Release of YES BANK – TERI study ‘Electric Mobility: Achieving a Paradigm Shift’, at World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 Delhi: YES BANK, India’s fourth largest private sector bank partnered TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) as Banking Partner for the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2018 in New Delhi. The joint initiative outlines key findings, […]
Research, Reports & Ratings
Scaling up Rooftop Solar Power in India: The Potential of Solar Municipal Bonds
Primary authors of this report are also Indro Ray (ICRIER) and Gregor Vulturius (Stockholm Environment Institute). Contributing authors are Labanya Prakash Jena (CPI), Amrita Goldar, Sandeep Paul, and Aarsi Sagar (ICRIER). The authors also acknowledge the contribution of project advisors Dr. Gireesh Shrimali (Director, CPI India), Dr. Rajat Kathuria (Director, ICRIER), and Luca de Lorenzo […]
The Neural Grid Will Deliver a Powerful Platform for New Value Creation
A perfect storm of enabling technologies, ubiquitous connectivity, end-user devices, and new applications will result in both threats and opportunities to the traditional utility model A new white paper from Navigant Research explores the concept of the Neural Grid, identifying the critical components expected to transform legacy infrastructure into a platform that will eventually support […]
BP Sees Electric Future With Oil Demand Peaking in 2030s
The future is electric for BP Plc, though it’s not giving up on oil just yet. The British company bumped up its forecast for electric vehicles by 80 percent to 180 million by 2035, according to an energy outlook released Tuesday. It expects a third of the miles driven in 2040 will be powered by […]
Meet the new ‘renewable superpowers’: nations that boss the materials used for wind and solar
Imagine a world where every country has not only complied with the Paris climate agreement but has moved away from fossil fuels entirely. How would such a change affect global politics? The 20th century was dominated by coal, oil and natural gas, but a shift to zero-emission energy generation and transport means a new set […]
FY19 Outlook: PLFs Unlikely to Fall Further, Visible Improvements in Discoms’ Health
Ind-Ra-New Delhi-: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has maintained a stable-to-negative outlook on the power sector for FY19, despite visible improvements in the financial health of select distribution companies (discoms) and lower dependence of generating companies on imported coal. The improvement in the financial health of certain discoms is attributed to lower transmission and distribution […]
The Global Annual Market for Uninterruptible Power Supply Service from Distributed Energy Storage Is Expected to Reach $2.7 Billion by 2026
Behind-the-meter distributed energy storage systems that provide uninterruptible power supply service to non-mission critical operations benefit utilities and facility managers A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the market for distributed energy storage systems with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) capabilities for non-mission critical operations (UPSX), providing an overview of market issues and revenue forecasts through […]
Week in Review: Clean energy’s year of Trumping dangerously
A year ago, I used this space to reflect on the election of Donald J Trump as President. For many, including me, the shock was still fresh as we watched Trump take the oath of office that damp day here in Washington, the wounds opened during a deeply dispiriting 2016 campaign still very raw. And […]
The Global Market for Smart Generator Sets Is Expected to Exceed $18.5 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2026
Genset vendors are embracing new value streams to provide added value to customers and to compete against falling prices of solar and energy storage A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for diesel and natural gas reciprocating generator sets (gensets), providing an analysis of key market developments and issues, with global forecasts […]
Onzo named in the 2018 Global Cleantech 100
ONZO has been named in the Global top 100 Start-Up companies likely to make a significant market impact in the next 5-10 years, at the prestigious Global Cleantech awards for 2018. Those named represent the most innovative and promising private companies that are best positioned to solve tomorrows clean technology challenges. Global Cleantech are a […]