Is India’s 4GW of central auctions even feasible? India has reached a position of surplus power at the current point of time with most states facing the problem of excess power. Though hundreds of millions of people live in darkness without access to electricity, there is a problem of excess power. The reason is that […]

Softbank and Ola to Change the Face of Indian Taxis Softbank through its company Ola has an ambitious plan to run 1 million Electric Vehicles in India. As part of the pilot, the company had said that it would roll out 1000 EV taxis in some Indian cities and is already working with Mahindra and […]

Now SECI to Enter Solar EPC Solar Energy Corporation of India is the nodal agency tasked with helping the Indian government achieve its target of 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. This company which was formed 3-4 years primarily engages in giving out tenders for construction of solar parks and solar projects such as rooftop […]

India’s New EV Policy The Indian government has set out a target to completely electrify its entire transportation fleet of buses, cars, autos and two-wheelers by 2030 but the policy formulation and implementation have been quite poor so far. A number of electric two-wheeler startups have gone bust and there are hardly electric vehicles or […]

US Solar Companies Keep Shutting Down U.S. solar companies are dying like flies as the relentless fall in solar panel prices has totally upended their business models. Even top solar companies such as First Solar and Sunpower are in deep trouble and reporting losses and firing workers. First Solar is moving to its next generation […]

ISRO’s Solar Calculator App I receive many queries from readers who are confused if they should install solar. Though solar energy has proved its mettle and is beneficial to be installed owing to its improved performance and reducing prices, people still want to know if installing solar will be beneficial for them and how much […]