Skilling 100,000 ‘green energy warriors’ to drive India’s solar revolution
India’s journey in solar energy is nothing short of remarkable. Currently ranked fifth globally in solar power capacity, the nation has witnessed an exponential increase in installed capacity—from 21.65 GW in 2018 to an impressive 90.76 GW in 2023. Government initiatives are playing a crucial role in accelerating solar capacity expansion. The Solar Park Scheme, […]
India needs mindset change towards sustainability for systemic transformation
Considering India’s energy demand doubled between 2000 and 2020 and is set for a tremendous surge to the tune of 73 exajoules (EJ) by 2050, we really have to focus on achieving sustainable energy security for decades to come. This systemic transformation won’t come merely with government directives or policy measures but would warrant a mindset change towards sustainability.
Rays Power Infra raises INR 127 crore equity capital
Rays Power Infra will use the funds to develop solar and wind parks with a cumulative capacity of around 3 GW. Additionally, it will invest in both backward and forward integration of its business.
Harnessing the elements for renewable energy
Regions across India are carving their green legacy with distinct contributions to the solar and wind energy landscape.
Building nature-friendly solar parks
Hungarian company SolServices has published a white paper outlining ways to make solar farms more compatible with nature and wildlife, from insects and amphibians to birds, bats, rodents and big game.
Solar parks could help to increase rainfall in arid regions
New modeling suggests that the reduction in albedo caused by large-scale solar plants could double rainfall in the Red Sea coastal plain of Saudi Arabia.
Rajasthan to create geo mapping-based data bank for renewable energy projects
The move is aimed at identifying chunks of land for solar plants and solar parks as the State government looks into the possibility of developing more capacity in the state and further increasing its ‘37.5 GW by 2024-25’ renewable energy generation target.
Large clusters of solar power stations
Solar pioneer Philip Wolfe looks at areas where solar generating stations are clustered together, without the coordination of organised solar parks.
Minimum solar panel row distance crucial for good soil, vegetation conditions, in solar parks
A Dutch research group has shown that south-oriented solar parks offer better environmental conditions for soil and vegetation than east-west oriented facilities. According to their findings, a distance between panel rows of at least 1.5 times panel height is crucial to favor ideal plant growth and soil functioning.
Looking at the world’s largest solar power stations
Solar energy pioneer and founder of Wiki-Solar, Philip Wolfe updates his series of blogs on the world’s largest solar power stations, first published in pv magazine in 2019. At that time, there were no single solar power plants over 1 GWAC. The record now is 2.2 GWAC.
