by admin | Sep 30, 2022 | Agriculture and Forestry, Bio Energy, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, GHG Emissions, Green Buildings, Green IT, Innovations, Onshore Wind, Recycling, Solar Energy, Transportation, Waste Management, Waste to Energy, Water, Wind Energy
The CLIMAFIX Summit 2022, India’s largest gathering for climate startups, will feature ten themes, each comprising a panel discussion and presentation/snapshot session. The Summit is organized by EAI and Energy Consortium – IIT Madras. The ten themes at...
by admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Onshore Wind, Policies and Regulations, Wind Energy
OK, we all heard the latest on wind power – Rs 3.46/kWh was the tariff arrived at in the competitive bidding held by SECI. Expectedly, there are a number of industry honchos who are not convinced that Rs 3.46/kWh is a sustainable tariff. Of course, the loudest...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Onshore Wind, Solar Photovoltaic, Wind Energy
It is common wisdom that the wind blows most when there is no sun, and the sun shines best when there is no wind. OK, that’s putting rather poetically, and possibly not very accurately – essentially, wind power plants generate the most during evenings and...
by admin | Sep 13, 2015 | Onshore Wind, Wind Energy
Until a few years back, when someone asked me about the total potential of India’s wind power, I had to give two answers: One was the official estimate and another, what I felt was the estimate based on improved turbine heights and turbine technology. The two...
by admin | Sep 13, 2015 | Offshore Wind, Onshore Wind, Policies and Regulations, Wind Energy
Ever since I started my journey in the Indian renewable energy sector 8 years back, I have been hearing central and state governments blowing hot and cold on offshore wind energy. Anyone listening to them could have been excused in thinking that offshore wind was...
by admin | Aug 26, 2015 | Chennai, Coal, Electricity Generation and Transmission, Gas, Onshore Wind, Policies and Regulations, Wind Energy
Read an interesting article in The Economic Times today how there is a tussle between wind power generators and private conventional power generators, with TANGEDCO and MNRE being the other actors in the drama. The script goes like this: MNRE would like wind...
