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The Problem with Rooftop Solar is that…It is Not a Must Have
(pic credit: CAD-IT Consultants)
A year back, I had given a 10 minute speech at Intersolar India on the real challenge for rooftop solar.
Some of my co-speakers felt I had hit the nub, while some others […]
Solar to be 30% of global capacity by 2040, a 1500% growth story
From just 4% of installed capacity in 2015, solar will rise to become the largest installed capacity energy source by 2040, increasing to 30% of total, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
In 2015, the total […]
SOLBIZZ- Solar Entrepreneur Training Program – JULY 2016
SOLBIZZ- Solar Entrepreneur Training Program
Conducted by
IIT Faculty & Solar Industry Experts
Date: 23rd & 24rd July 2016, MUMBAI
Venue : IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai
For Registration, talk to us – 9952475480 or Email : events@solarmango.com
SOLBIZZ is a 2 […]
Advanced Solar Training by IIT Bombay – July 2016
Advanced Solar Training by IIT Bombay
30th – 31th July & 6th -7th Aug
Conducted by
IIT Faculty & Solar Industry Experts
Venue : IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai
OVERVIEW
This four day advanced solar workshop will cover solar energy conversion […]
Should India Say WTF to WTO on Solar?
Recently, a WTO ruling on solar went against India, in the context of “discriminatory trade practices”. The case was filed by the US against India.
I am sure there are lots of Indians having a knee-jerk reaction to […]
Innovate or Suffocate – Solar Industry’s Watershed Moment
There’s a dark secret about the sunny solar industry.
It is not very profitable.
Surprised?
The surprise is justified: After all, you hear about the fantastic growth of solar sector. The world just crossed 200 GW in installations. It is […]
Why Make in India Makes Enormous Sense for Solar
The Make in India campaign by the Modi government is in full flow.
There is a visceral “feel-good” factor about making something in our country, isn’t there? The economists among you will point out that feeling […]
Can Solar Get Me a Date? – What Solar Can and Can’t
I am a solar evangelist by profession, and a realist by nature.
Not the best DNA to sleep in peace, but let’s just say this has made me write this post.
Having worked in almost all main alternative energy […]
US Has SunShot for Solar. India Has Gunshot.
Every time I see our Power Minister Piyush Goyal sport a big smile while boasting that his government had brought down solar power tariffs even further, and in the same breath say that his government will ensure […]
Could Rooftop Solar in Cloudy Cities Contribute More than in Sunny Cities?!
Here’s an interesting take on solar power generation.
In general, one would have thought that the contribution of solar power to the overall power mix will be higher in regions with significant sunshine.
But here’s a study that claims just the […]
