Renewable Energy

Jinko Solar’s Time May Have Come

October 7, 2017 Anand Gupta

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What happened in 2016? Solar stocks have bottomed. Demand for modules is higher than expected. Solar has become the cheapest source of energy in some parts of the world. Since the beginning of last year, Chinese stocks have reached a low and are now on an upward trend. Solar stocks seem to have bottomed in […]

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Siemens Gamesa wins significant service extension contract for 504-MW Greater Gabbard wind farm in UK

October 6, 2017 Anand Gupta

• The most recent in three significant contract extensions, totalling in excess of 350 offshore wind turbines. • The agreement includes scheduled servicing, troubleshooting and technical support for five yearsSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is announcing the renewal of its contract to service the GreaterGabbard wind farm, located off the east coast of the […]

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India gets Lowest Wind Tariff of Rs. 2.64 per kWh in second Wind Auction of 1000 MW

October 5, 2017 Anand Gupta

The wind tariff in India touched lowest level of Rs.2.64 per kWh in the second wind auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on behalf of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India yesterday. The tariff discovered is much lower than first wind auction concluded at Rs. 3.46 per kWh […]

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Global Perspective on Configuration and Status of Grid Connected Photovoltaic System

October 2, 2017 Anand Gupta

Global Perspective on Configuration and Status of Grid Connected Photovoltaic System -Balamurugan M, Sarat Kumar Sahoo* School of Electrical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India This article gives an overview of different configuration of Grid Connected Photovoltaic System and its status in Global Power Sector. The Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panel installation has been increased every year […]

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ECONOMY OF SOLAR POWER PLANT

October 2, 2017 Anand Gupta

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• Introduction Recent trends in the economics of solar energy are striking. Global installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology, which converts sunlight directly to electricity, increased from 26 megawatts (MW) direct current (dc) in 2000 to an estimated 21,000 MW in 2011. This rapid increase in installations has been driven by steep declines in cost […]

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New device can turn ambient heat into electricty

September 29, 2017 Anand Gupta

Seoul, Sep 28 – Scientists have developed an energy harvesting system that can generate electricity from ambient heat, by simply being attached to clothes, windows, and outer walls of a building. The device is based on a temperature difference between the hot and cold sides. The temperature difference can be increased as high as 20.9 […]

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Heritage Foods commissions 3rd Wind Power Project

September 29, 2017 Anand Gupta

Heritage Foods has commissioned 3rd Wind Power Plant of 2.1 MW capacity at Belugruppa, Andhra Pradesh for captive consumption. Heritage Foods has commissioned 3rd Wind Power Plant of 2.1 MW capacity at Belugruppa, Andhra Pradesh for captive consumption. This is higher capacity Wind Electrics Generator (WEG) and the plant is expected to generate 5.5 million […]

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EVAPORATION TIPPED AS NEXT RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE

September 29, 2017 Anand Gupta

The process scores over solar and wind energy as it can continue throughout the day and night. Wind and solar power are growing as sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels, but storing renewable energy through the night, when the sun isn’t shining, or when no wind is rotating the turbines, remains a hurdle. A team of […]

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New WindFarmer: Analyst software tool streamlines wind farm energy assessment

September 28, 2017 Anand Gupta

DNV GL’s 30 years of wind farm development expertise across 200,000 MW of energy production assessments has been encapsulated into the latest analysis tool. SNOWBIRD, Utah, USA – 27 September 2017 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has launched WindFarmer: Analyst, its new software tool designed for […]

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Renewables will be cheaper than coal in the future. Here are the numbers

September 28, 2017 Anand Gupta

In a recent Conversation FactCheck I examined the question: “Is coal still cheaper than renewables as an energy source?” In that article, we assessed how things stand today. Now let’s look to the future. In Australia, 87% of our electricity generation comes from fossil fuels. That’s one of the highest levels of fossil fuel generation […]

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