Tania Jones’ Post

Thank you for inviting us, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) and for allowing our CEO Adam Bloom to share his thoughts, challenges, and opportunities for Battery Energy Storage Systems at the India Energy Storage Week (IESW). Whilst battery energy storage will play a critical role in India's energy transition, it was encouraging to hear that other complementing technologies are also part of the solution. #GreenHydrogen has the potential to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors, including refineries, ammonia, methanol, iron and steel, and transport. MWM Gas Engines are hydrogen-enabled and through Trigeneration, can provide a sustainable source of electricity, heat and cooling to meet India's burgeoning cooling requirements outlined within India’s Cooling Action Plan. #Microgrids in India are gaining traction as a sustainable solution to the country's energy challenges. These small-scale, localised power systems are revolutionising how electricity is generated and distributed, especially in rural areas where traditional grid infrastructure is absent. Microgrids co-locating on-site generation and energy storage can provide reliable and affordable electricity to communities, that were previously underserved. Together let's #PowerTheFuture. #EnergyEverywhere #EnergyTransition #NetZero #Hydrogen #BatteryEnergyStorage #OnSiteGeneration #Microgrids #India

Great insights on the challenges India is facing with grid capacity and stabilisation, very similar to Australia. High levels of interest in Kardinia Energy's Printed Solar; a solution that generates energy at the point of consumption, reducing grid demand and adding capacity with onsite battery storage. #KardiniaEnergy #IESA #IABX #Austrade #InvestNSW #SustainableEnergy #CircularEconomy #C&I #RemoteEnergy

The Confederation of Indian Industry Karnataka Annual Energy Transition Conference was an eye-opener! India's immense potential in this sector is undeniable. It was inspiring to learn about the ambitious goals for energy security and exports. The discussions on current challenges, industry trends, and green hydrogen pilots were insightful. A special mention to Yuvraj Sarda for insights on the electric vehicle landscape in India. It was also great connecting with fellow attendees Jeevarajasekar palanivel and Rahul Soni #energytransition #renewables #greenhydrogen #electricvehicles #India #CII #sustainability #energysecurity #futureofenergy

India's growing #electricity demand presents a unique challenge: how to meet peak #power needs in a sustainable and cost-effective way. While #gas-based power currently plays a role, a new wave of innovation is emerging. Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)’s Purva Jain, in her latest briefing note “Gauging gas-based power’s role in meeting India’s peak electricity demand”, explores if #renewables can be the answer to India's #peakpower challenge. Read the press release ⤵: https://lnkd.in/guyGNbiu Read the full briefing note⤵: https://lnkd.in/gQTCRWUZ Watch the video to see the key highlights⤵:

Sharing some highlights from my latest briefing note analysing the use of natural gas for meeting peak power demand in India. Read the note here : https://lnkd.in/gQTCRWUZ #heatwave #climatechange #renewables

Tata Power Wins IPPAI Power Award 2024 for Mumbai’s Innovative Demand Response Program The Tata Power Mumbai Distribution team wins the IPPAI Power Award 2024 for its groundbreaking demand response program. This innovative initiative utilizes AI and smart technology to conserve energy, earning accolades at the Regulatory and Policy Makers event by IPPAI. Esteemed guests such as Mr. Bhupinder Singh Bhalla- Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Mr. Ghanshyam Prasad – Chairperson of the Central Electricity Authority, and Dr Pramod Deo – Former Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, attended the event. This achievement underscores Tata Power’s commitment to innovation and excellence in the energy sector. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/d2_SGJXS #solarenergy #alternativeenergy #solarpv #pvsolar #photovoltaic #cleanenergy #cleantech #climatechange #middleeast #africa #india #asiapacific #asia #asia #india #renewableenergy #solarenergy #tatapower

Solar's intermittency mandates the need for low cost intra-day storage to avoid grid instability. With XDLE's ultra long life cycle LFP cells and custom solutions from Cygni it is now possible to make Solar not only grid competitive (which it already was) but also usable throughout the day for our Commercial & Industrial customers. We think this could be a game changer for micro-grid applications, captive solar plants, peak shaving and a lot more translating to utility cost reduction and a lower carbon footprint. Exciting times ahead for renewable energy! More about the range of solutions here: https://lnkd.in/gPFV2STg Venkat Rajaraman Vipul Kumar Jain

We’ve been trying to figure out how / why the Inverter we are building in our lab would be better than the ones that are imported and used in India. Every inverter is able to feed power to the grid. Every inverter is able to synchronise with the grid. Every inverter is able to maintain a power factor of 0.99 at high power. But all the inverters we test at our lab have surprisingly low power factors (0.10 to 0.75) at power outputs < 100W Today we pumped 100 mA of current into the grid and were able to achieve a Power factor of 0.965 🙂 We still don’t know how this will matter to the world at large. But, to the team that’s been working on this - it means the world 🙋♂️ #Atmanirbharbharat India DST - Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) - Department Of Scientific And Industrial Research (Dsir)

ALMM for Solar: Challenges and opportunities for India #ALMM #MonoPERC #n-TOPCon #PVManufacturing India has revived the ALMM (Approved List of Models and Manufacturers) mandate for solar PV modules to promote the inhouse manufacturing capabilities. There is news around that, India may impose similar mandate for solar cell. Let’s dig into some real figure, which itself cater the challenges and opportunities: The module production capacity in India is close to 67 GW. Out of that only around 55% (Approx 37 GW) capacity is listed under ALMM. At present n-TOPCon technology (glass-glass) is most preferred due to its higher reliability, performance and the lower LCOE. But only about 6% (approx 4.5 GW) production capacity is listed under ALMM. India need to have close to 30 GW PV module per year to achieve 2030 target. Changing Mono PERC module production line to n-TOPCon is not straight forward. For M10 based n-TOPCon solar cell, the number of busbars is 16 in compare to around 10 for Mono PERC. Retrofitting stringer head or change of stringer required cost and time. Another important aspect is power testing of the module. n-TOPCon measurement need special technique due to higher efficiency and capacitance effect. Most of the cases, Xenon based flasher used in mono PERC are failed to measure accurately the n-TOPCon power. The solar cell production capacity in India around 6 GW and out of that close to 1.5 GW started producing n-TOPCon, but efficiency is the major concern. Please note that, it’s not one can’t produce n-TOPCon solar cell for existing mono PERC production line, major equipment changes are required. Systematic analysis and solutions required to mitigate all the concern and challenges.