Solar Energy

Floating solar plants may lose viability in India due to cost pressure

Limited domestic availability of floats is a big challenge and the industry has to depend on European or Chinese suppliers

Publication Date:

12/07/2018

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Technology, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Energy

Energy

Integrating variable renewable energy in the Bangladesh power system: a planning analysis

Integration of large-scale variable renewable energy (VRE) generation resources -- wind and solar -- into national grids has been gaining importance as costs of these technologies, especially that of solar, continues to fall rapidly.

Publication Date:

11/07/2018

Author(s): Miklos Bankuti, Debabrata Chattopadhyay, Chong‐Suk Song

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Renewable Energy, Electricity, Bangladesh, Solar Energy, Wind Energy

Energy

GND varsity’s solar plant project nears completion

The ambitious project of Guru Nanak Dev University to have a solar energy plant on its campus is nearing completion.

Publication Date:

11/07/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Amritsar (T), Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Energy

Water Resources

Low-cost solar water purifier for rural households

A simple, low-cost solar water purifier (SWP) for rural households, which does not require electricity or waste precious water has been developed. The SWP consists of four tubular solar water heaters attached to a manifold. Non-potable water is filled in the SWP after filtering with four-layered cotton cloth and heated in the stagnation mode by solar energy to make it potable. The cost of the SWP is around Rs 2500–3000 (~US$ 40–50) and is so simple that any small rural workshop can fabricate it. In large-scale production it is envisaged that the cost can come down to Rs 1500.

Publication Date:

10/07/2018

Author(s): Anil K. Rajvanshi, Noorie Rajvanshi

Source: Current Science

Vol:

115

Issue:

1

pp:

32-34

Tags:

Drinking Water, Rural Water Supply, Appropriate Technology, India, Solar Energy, Solar Water Heaters

Science And Technology

The Global Innovation Index 2018: Energizing the World with Innovation

India has consistently been climbing up its Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings since 2015, but the country still has to improve on many indicators to catch up with China and others in the list of 126 nations.

Publication Date:

10/07/2018

Author(s): Soumitra Dutta, Bruno Lanvin, Sacha Wunsch-Vincent

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization

Tags:

Innovation, Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Ecosystems, Patents, India, Global

Energy