Recently, the top honchos of two top solar firms in the US, SunPower and SolarCity, echoed a similar view: Seeking complete independence from the grid through the use of rooftop solar is naïve (http://storage.pv-tech.org/news/sunpower-ceo-grid-independence-is-naive ). It is not just in…

At Solar Mango, one of our research activities has been to understand the use of rooftop solar for reducing diesel consumption, especially for industrial and commercial enterprises. On the face of it, it looks like a no-brainer: Diesel based power…

Rooftop solar has been growing at a significant pace in many countries worldwide Germany leads, with over a million rooftops sporting solar panels USA has over 6 GW of rooftop solar as of mid-2014 Japan has an incredible 95% of…

I was a speaker at the recently concluded InterSolar conference at Mumbai. My topic of presentation was the use of solar for reduction of diesel used in backup power generators. During my speech, I briefly mentioned that the cost of…

So you thought going solar was for those companies keen on cutting energy costs. You are right, and wrong. Sure, go solar to get security for your energy bills for the foreseeable future – 25 years to be precise. But…

You know what? The talk about rooftop solar power being expensive is all bunkum. And I will show you why. Let us consider having a rooftop solar power plant. I am considering a grid-tied rooftop solar power plant, a system…

When I talk about solar power to top management in industrial and commercial enterprises, many of them wish to know whether they can use solar power from their rooftops to completely eliminate the use of grid.  Recently, EAI consulted for…

Most industrial and commercial establishments in India are today aware of the promise of rooftop solar as a potential component in their power mix. As discussed in other posts, while rooftop solar today cannot take care of all the power…