Solar climate engineering — intentional modification of the planet’s reflectivity — is coming under increasing consideration as a means to counter climate change. At present, it offers the possibility of greatly reducing climate risks, but would pose physical and social risks of its own....

The present study attempts to understand the concept of commoditisation and its potential impact on Roof Top Solar (RTS) PV in India. Solar PV is a growing industry and it is beginning to play a major role in the electricity mix in our country. The objective of this study is to understand the...

The Government of India (GoI) set an ambitious target to provide uninterrupted energy access across all sectors of the economy 2022. In this context, it’s a commitment to deploy 40GW of GC-RSPV by 2022 in the residential sector is facing multiple challenges, which is hindering the progress of...

In this work we illustrate a simple logical framework serving the purpose of assessing the economic profitability and measuring value creation in a solar photovoltaic (PhV) project and, in general, in a replacement project where the cash-flow stream is nonnegative, with some strictly positive...

With agriculture being the primary economic sector of India and other developing countries, it is the urge of the hour to automate it in order to increase efficiency Automation significantly moderates the amount of manual labor, and makes farming easier and faster, resulting in more agricultural...

High demand for photovoltaic (PV), battery, and small-scale combined heat and power (CHP) technologies are driving a virtuous cycle of technological improvements and cost reductions in off grid electric systems that increasingly compete with the grid market. Using a case study in the Upper...

Renewable thermal energy remains a largely untapped resource in the United States, despite its low costs and growing popularity in many other countries and the pressing need to rapidly deploy and scale carbon-free energy sources in order to mitigate anthropogenic climate change. In this article,...

Electric utilities throughout the country are seeking for ways to address the growing threats that distributed solar energy technologies pose to their long-term stability. In particular, a small number of utilities have recently begun pursuing an “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” sort...

The wind energy sector uses a mature yet continuously improving technology. The reliability of wind turbines and the efficiency of energy capture are both high, yet continue to improve with new designs, new components and new materials. Even non-technological aspects such as project management,...

The financial crisis and its subsequent spread in European economies has sparked an interest in investment litigations and arbitrations. Foreign investors are utilising every means available in resisting regulatory measures that affect them detrimentally, hoping that dispute resolution can...