Why storage is the next big thing for the power sector
Battery storage could be the next frontier for the power sector in India where hardships from power outages are not a distant memory.
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Government policies and their impact on the solar power sector
Despite the success that the Indian solar power industry has achieved in the last few years, there still remain policy-related challenges to consider.
Masayoshi Son to offer free solar power to India
But only after 25-year power purchase agreements “come to an end”.
CNG: Government’s green money spinner
The government appears to be profiteering from its CNG push rather than promoting it as a clean and efficient fuel. A change is badly needed.
Disrupted but not down
ABB is going high-tech to deal with cheap batteries that are disrupting its electrical equipment business.
How to shrink a biogas plant
Bulk and lack of maintenance are the bane of biogas plants. GPS renewables overcame these hurdles with Biourja, a compact, sensor-monitored product. The company is now taking it beyond India.
Praj: Farm waste to ethanol
A new technology promises to end all oil imports by converting agricultural waste into ethanol. (Yes, you read that right.)
The power base of good earth
Geothermal energy may be the answer to India’s energy deficit.
Light club
A clutch of entrepreneurs is taking electricity to the country’s remotest parts on a pay-per-use basis. But can they scale up in a sector that’s still trying to find its feet?
