Who is EAI ?

The universe is approximately 13 billion years old. Compared to that our (mankind’s) time on earth is just a speck on the cosmic timeline. Inspite of that we have wreaked havoc on the only planet capable of sustaining life. All other problems fade into oblivion in the face of these...

I love Saturdays and Sundays. These are possibly the only days when I can have leisurely chat with folks who call me either to learn something about renewable energy or teach me something about the same. These days are lovable also because I have the time enough to reflect on...

I got to be honest. Until an hour back, when I got a phone call, I must have thought about Andaman & Nicobar islands perhaps once or twice in my life. Once, certainly when it was massacred by the Tsunami of 2004, and once before that, perhaps when I watched...

We had the first EAI Club Offline Meet at Chennai on Jul 11, 2010. About 15 folks from Chennai (including the EAI team) attended. It was held in a business center in Chennai. I must apologise at the very start for writing about the event after two weeks of its...

GSNA Worldwide is launching its first edition of “Green Energy World Expo’2010, to initiate global concern towards building a sustainable environment, promoting the use of clean and renewable sources of energy. We thus call the environment protection industry together to a market and information sharing trade expo and a 3...

Here is the link for the much-awaited guidelines for the grid connected solar PV power projects, announced by MNRE yesterday – link

Invitation for Expression of Interest from Manufacturers of Systems for Solar Photovoltaic Lighting and for meeting other small electrical needs to Participate in Banking Scheme offered by NABARD and other Regional Rural Banks The Ministry (MNRE) has set a target of installing 200 MWp for off-grid and decentralized solar systems...

MNRE has announced the list of companies that had submitted applications for the offgrid and rooftop scheme announced on Jun 16 2010. You can have a look at the list here . Please note that this is not a shortlist; it is only a list of applicants…

Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Shri Sushilkumar Shinde Jointly Unveil Guidelines for New Solar Projects Under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission The much awaited guidelines for the larger solar PV power plants were announced yesterday. Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Shri SushilKumar Shinde , Union...

That I have been impressed with solar water heaters in particular, and in the applications of solar thermal in general, has already been mentioned in some of my earlier posts… (see here, here, and here). It was thus interesting for me to read a nice article that gave data on...