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Project News
India pipeline reaches 4GW with 500MW Telangana tender
State News
Gujarat solar power model for Odisha
The union governments elaborate agenda for renewable energy has led Delhi government to make
the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Management Centre which will act as a think tank for
solar energy projects in Delhi more active.
tion. It has about four to five environmental engineers and renewable energy experts, and will act
as the nodal agency coordinating matters between
the ministry of new and renewable energy and the
Delhi government.
EERM was earlier under the environment department and not very active in delivering renewable
energy projects.
The autonomous body will provide technical support to the Odisha government to generate five
MW of electricity through roof-top solar power
plants in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
The rooftop plants will be set up on top of 120
buildings in the twin cities by Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL).
National News
ReneSola to provide 10-MW solar modules to Indian firm
A new proposal by Indias Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) wants to wed those factors into a self-sustaining formula for steep and
sustained economic growth. The scheme is called
Ultra Mega Solar and the secret ingredient is
economies of scale.
Juwi India will utilize the solar modules at a utilityscale project based in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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National News
East Central Railway to tap solar energy to light up crossings
consumers would get for surplus credits, only saying they would be paid per the rates notified by
the commission from time to time.
The capital could install 2 gigawatts of solar on its
roofs by 2020, roughly equal to what the whole
of India has built to date, according to a July 2013
report by advisory Bridge to India Energy Pvt. and
Greenpeace.
ciency.
Since the modules were to be placed on fragile
asbestos roof sheets, lightweight aluminium structures were used for mounting the modules and
water proofing techniques followed to avoid leakage.
L&T said it has also erected a permanent network
of aluminium walkways on top of the roof sheets
to create a safe working environment for execution, operation and maintenance.
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Mr. Oliver
Behrendt ( Managing
Director AEI Power India Pvt. Ltd ). Designated
as the Managing Director
of Advanced Energy Industries, India Mr. Oliver.
Behrendt holds a Degree
in Electrical Engineering
and a Masters in Business
Adminstration. Hes having more than 20 years of
experience background
in the electronic industry,
specially with semiconMr. Oliver Behrendt, ductors, electronic manuManaging Director
facturing and PV
AEI Power India Pvt. Ltd .
industry.
tributed generation PV segment, the expanding rooftop market, and small- to mediumsized PV plants up to 2 MW. The ease of installation and maintenance-free design make
it especially attractive.
3. From the developers point of view,
what key characteristics of an inverter
should be kept in mind while investing in
their projects?
The developer should always consider a reliable inverter from a reputable manufacturer
to harvest the maximum energy from its PV
plant. Specific inverter selection criteria should
include:
High DC-to-AC power ratio up to factor 1.75
High efficiency, even with partial-load conditions
Broad MPPT range to ensure fast amortization
MPPT tracking speed and accuracy, which is
more important than the number of trackers
Maintenance-free operation
Easy, online monitoring
4. Post commissioning, what are the key
issues faced by developers related to inverters?
Advanced Energy Indias sales and service structure, without any intermediate distribution
network, is the most influential benefit to our
customers. Our customers can reach us directly
for any sales, service, or technical inquiry. We
also have customer-responsive R&D right here
in India.
Apart from that, our best-in-class, technically
superior string inverters, with their field-proven
design topology and architecture, offer flexible,
scalable building blocks that provide real value
with maximum power generation, a complete
system approach with SmartHybrid controller
communications, monitoring, combiner boxes,
and more.
6. According to you, what can the Government of India do to support the upstream PV manufacturing in India?
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OFFGRID NEWS
Alabama Steel Company move towards Off-Grid with Solar
Apel Steel Corporation in Cullman, Alabama (US)
contracted Ace, LLC Solar to move them off-grid
with a PV solar power generating system. The
340kW system was designed and developed to
generate 470,213 kWH of AC electrical power annually to meet 98% of the energy requirements for
the heavy machinery and plant operations and is
expected to save Apel Steel more than $3,000,000
on its electric bills over the 30-year life expectancy
of the system.
worth fresh currency notes were issued to the public, according to a press release from the bank.
The Coimbatore unit of Kirloskar Brothers has won
the Gold Award given away by ASSOCHAM (Innovation Excellence Awards 2014) for its advancement in the area of science and technology. In
2011, the workers at the plant took 60 seconds
to assemble a pump and it was brought down to
17.25 seconds in April 2014.
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A serial entrepreneur, Vineet is known for visionary leadership and execution abilities. As
Vice Chairman of Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt. Ltd., his strong emphasis on generating sustainable clean energy has led to the organizations success. An alumnus of Harvard
Business School, Vineet is a significant contributor in developing strategies and policies
for emerging economies. Vineet is on B20s Green Growth Action Alliance & World Economic Forums (WEF) Steering Committee on Infrastructure and Urban Development. He is
a member of Solar Energy Advisory Council, MNRE (Ministry of New & Renewable Energy)
and was felicitated twice as The Solar Power Man of the Year in 2014 & 2012 and as
Entrepreneur of the Year at The Madhavrao Scindia Leadership Awards 2009.
other hand WEPL is the leading builder of renewable energy projects through its strong Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC)
capabilities.
WEPL has built some of the largest solar capacities the states have seen the Neemuch 151
MW (DC), Phalodi 55 MW (DC) or the Chitradurga 19 MW (DC) projects. The best practices
and innovations developed by WEPL have been
recognised widely; the Golden Peacock Innovative Service Awards and IPPAI Power Award in
Innovation as two recently won recognitions.
Committed to Indias energy security, WEPL is
lending its specialist services to other IPPs. The
organisation is now building Maharashtras
largest solar project of 50 MW under PPP model
for Maharashtra State Power Generation Co.
Ltd (Mahagenco). Apart from ground mounted
projects the EPC company has recently built
three rooftop projects for prestigious institutions Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
Medanta Medici City Hospital and Ansal University.
5. How should the project developers evaluate EPC service providers? How can they
minimise some key project risks?
The right EPC partner not only ensures that
the project is commissioned as per committed
deadlines but also ensures that necessary plant
performance standards are achieved during operations. Our EPC company, Welspun Energy
has for the last four years, built projects in varied terrains in India. Its worth mentioning that
these projects were consistently commissioned
well before the committed deadlines and are
counted among MNREs top notch generating
plants. While partnering with an EPC player, it
is essential to evaluate the strength of its engineering team. WEPL for example, has patents to
its name and has been repeatedly recognised by
the industry bodies for its innovations in project
development.
The successful development of any project is
also to an extent the responsibility of the project developer or the IPP. However, during the
site construction phase an EPC organisation can
look at the following measure:
Building relations with local communities: a holistic development approach has to be adopted.
The EPC player needs to build strong relations
with the neighbouring communities and resident government agencies. This helps in garnering support for the project. Ensuring plant
performance: given the magnitude of investments involved it is necessary that the most optimum solar technology be used. A reasonably
experienced EPC company will have identified
the foremost technology manufacturers. WEPL
has been working with global Tier 1 technology manufacturers, this has ensured that all of
its projects are counted among the best performing projects in the country, as adjudged by
MNRE.
Strengthening local vendor base: most solar
projects are developed on barren tracts of land,
away from human inhabitations. In this scenario, it is critical that a chain of multiple vendors be created. IN addition to this WEPL has
also carried out extensive training programs for
both the vendor and his employees. This helps
in ensuring they are kept on par with the latest
technology development and best practices in
project development. Strong safety mechanism
at the site: a typical solar site during construction period hosts heavy machinery. It is imperative that necessary safety mechanisms are put
in place. It is due to these stringent measures
that all of WEPLs projects sites have achieved
accident free status.
6. Please let us know about the status of
your major projects in the country. What is
your expected commissioned portfolio by
the end of this fiscal?
Spread across five high wind velocity and irradiation sites, WREPLs solar and wind projects are
in advanced stages of development. Our major
thrust is on building mega scale wind projects
in Rajasthan and Karnataka. On the other hand
the Punjab and Tamil Nadu solar capacities are
progressing well. Given the size of these capacities, the actual commissioning dates will extend
to next few months to the coming years; well in
line with the 1.75 GW target.
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Finance News
Tamil Nadu sets solar power price
Electricity generated at the water pollution control facility would be used at the plant, and the
second set of panels will take care of the fairly
minimal need for electricity at the airport. Mayor
Manny Santos asked councilors if there had been
any discussion on potential glare from panels at
the airport. Having gained support by the Finance
Committee, the proposals will now go before the
Wallingford Planning and Zoning Commission, because the airport property straddles the town line.
Global Outlook
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Warren Buffetts decision to
invest $2 billion in order to
buy photovoltaic farm.
Four Major
Innovations In
Solar
The future is not the fossil fuels, but the solar energy that is accessible in limitless quantity. Everyone
is aware of this fact, and thats the main reason
almost all the major economies such as United
States of America, China, Russia, Japan, India, etc.
have started paying more diligence towards developing solar energy stations than they used to pay
in previous years.
They want to make an investment in solar energy
today so that they can enjoy an impeccable future
tomorrow. Last year could be considered as one
of the best years in terms of global investment in
solar energy, but nevertheless 2013 is over, so the
world will have to move forward. Recently Google
Inc. invested close to $280 million in order to develop a competent solar solution. It has already
announced another $94 million investment in the
month of December, which shows how actively
the world is moving towards solar energy.
Another example can be of Warren Buffetts decision to invest $2 billion in order to buy photovoltaic farm. He is considered as one of the most intelligent and thought-provoking investors. He knows
what is right for him better than others.
Global News
SolarCity. Companies that install photovoltaic systems and banks are also working on forming better partnerships that will foster the adoption of
solar energy among homeowners and businesses.
The policy document also outlines plans to launch
an initiative that is heavily based on solar energy.
This initiative involves the adoption of new construction standards with an emphasis on energy
efficiency. The initiative will also focus on the construction of more affordable homes and transportation hubs.
mand while turning it further away from non-renewable energy sources. Sunlight or solar radiation is abundant in the clear skies of the UAE and
is increasingly being harnessed for conversion into
electricity. In the coming 16 years, Dubai aims to
reduce gas use to 71 per cent, and mix its energy
sources by depending 12 per cent on nuclear energy, 12 per cent on clean coal and five per cent
on solar power.
watts of solar energy for small users and 6 gigawatts for larger projects, which would make it the
biggest market for photovoltaics. The smaller projects would be used by industrial and commercial
companies with large rooftops it said. The largest
consumers of electricity are also being encouraged
to develop solar projects as a way to reduce their
energy costs. Installations of solar panels will be
promoted on public infrastructure such as railway
stations and airport terminals.
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to $1.3 billion in 2012, while it will cross $5.7 billion mark by 2016. The residential solar energy
market is going to increase with the rapid pace in
the coming years. As per the research work conducted by GTM Research, U.S will add another
4,400 MW capacity this year, which is all set to
surge heavily over the coming years.
It becomes very difficult for home-owners to get in
touch with government authorities directly in order to install solar kit on roof-top; hence, the concept of third-party power solar model has become
very popular. They work not only professionally,
but also respond very quickly and serve in a userfriendly way. Due to this approach of third-party
model has got a lot of popularity in U.S.
The only risk associated in this model is nothing
but the clash between central and state authorities over various issues. If the government can
take care of this issue, then there is no other thing
which can stop the growth of residential solar
power concept in coming months.
Storage-backed solar:
What if you could store your solar energy and use
it whenever you want? Doesnt it look fascinating?
Take it in a similar way that people use in terms
of their bank account. They deposit money; they
get interest, and they can use it as and when they
want. How about this concept getting implemented in solar energy sector.
Intermittent generation has not been very supportive to various renewable energy technologies, but
recent innovations in terms of energy storage in
solar power industry have narrowed down the gap
between reality and expectations.
According to Steve Hellman, President EOS Energy
Storage, Introduction of battery storage in the
solar industry will prove to be very cost-effective
in the long run.
He thinks that present trends may not be supporting cost-effective energy storage, but soon time
will change and then it will become one of the
most preferred means to use solar energy. In this
series of innovations, Hitachi; well-known manufacturer of batteries is planning to manufacture
1-MW lithium-ion battery that can store renewable energy.
tunities. If the solar utilities can add value to investors and customers by adding new services that are
time-saving and cost effective, then a lot of inefficiencies can be sorted out. Quite a few utilities
have already shown willingness to invest in solar
energy through utility leasing programs and unregulated subsidiaries. If the national government
can give it a try along with the support of state
government, then surely an easy, cost-effective
and long lasting way can be found out. It will not
only lead to hassle-free solar energy production,
but also save a lot of unnecessary funds that can
be utilized in other important projects.
So these are four most important innovations that
have taken place in solar energy sectors over the
past couple of years. Its just a starting and the
data that is visible in terms of investment made
by government and several organizations and installed capacity of solar energy. Coming months
will bring in a lot such numbers.
Fossil fuels are going to last one day, but solar energy is unlimited, provided all the countries make
use of it in an efficient manner. Last few years have
been tremendous in terms of growth of solar energy. It can be seen in the form of above-mentioned
innovations that have taken place.
If everything goes in line, then by the end of current year many more innovations will take place in
solar energy sector.
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the current state of the market. Developers are optimistic that there is a new policy in development
that is expected to be much more robust in terms
of installation targets, and a more sustainable tariff
structure which they see as a game changer.
2011-12 2012-13
2013-14
-100%
Developers are relieved by the anti-dumping decision and welcomed a new level of certainty in the
market. One developer mentioned that there is a
significant difference between quoted and delivered pricing under the DCR category in the previous Batch which may result in cancelled projects,
while aggressive bidding in the open category may
lead to projects being sold due to unviable project
economics.
Of the manufacturers we spoke to, some were
positive about the increase in exports. Module
manufacturers indicated that cell availability is low,
with high prices and onerous payment terms, and
lamented that profits are elusive if they buy cells
domestically.
150%
124%
Instead of protectionist measures, some manufacturers indicated that removal of duties on imports
of raw materials like glass, copper interconnect,
encapsulant film and backsheet, along with a 5.5
percent value added tax in Karnataka state and 5
percent central sales tax in other states, can cut
their overall cost of production by about 8-10 percent.
200%
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500
600
YoY Change
Approximately 500 MW of solar have been installed so far this year. We are lowering our 2014
forecast slightly - to approximately 900 MW - as
delays caused by elections and the uncertainty that
surrounded the anti-dumping case have slowed installations. It appears 2014 will be the third consecutive year solar installations have been stuck
around the 1 GW mark.
US$ in Million
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JNNSM. The selection of these projects is to be carried out by NVVN, through a tariff-based reverse
bidding process (the bidding process was changed
from tariff-based to viability gap funding VGF in
the previous batch, and has subsequently been
brought back again).
Rajasthan: 60 MW of solar projects have been
installed so far under the Rajasthan state policy,
including the 20 MW that was commissioned in
April 2014 out of the 75 MW solar projects that
bid in March 2013. Of the remaining 55 MW, only
30 MW is expected to be commissioned in 2014.
The state recently released the draft Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy, 2014. It aims to achieve 25,000
MW capacity in the next seven to eight years
through grid and off-grid projects and the devel
Total PV Installation
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Solar Module
Price Trends
The global solar module price trends have not
been that fluctuating for the last five years. If one
pay a close attention to the price of solar panels of
last five years, he can find that most of the time it
was flat. Its the first time when they have started to rise. The entire world had to face financial
turmoil during 2007-08, which not only affected
banking and other financial institutions, but also
to solar equipment providing companies. A lot of
companies went on to become bankrupt due to
less demand and decreased prices. As the price of
solar panels has again started to rise; therefore,
those manufacturing companies and their investors can feel happy about this trend.
If you try to look at this change from a different
angle, then you can experience a different situation altogether. Where manufacturers and their
investors are happy with price rising trend in solar
panel segment, developers and a few other environment groups dont want it to happen. The reason is pretty simple, with the increment in the price
of solar modules, the price of overall consumption
of solar energy will increase.
It is already a little higher than the fossil fuel as of
now and inclined price curve in solar module will
further increase the price of solar energy, which
all the developers and environment groups dont
want in order to maintain a continuous growth in
solar energy demand.
Right from the financial crisis in 2008, the price of
solar modules has been under immense pressure
especially due to two reason, falling renewable
energy subsidies and global over-capacity. Due to
a marginal shakeout in the industry, demand and
supply are again falling in one line, which is resulting into the price hike. As per the inputs given by
a few manufacturers, the overcapacity is declining,
which is good for them. It is a broad scenario, but
if you take into consideration the data reported by
companies over the last few months, then you
can figure out that they are trying every bit possible to survive in the market. There are a few new
companies which have even decreased the pricing
of solar installation in order to compete with other
companies. As per the information provided in the
recommendation given by the Renewable Energy
Target review panel, there are rumors that subsidies for small-scale systems may get cut in the near
future, which has also played a significant role in
increasing the demand.
Solar module pricing trends across the globe:
Various important aspects of solar module pricing
trends over the last some time can be understood
with the help of below-mentioned pointsSolar Panel Pricing Trend in Japan and China:
Due to a new minimum European report price followed by trade disputes with China has played a
major role in bringing supply back on track. Japan has already introduced enough measures in
order to take the demand of solar panel on new
heights. Average selling price of solar panels has
increased in China, according to a report published by Hanwha SolarOne. It is one of the biggest manufacturers of solar panels in the world.
Recently it published a report, according to which
the average selling price of solar panels among
top-notched manufacturers in China was $0.62$0.68 per watt.
Trina Solar, a major solar module manufacturer
of China, reported a significant surge in average
selling price of solar panels over the past few
quarters. According to one of the spokespeople
of the company, the sales and profitability of the
company increased in the first quarter of 2014, as
compared to the same period of 2013. The main
reason behind this surge as per the company was
increased average selling price and decreased cost
per watt.
One other Chinese player Jinko Solar recently
stated while announcing first quarter financial
and operational performance of the company
that main sources of YOY increase in total revenues were improved average selling price of solar
modules, increase in electricity revenues and shipment activities. According to Qu, Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the company, The cur-
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Reliable Renewable
The solar energy industrys nascent stage makes it possible to mold it and prevent a slowdown in momentum due to quality and sustenance issues.
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Emerging Solar
Energy
By Mr. Abinav Gupta,
Founder & CEO, SunSwitch India
Tamil Nadu
Andhra
Pradesh
Punjab
Eligibility
HT tariff
II-A, HT
tariff III, LT
Tariff IA, LT
tariff I-C, LT
tariff II-A,
LT tariff II-B,
LT Tariff V
as specified
in the commissions
retails tariff
order in
force
Consumers
with threephase supply will be
preferred
All Consumers
Up to
90% of
electricity
consumption at the
end of the
settlement
period
Up to
90% of
electricity
consumption at the
end of the
settlement
period
Tariff for
excess generation
75% of
solar tariff
approved
by TNERC
APPC rate
set by
APERC
Restriction
on grid
penetration
30% of
the local
transformer
capacity
50% of
the nearest
distribution
transformer
rated
capacity
Not Specified
Eligibility
for RECs
Not eligible
Not specified
Not specified
Maximum
system size
Not specified
3kW for
singlephase
consumers
80% of the
sanctioned
load of the
consumer
on the AC
side
Cap on
banking
of surplus
powers
Delhi
Uttarakhand
Kerela
All Consumers
All Consumers
Up to
90% of
electricity
consumption at the
end of the
settlement
period
Up to
90% of
electricity
consumption at the
end of the
settlement
period
Not specified
Target
capacity
Rs. 9.20
per kWh
15% of the
distribution
transformer
rated
capacity
APPC rate
of Rs. 1.99
per kWh
50% of the
distribution
transformer
rated
capacity
Not specified
Not specified
Sanctioned
load of the
consumer
100kW for
projects
with
battery
3MW
Month of
order
Nov-13
Mar-13
Aug-13
Feb-14
Aug-13
Order
Status
Final
Final
Draft
Draft
Final
Draft
The work on installing 30 kW solar plant in secretariat would begin shortly. With the installation of
300 seven KWp solar plants and 30 KWp plants
in secretariat, the government buildings would
be nearly generating 34.08 lakh units of energy
a year. As per the Tamil Nadu solar energy policy
2012, the government envisages to add 3,000
MW to the grid. All the new government buildings
would be constructed with rooftop solar system
while existing structures would get these units in
a phased manner.
Today, Indias power mix is still dominated by coal,
which makes up around 60% of installed capacity.
Solar stands at just around 1%. With the National
Solar Mission, launched in 2010, India defined an
ambitious national goal of installing 20 GW of
grid connected solar power by 2022. Since 2010,
however, the fundamentals of energy supply in India have changed significantly. Solar was around
seven times as expensive as coal to produce per
kWh in 2010. This has changed to a factor of less
than two.
Indias power mix is still dominated by coal but
solar is ready to go mainstream
Initially, ultra-mega power projects will help to
bring down the cost at a faster rate; but greater
emphasis needs to be on distributed solar.
Now the need to increase the use of renewable
energy sources for sustainable energy development has been recognised by the government. It
is expected that, 2040-50 may finally be the decade when the installed renewable energy capacity
in India would overtake the coal based installed
capacity. Government has already taken various
corrective measures to meet Indias tremendous
energy needs, as the Indias energy needs can be
met entirely by solar and other renewable sources
in the near future.
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ISO Certified for quality, safety and environmental management, Nuevosol adds CE Marking to its
credentials.
Nuevosol a leading turnkey mounting solutions
provider has successfully implemented international standards for quality, health and environment
management. Nuevosol has recently undergone
an audit of the same, and the processes have been
certified to be in line with these standards.
As a turnkey mounting service provider, Nuevosols
activities involve, design, supply and installation,
which at every stage require quality assurance systems, to ensure durability and reliability. ISO 9001
provides guidelines to implement quality management systems for manufacturing and services.
Nuevosol over its 450 MWs of experience in past
3 years has implemented more than 75 projects
across India, these quality management processes
specific to solar mounting structures have been in
practice and have been derived from this experience. These quality norms form the base of the
25-year durability for solar structures. Manufacturing quality is intertwined with installation quality
which in-turn impacts the integrity of the struc-
module and inverter suppliers and project developers to distill a reliable snapshot of the state of the
industry. Over the last 12 months, Tata Power Solar
has been the most successful company in executing third party (i.e. discounting own projects) EPC
contracts in India.
Among the domestic module suppliers category
also, it is the leading player. The company has been
particularly successful at winning large, public sector projects one of the key growth drivers in the
future. For more details on the map, click here.
Tata Power Solar is ranked #1 for 2014 (in the last
12 months) and #3 for cumulative third-party EPC,
rising from a ranking of #9 cumulative third-party
EPC in 2013. This makes Tata Power Solar one of
period.
The company has completed several prestigious
EPC projects, including 50 MW for NTPC and commissioning of a 3 MW project for South Indias
largest rooftop solar plant. They have recently won
two orders to supply domestically manufactured
solar panels, under DCR, to L N Bangur group and
ACME Solar (a subsidiary of EDF Energy).
Tata Power Solar is the only Indian company whose
modules are ranked as Tier 1 in Bankability by GTM
Research and has been successfully certified by Potential Induced Degradation (PID). Last year they
added an additional module manufacturing capacity of 75 MW taking the total capacity to 200 MW.
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In 1880, Thomas Elva Edison claimed After the electric light goes into general use, none
but the extravagant will burn tallow candles.
It has been over 130 years of cutting-edge technologies and inventions that have tried to make
this claim turn into realty. However, 20% of the
worlds population lives without access to electricity.
One-third of rural and over 5% of urban population in India has no access to electricity and the
areas covered reel under the impact of erratic supply. Whereas, the electrified area faces the challenge of ensuring contiguous energy while efforts
are done to store energy to be used in the non-lit
hours.
The industries and infrastructure struggled with
this challenge and adopted the less-efficient
modes at energy storage at KW-scale that are polluting or hazardous with high content of heavy
metals and acid. The problem is evident from the
fact that the total amount of diesel-led power is up
to the tune of 50 GWh.
Solution
Over the last one decade, the telecom industry
has helped the energy industry through introducing the chemical engineering marvel of Lithiumion based energy storage systems (ESS) that have
been powering our mobile handsets, cameras and
laptops for over a decade.
This solution holds key to the future of energy
management.
The advent of such new-age technologies have
helped the increase in focus on the green energy
generation and have brought us to a stage where
the industry and infrastructure developers look towards green energy generation at captive as well
as utility-scale with contiguous power supply. This
has further helped the industry eliminate or decrease the dependence on grid-connected or fossil
fuel led energy generation.
While we have not begun leveraging it completely, we definitely have realized its true potential.
Companies like ACME, Samsung, and others are
leveraging this technology to develop solutions in
the MW-scale that can provide back-up to the ul-
gan utilizing the benefits of LiB ESS to their advantage and few industry leaders have committed
several billion dollar investment to fully exploit this
technology.
This disruptive solution is the best suited application to make the renewable energy reliable and
the grid stable at the same time in the backdrop of
the vision to install 20,000 MW solar capacities by
2022. This form of energy storage solutions will
truly revolutionize the way we manage our energy
needs and help in bringing the renewable energy
to the mainstream of energy in the country while
the country aims to increase its percentage share
in the overall power generation. It reduces carbon
footprint and promotes green solution with builtin CSR for industrial users.This technology will also
play a major role in supporting businesses as well
as critical operations. Remote areas that have limited / no connectivity to national supply can benefit
the most. They also find their application in Pumping Stations for Water and Oil Pipelines, Oil Fields,
Lighthouses, Sewage Schemes, Defense Installations, Islands, and places like Hospitals, Operation
Theaters where loss of supply can endanger lives.
The solution can also be extended to several other
applications such as Process Industries, Commercial Buildings, Banks, Dairies, Cold Storages, Agriculture Pumps, Water Pumping Stations and so on.
The customized Solutions can be created at any
power level from Kilowatt to Megawatt.
About ACME
ACME is an integrated green technology solutions
provider with more than 10 years of deep domain
expertise in the Indian energy industry with a business focus on 3Es i.e. energy generation, energy
conservation and energy management.
Being an energy company and having industry
leading engineering expertise, ACME provides solutions for any conceivable need for energy.
Our game-changing LiB Energy Storage Solutions
are ideal for use in sensitive environments, as well
as under extreme conditions.
You can count on ACME to meet your high standards. We continue to push the boundaries, bringing our vast engineering expertise from large-scale
projects to the new range of LiB Energy Storage
Solutions.
These efficient, economical and environmentally
friendly systems offer a reliable power supply if local grids fail. For all these reasons and more, facilities all over the energy industry depend on ACME
LiB technology for a constant source of power and
assurance of maximum productivity.
Press Release
Sterling & Wilson bags the BMGI-Energize Power Sector
Awards 2013-2014 for Excellence in Solar EPC and Innovation in Solar Energy
Mumbai, July 16, 2014:Sterling & Wilson part of the 148-year old Shapoorji Pallonji
Group - has been awarded the prestigious
BMGI Energize Power Sector Awards 2013-14
second year in succession, for Excellence in
Solar EPC and Innovation in Solar Energy.
Energize 2013 - 2014 has been organized by
Talwar Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (TSPL), in association
with ETNOWand knowledge partner BMGI a
world renowned strategy consulting firm. Sterling & Wilson, which was recently recognized
by the world renowned IHS solar research as
Indias leading solar EPC in 2014, stepped into
elite league for the second year in succession,
alongside recipients of the award under other
categories which included Indian Power Sector
giants such as NTPC and B.E.S.T.
BMGI-Energize Award 2013-2014 is instituted to recognize those organizations and
individuals, who have made and are making a
difference to Indias energy sector. The evaluation committee evaluated the applicants on
the contributions made by each applicant in
adopting the ever best practices to meet timely
completion, cost escalation/optimization, Human resource management, technology use,
project design, impact on stakeholders, identification & mitigation of project risks, apart
from focus on innovation that the applicants
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Infineon Consolidates Leading Position in Power
Semiconductors; Growth DespiteWeak Market;
Number One for the First Time in MOSFET Segment
Neubiberg, Germany September 8, 2014
Infineon Technologies AG consolidated its
position as global market leader in power
semiconductors last year. With a market share
of 12.3 per cent, the company came in first
for the eleventh time in a row, according to
a study carried out by IHS Inc (NYSE: IHS), a
business information provider. Infineon also
took the lead for the first time in the market
for MOSFET power transistors. These are very
compact switches that are required, for example, in energy-efficient power supply units.
The global market for power semiconductors
dropped by 0.3 per cent to around 15.4 billion US dollars in 2013. Despite this weaker
environment, Infineon increased its turnover,
thereby boosting its market share by 0.9 percentage points compared to the previous year
to 12.3 per cent. In the MOSFET power transistor segment, the company enlarged its market
share by 1.6 percentage points to 13.6 per
cent, thereby becoming the largest provider
in this segment for the first time. Infineon
also gained market shares in the submarkets
for discrete IGBT power transistors (first place
with 24.7 per cent) and IGBT modules (second
place with 20.5 per cent).
Infineons strategy proved right: By taking the
step from product-oriented thinking towards a
systems-level perspective, we are offering our
customers just the right products to become
even more successful. Our continuous gains
in the field of MOSFET power transistorsare
impressive evidence of this. Even in a weaker
market phase, we have managed to continue
on our growth path,saysDr. Reinhard Ploss,
CEO of Infineon Technologies AG.
Power semiconductors are available as dis-
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