in the city have drawn up elaborate plans to encourage domestic consumers to set up rooftop solar panels and earn money by selling the electricity to … Continue reading →

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Why Tesla’s Powerwall is a gamechanger for India

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

(The Tesla Powerwall is a…) Last week’s announcement by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk‘s car company Tesla to launch a home battery that charges on solar power, is in many ways a step that could result in a large scale uptake … Continue reading →

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ROOFTOP SOLAR GRID INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS BASED ON NET METERING REGULATIONS,2015

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

Bihar is now on its way to promoting solar as a rooftop power solution finally, The eligible consumer may install the rooftop solar system under net metering arrangement which, a) shall be within the permissible rated capacity as defined under these … Continue reading →

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The top 5 trends in India on Energy

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

1. There isn’t enough coal to supply India’s need for the next decade 2. Clean Energy is the next evolution which has come of age with Solar energy generation now equivalent to Thermal 3. Nuclear isn’t going to solve even … Continue reading →

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Solar is the future for India

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

My article on Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.in/Solar-Is-The-Future-Of-Renewable-Energy-In-India/articleshow/29543253.cms

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Empaneled list of companies for implementation of Mini/Micro Grid Solar PV power plant for rural electrification

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

SOLAR ENERGY CORPORATION OF INDIA ·New Delhi -110 017  No. SECI/Cont./lnd./49/SMG/2013                                                            Date: 27.12.2013 Sub:      Request for Empanelment (RFE) of companies for implementation of Mini/Micro Grid Solar PV power plant for rural electrification in India – Notification for Empanelment. I. ·Request  … Continue reading →

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Initiative lights up off-grid villages in Pakistan

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Working with local and international partners like Coca-Cola, China Mobile’s Zong, the Imran Khan Foundation and Engro Corporation, Pakistan’s Buksh Foundation has set a goal of illuminating 4,000 off-grid villages by 2017. The village of Chak 113, in Punjab’s Sahiwal … Continue reading →

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Gram Power: ‘smart microgrid’ produces, stores renewable energy on location

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Twenty-two-year-old Yashraj Khaitan finds it difficult to explain to his parents what exactly he is doing in a remote village in Rajasthan. One year ago, as a fresh graduate from the University of California, Berkeley, Khaitan turned down a job offer from Ericsson, … Continue reading →

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Omnigrid’s Unique Solar Power Model – Reaching officially electrified and rural villages with no power

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

OMC’s model of supplying solar lamps to homes and solar power to telecom towers in rural UP looks like a bright idea. But can it keep it shining? Image: Amit Verma Anil Raj (left) and Rohit Chandra’s model goes beyond … Continue reading →

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Remote Village Electrification for 6033 villages sanctioned and new scheme of “Rural Area Energy Access Programme I” under development

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

  Remote Village Electrification (RVE) for 6033 villages and hamlets have been sanctioned during the 11th Plan and work on 5211 nos. of villages and hamlets has been completed in various States including Tamil Nadu and Odisha. Two proposals of 61 hamlets and 161 … Continue reading →

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Gram Power installs smart solar micro-grid in Pali district of Rajasthan

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Gram Power has installed its 2nd Smart solar micro-grid in Pali district of Rajasthan with 2 more plants expected in the 1st week of December in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The remote village in Rajasthan of 350+ people on the … 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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Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal takes step in the right direction by ordering decentralizing of agricultural power needs using solar clusters

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The Punjab government has decided to explore the possibility of developing solar power clusters to energise agricultural water pumps in rural areas, besides setting up solar panels at canals and rooftops of big buildings. Presiding over a meeting on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Powering Cellular Base Stations – A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENERGY OPTIONS Solar PV, Diesel Generators, Batteries and Electrical Grid by Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Sriram Narayanamurthy, Janani Rangarajan, Sneha Raj

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Powering Cellular Base Stations A Quantitative Analysis of Energy Options- Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, RITCOE- IIT Madras at the Telecom Center of Excellence (RiTCOE) Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Telecommunications networks are critical infrastructure that needs assured power supply 24×7. Before the … Continue reading →

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Why the Indian Grid failed

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The massive grid failure in India last week affected over 600 million people. With speculations abound as to the reasons for the failure, we decided to talk to engineers working at the load despatch centers on the ground to get … Continue reading →

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Lessons to be learnt from one of the world’s worst energy blackouts of the decade

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

  India just had the mother of all blackouts in the last week of July, causing the most populated northern half of the nation to come to a halt, without a viable recourse to an alternate source of energy for … Continue reading →

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Off-grid subsidy details for Solar PV

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

For all those who are looking to deploy Solar in residential and commercial areas, here is the breakup of what you can avail off from MNRE Capital Subsidy: 30% of benchmark cost of photovoltaic systems with battery back-up support and … Continue reading →

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Solid Solar’s “Pay as you use” model lights up un-electrified villages

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Solid solar (by Gautam Polymers) India’s largest solar lights manufacturer for last 15 yrs is working in over 2000 villages to deliver light and power to un-electrified villages in pay when you use business model. In a project with TERI … Continue reading →

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