EITHER THE EPA or the groups opposing its Clean Power Plan will enjoy a victory early in 2016, but the CPP's ultimate fate likely won't be decided for two more years. The year also will see natural gas and coal continue their ascension and decline, respectively, in the pantheon of U.S. generation fu... Read more
India’s rooftop solar power program has received a much-needed boost even as sector experts believe that the target of 40 GW installed capacity by 2022 looks extremely ambitious. Officials of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) recently announced that the World Bank, the Asian De... Read more
At a time when its customers are moving towards open access, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has embarked on a mission to spruce up its image by utilizing the latest technology to suit the needs of the IT city. Determined to serve its customers with the best facilities, the power ... Read more
On its ambitious journey to become a software company that is zero dependent on grid power,Infosys has gone completely off-grid at its 450acreHyderabad facility by commissioning a 6.6-mw solar photovoltaic power plant capable of generating 12 million units (kWh) a year. The company says this tran... Read more
As many as 15 states have agreed to opt for UDAY scheme, meant for revival of debt stressed power distribution companies (discoms) in the country, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said today. "Within 2 months of announcement of UDAY (Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana) scheme, more than half of the state... Read more
The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) are to collaborate to develop a battery for passenger cars using technology which is used to make batteries for space vehicles. ARAI will develop and test the batteries for use in electric and hybrid electri... Read more
Battery storage is already showing itself as a hotly contested race in the US, even before the 2016 widely expected retail launch of the Tesla Powerwall. This storage race has been fueled further by German-based Sonnenbatterie launching its plug-and-play home battery system in the US prior to Ch... Read more
Robert Bosch LLC says it has significantly enhanced its passenger vehicle battery program to meet today’s rigorous demand for power, performance and capacity. Included in the current lineup are Bosch 100 percent maintenance-free, flooded lead acid batteries S3, S4 and S5, and the premium S6 High-P... Read more
As 2015 draws to a close, it is time to review the progress and status of renewable microgrid development around the world. The past year has been a good one for renewable microgrids. There has been significant growth in the deployment, implementation and interest in renewable microgrids globall... Read more
Cabinet approves Rs.5000 crore for promotion of Solar Rooftops in the country The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the scaling up of budget from Rs, 600 crore to Rs. 5,000 crore for implementation of Grid Connected Rooftops syste... Read more
Looking back at 2015, it has been an exciting year for energy storage and for the renewable energy industry as a whole. We saw ever-increasing rates of rooftop PV installations, along with other renewable sources, and a concurrent increase in the installation of cutting-edge battery storage and mana... Read more
Storage will inevitably benefit from an international climate plan. But it’s still unclear how much A significant portion of the cash unlocked over the long term by this month’s climate talks could end up going into storage, say experts. In the wake of the U.N. talks in Paris, trillions of dol... Read more