This is a post I would request every reader to share with as many as possible. It is the story of an IIT Professor’s massive ambition to help hundreds of millions of underprivileged Indians go to the next orbit – through…
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 already a…
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 sectors (solar, wind,…
Odisha Village Baripatha is 100% Solar Powered
Here’s an interesting news item on how distributed solar power is helping an Odisha village Baripatha gain power security. Sure, we keep hearing about the use of solar in villages, but in most cases, it is either about some lanterns or…
Solar Nanogrid Market Growing Fast, Says Navigant Research
Solar Nanogrids? Now, if that brings up images of some real hi-tech nanotech stuff, hold on! Solar nanogrids are far simpler entities. They refer to small distributed solar power generating systems which could be supplying to a local network of consumers, typically…
