Posts tagged: India

Solar Power Cheaper Than Diesel in India

Photo Courtesy: Eirik Refsdal In India, solar power is now cheaper than diesel which is prompting the largest mobile phone company, BHARTI to switch to solar for powering some rural cell towers. Also the world’s biggest mango-puree producer, Jaine Irrigation is building an 8.5 megawatt solar power plant. The world’s second most populous country is [...]

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Solar Energy: Shining Brighter Across the Globe

The world is witnessing a massive move towards clean energy with rapid growth seen in last few years in solar photovoltaic (PV)installations. Solar PV installations are expected to rise 26.3% from 19 gigawatts (GW) in 2010 to 24 GW in 2011, accordign to a new report from IMS Research. The research also revealed that Italy [...]

Friday December 2nd, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

India’s solar market to reach 9 GW by 2016

India could see over 9 GW of solar installed between 2011 and 2016, according to the report The India Solar Market: Strategy, Players, and Opportunities from GTM Research and BRIDGE TO INDIA. By Kari Williamson The Indian solar market is expected to be spurred by the maturing National Solar Mission (NSM) and a collection of [...]

Thursday November 17th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

World Will Install 44 Gigawatts of Wind Power in 2011

Image Courtesy: WWEA The World Wind Energy Association released its mid-year report for 2011, and showed an increase in installations over the same period a year earlier. A total of 18,405 megawatts of wind power were installed in the first half of this year around the world, up from 16,000 MW in 2010. Unsurprisingly, China [...]

Saturday September 10th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Renewable Energy target for India

Is the renewable energy target for India within reach? The national government has set a target of increasing renewable energy generation by 40 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, up from current capacity of 15 GW, itself a threefold increase since 2005. Still, renewable sources account … https://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/node/760

Monday June 6th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »