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Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JFJCM) Brochure

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Now.Solar

Established in June 2014, the Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JFJCM) provides financial incentives for the adoption of advanced low-carbon technologies in projects financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). JFJCM offers grants to projects utilizing the Joint … Continue reading →

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FUTURE OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC Deployment, investment, technology, grid integration and socio-economic aspects – IRENA Nov 2019 – A must read

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Ritesh Pothan

THE DECARBONISATION OF THE ENERGY SECTOR AND THE REDUCTION OF CARBON EMISSIONS TO LIMIT CLIMATE CHANGE ARE AT THE HEART OF THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (IRENA) ENERGY TRANSFORMATION ROADMAPS. These roadmaps examine and provide an ambitious, yet technically and economically … Continue reading →

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Green energy red-flagged

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh: While we agree to some of the points here, this article doesn’t take into account the negative effects of a similar quantity of fossil fuel generation. There is a lack of actual knowledge and is an alarmist view point … Continue reading →

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Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) revises power purchase rates for Biomass Power and Bagasse based co-generation projects

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

by Jai Rathod The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has recently revised the power purchase rates for Biomass based power projects and Bagasse based co-generation projects through its order dated the 8th of August, 2013. This comes as a huge … Continue reading →

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Apple ad for thin-films job raises speculation around solar-powered devices

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Battery life for handheld mobile devices has been a tough challenge for tech companies as processing power has boomed. Apple has removed a job advertisement it listed last week for thin films engineer for its mobile devices division, raising heated … Continue reading →

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Next steps for the Indian Power Industry – The need to evolve

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

This article written by Ritesh Pothan was published in the July / August edition of Infraline Magazine Our nation has the good fortune of coming into its own at the time when solar is gaining increasing acceptability both as a … Continue reading →

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Technology not materials to drive down Chinese solar costs: GTM

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

  The falling cost of PV manufacturing 2013-2017. Image: GTM Research. Improving technology not the falling cost of materials will be the dominant factor in the ongoing fall in costs of Chinese module manufacturers, according to a report by GTM … Continue reading →

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Netmetering, LT Connectivity and Renewable Energy Certificate for Tamil Nadu Solar by TNERC – Comments Invited by 15-08-2013

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

In the Commission’s Order on “Issues related to Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012” dated 07.03.2013, TANGEDCO was directed to furnish detailed procedures covering the following issues related to Net metering , LT connectivity and Renewable Energy Certificates for the … Continue reading →

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Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) for Empanelment of Organizations for Rural Area Energy Access Programme and Solar Based Rural Energy Access Work of MNRE, New Delhi.

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

F. No. 4/1/2013-Energy Access Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Energy Access Division) 14, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003. Dated the 09th July, 2013. Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) for Empanelment of Private Companies/ Organisations/ Agencies, Government Companies, … Continue reading →

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The Economic and Reliability Benefits of CSP with Thermal Energy Storage: Recent Studies and Research Needs

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Foreword As the penetration of wind and solar generation becomes a significant portion of grid power, utilities and government policy makers have begun to sponsor analyses to compare alternative renewable resource portfolios. This has resulted in calculations of net system costs … Continue reading →

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Concentrated solar thermal and photovoltaic solar technologies – TECHNOLOGICAL NICHES

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

“At Principal Solar Institute, we believe solar electricity will be cost-competitive without subsidies within three years. Since we are technology agnostic, this paper is not intended to stack one technology against another.  Rather, we provide an education on the strengths … Continue reading →

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European Commission reveals August duty rates on Chinese solar companies upto 67.9%

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The European Commission has published in its Official Journal details of duties levied on Chinese manufacturers with Delsolar hit the hardest. Yingli fared best with a duty rate of 37.3% as well as Jinzhou Yangguang Energy 38.3%. Delsolar was handed … Continue reading →

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Are Super-Thin Solar Cells The Future? New Solar Cells Developed That Are Pound For Pound Up To 1000 Times More Powerful Than Conventional Photovoltaics

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The general drive in the solar energy technology industry has been towards the development of higher solar cell efficiencies and lowered manufacturing costs, but are there other avenues of improvement worth exploring? Such as the development of ultra-thin, ultra-lightweight solar … 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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All India Generation vs Delivered – 99 GW* / 99,000 MW* (40%) of power is wasted every second

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

All India power generation as on April 2013 is 224 GW Whereas the actual consumption is just 125 GW 224 GW – 125 GW = ~99 GW* is lost in Generation, Transmission and Distribution Click here for the April 2013 Generation … Continue reading →

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New lithium-ion battery technology that is 2,000 times more powerful than comparable batteries

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new lithium-ion battery technology that is 2,000 times more powerful than comparable batteries. According to the researchers, this is not simply an evolutionary step in battery tech, “It’s a new … 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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Power Shortage and Its Impact on the Indian Economy

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The power supply position of the country remains grim even in the first year of 12th Five year plan 2012-2017 in spite of massive 55000 MW capacity addition in the 11th plan against meagre capacity addition of 21000 MW in … Continue reading →

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Central Electricity Authority Load Generation Balance Report 2012-13 – A Must Read

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Read the complete report here The annual Load Generation Balance Report (LGBR) for the year 2012-13 is the thirty first publication in the series brought out by CEA. The Report covers the month-wise anticipated energy requirement and availability (in MU) … Continue reading →

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Energy storage tops list of requirements for PV inverter buyers as Chinese tech gains acceptance, reveals survey

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The survey from IMS Research revealed a rapidly growing need for energy storage in PV systems Energy storage in PV systems has topped the list of requirements for PV inverter buyers, a survey has revealed. The results of the survey … Continue reading →

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REC validity extended to 730 days only, the issue only gets worse

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Going against the requirements and needs of the market, CERC has only extended the validity by just 1 year or 365 days. CERC has also expressed inability to enforce RECs. This will only create an antagonistic situation where the glut … Continue reading →

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What’s next for PV technology in 2013?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

“There are limited options today for PV manufacturers to create a differentiated proposition within the PV industry. In fact, when scanning through the alternatives on view, technology is all too often seen to take a back seat.” Figure 1. NPD … Continue reading →

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A tremendous opportunity to make a difference by lighting a Billion Lives – Bringing Solar Light to Rural India; a new gasp of life for the energy poor – a rural initiative by TERI

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

See the video here Every night 61 million rural households in India use kerosene for lighting needs. Globally, 1.3 billion people do not have access to electricity and fight darkness with oil lamps which hampers their health, growth and productivity. … 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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