Rishi Srivastava

February 5, 2013

12 International Practices for Renewable Energy Trading

Policies for Renewable Energy Trading Twelve of the most notable types of policies that have promoted renewable energy worldwide are given below: 1. U.S. Public Utility […]
January 30, 2013

Smart Metering: For Energy Efficiency in the Domestic Sector

Smart Meters Difference between Smart Meters & Conventional Meters The basic difference between conventional meters and smart meters is that conventional meters provide one-way of communication, […]
January 18, 2013

List of Biomass Projects in India – Growing Fast

Biomass Projects in India In the last 10 years, about 96 projects aggregating to 656 MW have already been in operation and about 60 projects aggregating […]
January 8, 2013

Emerging Renewable Energy Trends: Wave Energy – Challenges & Issues

Wave Energy Although wave energy is less intensive than what is available in more northern and southern latitudes, it has a potential of around 40,000 MW […]
January 7, 2013

Renewable Technologies in Nascent Stages: Tidal Power, Uses and Current Tidal Power Plants in India

Tidal Energy: An Overview Tides are caused through a combination of forces created by the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon and the rotation […]
December 18, 2012

Powering Rural India through Renewable Energy – Types of Energy Home Systems & Government Renewable Programs

There are many sparsely populated areas where extension of grid connectivity is not rewarding. Renewable energy can be most cost-effective and advantageous for such areas. Renewable […]
December 17, 2012

How to invest in Small Hydro in India – Installed Capacity, Projects and Companies

Small Hydro Power – Investment Opportunities A large number of SHP projects were established in the public sector during the onset of the early 1990s. However, […]
December 16, 2012

Small Hydro Power in India – Quick Guide to Classification, Potential and Financing

Small Hydro Power in India Classification of Small Hydro in India Small Hydro Power projects in the country are generally categorized as those having small gestation periods […]
December 11, 2012

Bio Energy in India : Issues and Challenges

Issues and Challenges of Biomass Energy in India The various issues and challenges faced by biomass power plants as well as the major barriers impeding an […]
December 9, 2012

Advantages and Disadvantages of Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuel Fossil fuels have been an oldest source of energy for mankind. Fossil fuels, as its name suggest, were formed from the organic remains of […]
November 13, 2012

Going with the Wind – Trends and Opportunities in Indian Wind Power Value Chain

                Wind energy, with an average growth rate of 30%, is the fastest growing source of renewable energy (RE) […]
November 12, 2012

Efficiency through Savings.

An Introduction to India’s Perform-Achieve and Trade (PAT) mechanism Image Source:http://www.climate-connect.co.uk The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), released by the Prime Minister on 30th […]
November 12, 2012

India's Solar Power Outlook,

Given the government’s attention, solar power is expected to increase substantially in future. The Twelfth Five Year Plan targets to add 3800 MW of solar power. […]
November 7, 2012

Solar Power India – Issues and Challenges in its development

Solar Power in India As a tropically located country, India is endowed with vast solar energy potential. With about 5,000 trillion kilo-watt hour (kWh) per year, […]
November 2, 2012

Cost concerns: Major bottleneck in the Biomass Power Development

Bottleneck in Biomass Power Development India is predominantly an agricultural economy. The estimated food grain production in India in 2011-12 is estimated as a little over 250 MT […]