Solar will match coal power generation by 2040. That is the main projection of the “India Energy Outlook 2021” by International Energy Agency(IEA). Other highlights include India could experience “the largest increase in energy demand of any country worldwide” within the next 20 years Currently coal accounts for over 70% of overall generation but only […]
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(Editor’s note – With the bidding process for the 750 MW of solar projects through VGF under JNNSM Phase 2 about to commence very soon, prospective developers should be vary of underestimating the project cost. We expect the module prices to go up further and we explain the reasoning behind that in this blog). 45-50GW
In April 2012, I had the opportunity to present on the topic at an event in Germany about the reasons for dominance of Thin Films in India(view the presentation here) but there were already indications that Thin Film technology was losing momentum across the world at a significantly fast pace. Solyndra went bankrupt in August
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Energy Storage is set to be the next big growth area, especially due to the high penetration of “variable wind and solar power”. But the question is, how big can the market grow? Two reports released in a space of 4 months give very different growth estimates. The first report forecasts the PV Storage market
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The Intersolar Europe exhibition started on Day 3. Since Intersolar has now a South American edition taking place in Brazil, the visitors were greeted with Samba dance. The number of exhibitors and visitors were down from last year, reflecting the turmoil in the sector. Some statistics about the exhibitors and visitors have been reported by
The second day continued on several topics that were discussed on Day 1. There were 5 parallel sessions on the second day – PV power plants, New Business Models for the PV Industry, Energy Storage, PV Technology : Crystalline Silicon and PV Technology: Thin Films. PV Power plants The focus of this session was on
The world’s largest solar Exhibition cum conference, Intersolar Europe, was inaugurated on 17 June 2013 in Munich.The weather was fantastic and the enthusiasm palpable. This week long annual event is taking place against the backdrop of increasing trade related disputes across the globe and declining PV growth in Europe. While the number of exhibitors
The world’s largest annual conference and exhibition for the solar industry – Intersolar Europe – will take place in Munich, Germany next week(17-21, June 2013). In 2012, almost 2000 exhibitors and about 66,000 visitors attended Intersolar Europe exhibition and more than 400 speakers and around 2,000 attendees took part in the conference. This year, despite
Two very interesting news items caught my eyes and reinforced a trend that is becoming strong. The first news came last week, and was about MEMC’s announcement that it is planning to change its name to SunEdison. The company’s filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US says that “This name change does
Suntech, the largest manufacturer of PV modules just about a a year back in 2011, has defaulted on its convertible notes. New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) listed Suntech is likely to be taken over by the municipal government of Wuxi, China as per New York Times. Suntech is not the only Chinese company to be in
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