Winners are starting to emerge in the distributed-ledger-for-energy landscape. Which energy blockchain companies should you keep an eye on in 2019? After a year in which new energy blockchain concepts seemed to crop up on an almost weekly basis, in theory there should be plenty of ventures to choose from. To narrow things down, we […]
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Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement Continues to Break Records in 2018
Corporate renewable energy procurement has set a new single-year record for new capacity of announced wind and solar deals in 2018, the Business Renewables Center (BRC), a membership program at Rocky Mountain Institute, reported today in its updated corporate-backed renewable energy procurement deal tracker. BOULDER, COLO.: “The record number of companies successfully pursuing renewable energy […]
Energy and Utility Companies Increasingly Leverage AI to Harness the Power of Renewable Energy Sources
AI’s ability to understand patterns in data and make highly accurate predictions and simulations will increase growth opportunities, finds Frost & Sullivan SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Artificial Intelligence (AI), along with a slew of advanced technologies such as machine learning, deep learning, and advanced neural networks, has demonstrated huge potential to transform the energy and utilities sector. With decarbonization, decentralization, and the rollout […]
New Liquid Crystal Elastomer Can Boost Conversion Rate of PV Cells
A new-type liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) has been developed, with the potential for application in PV cells to boost the latter’s conversion rate, thanks its phototropism feature. The technology has been developed by researchers at Wyss Institute of Harvard University, who first manage the molecular arrangement of LCE via magnetic field (exposure to different magnetic […]
4 Podcasts That Will Give You a Deeper Understanding of Energy Blockchain
Looking for some heady listening over the holidays? We’ve compiled some of our best blockchain coverage for you. If December 2017 was the peak of theblockchainhype cycle, then December 2018 is the beginning of the slope of enlightenment. Somewhere within the last year — as cryptocurrency prices crashed, initial coin offerings dried up and journalists […]
Safeguard duty: Import of solar cell declines, domestic firms’ market shares up
The government, in July, imposed a 25% safeguard duty on import of solar cells for a year ending July 29, 2019 from China, Malaysia and other developed countries. The imposition of safeguard duty on the import of solar cells — the basic ingredient needed to manufacture solar panels — is starting to show its effect. […]
Coal on its way out as rising costs make production unviable; renewable energy sources much better, cheaper option
Earlier this month, fishermen in North Chennai sighed in collective relief after the Madras High Court ruled in their favour — even if temporarily — by stopping the Vallur Thermal Power Plant from building yet another fly ash pond in the Athipattu Pudunagar area of Thiruvallur district and also from dumping sludge in the old […]
Pursuing clean energy
Indian government needs to adopt a holistic approach towards promoting clean energy rather than being overly focused on achieving higher targets Despite setting a highly ambitious target to reach 175 GW of clean energy capacity by March 2022, India’s renewable energy sector continues to be plagued by a plethora of challenges, primarily due to flaws […]
Solar power projects: Rising costs could muddy the waters
Shortage of water, used to clean panels, is casting a shadow on the profitability of several solar projects It’s the little-known challenge being faced by solar projects in India. Keeping solar panels up and running requires cleaning them every fortnight, water for which many developers are finding hard to procure. It is not a coincidence […]
Stranded asset risk to drag net thermal capacity addition, says study
The report notes NTPC as the only power producer regularly to be able to access capital for the new thermal power project development Faced with clear stranded asset risk and difficulty in accessing capital, the country’s thermal power sector is projected to witness just 3,000 megawatt (Mw) net capacity addition annually in this financial year […]