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The month of July and August sawsome interesting activity in the Renew-able Energy Sector.

The Ministry of New and Renewa-ble Energy (MNRE) has released a draftof the National Renewable Energy

Act. The Policy aims to increase theshare of Renewables in the CountrysEnergy mix. While the Act looks atdrawing a National Renewable Ener-gy Fund as a fixed portion from theNational Clean Energy Fund, it alsolays out a regulated structure to en-force RPO.

Another positive development wasGujarat states announcement of anew solar policy. i.e. Gujarat SolarPower Policy 2015. One of the ma-

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try Insights from Experts and IndustryLeaders Mr. Shrinivas Chebbi, Vice-Pres-

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Pete Kostic, Vice President of Sales& Marketing at Xcell Automation,Inc.

Mr. Ruchir Panwar, Business Head,Green Factory Building, Mahindra

Susten Private Limited Mr. Sishir Goel, VP-Technology &

Marketing, Brij Encapsulants India Mr. Shankar Karnik, General Man-

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Quality of PV Modules to Define In-dias Solar Dream from Vikram Solar

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Overview of Energy Sector in In-

diaDr. Ahindra Chakrabarti writes thatthe demand for Electricity in theCountry has been growing at a rapidrate and is expected to grow furtherin the years to come. The Indian Pow-er Sector is one of the most diversi-fied in the world, compared to manydeveloping countries where crude oiland natural gas and renewables playa major role.

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BIOMASS Biomass Characterization: Perspectives and Challenges;Yogender Singh, Y. K. Yadav; SSSNIBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Flexi Biogas Technology: An Alternate Low Cost Biogas Technology to Rural India;Pradip Narale, Ramesh Choudhari, Prof. N.S. Rathore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

ENERGY STORAGE Batteries: The only missing link in India Solar Energy Story; Mr. Vineet Mittal; Welspun Renewables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

INDUSTRY JEWEL

Mr. Vineet Mittal, Director; Navitas Green Solutions Pvt. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

INTERVIEW Mr. Shrinivas Chebbi, Vice-President, Partner and Buildings BU; Schneider Electric India.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Mr. Pete Kostic, Vice President-Sales & Marketing; Xcell Automation, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Mr. Ruchir Panwar, Business Head, Green Factory Building; Mahindra Susten Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Mr. Sishir Goel, Vice-President-Technology & Marketing; Brij Encapsulants (India) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Mr. Shankar Karnik, General Manager- Industrial; ExxonMobil Lubricants Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

POWER SECTOR Turbine Oil Testing;Mr. Shankar Karnik; Exxon Mobil Lubricants Private Limited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

De-regulated Electricity Markets Procurement Strategies and Beyond;Ankit Prabhash; Beroe Consulting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Overview of Energy Sector in India; Dr. Ahindra Chakrabarti; Great Lakes Institute Of Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

RENEWABLE ENERGY MNRE Achievement ; Energetica India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

MNREs Draft National Renewable Energy Act, 2015; Energetica India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

What are Indian Renewable Energy Researchers working on?; Energetica India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

GREEN CLIMATE FUND A Way Forward to Aid Developing Countries to Switch to Renewable Energy; Energetica India . . . . . 50

From Energetica Indias Blog Stable; August 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

How Predictive Analytics help grow Renewable Energy Industry;Ashwajit Wahane, Machine Pulse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

SOLAR POWER Indias Need For Water Free Solar Panel Cleansing; Anat Cohen Segev; Ecoppia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Quality of PV modules to define Indias Solar Dream Solar; Mr. Ivan Saha; Vikram Solar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Solar Water Pumping System for Agriculture; Pradip Narale, Prof. Narendra Singh Rathore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

WIND ENERGY Is India Prepared for Offshore Wind Farm Development?;

Ms. Riya Rachel Mohan, Ms. Sandhya Sundararagavan, Mr. Ashish Nigam; CSTEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

4.Editorial / 6.Contents / 8. Take advice / 10.Energy News / 78.Products

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SUSTAINABLE SMART CITIES INDIA 2015Date:3-4 September, 2015

Place:Bengaluru, IndiaOrganizer:Nispana Innovative PlatformsTel:+91 8892718635Email:[email protected]: http://nispana.com/ssci/

9TH RENEWABLE ENERGY EXPO [REI]2015Date:23-25 September, 2015Place:Greater Noida, IndiaOrganizer:UBMTel:+91 (0) 01244524215Email: Website: http://www.ubmindia.in/renewable_energy/home

ECO EXPO ASIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE

FAIR ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONDate:28-31 October, 2015Place:Hong Kong, ChinaOrganizer:HKTDCTel:852-1830668Email:[email protected]: http://www.hktdc.com/fair/ecoexpoasia-

en/Eco-Expo-Asia-International-Trade-Fair-on-

Environmental-Protection.html?DCSext.dept=5&WT.mc_id=1815680

INTERSOLAR INDIA 2015 CONFERENCE

AND EXHIBITIONDate:18-20 November, 2015Place:Mumbai, IndiaOrganizer:MMI India Pvt. LtdTel:+91 22 4255 4700Email:[email protected]: http://www.intersolar.in/en/home.html

ELECRAMA 2016Date:13-17 February, 2016Place:Bengaluru, IndiaOrganizer:IEEMATel:022-24930532

Email:[email protected]: https://elecrama.com/default.html

ENERGY STORAGE INDIA 2015Date:8-9 December, 2015Place:New Delhi, IndiaOrganizer:Messe Dsseldorf IndiaTel:+91-0-48550000

Email:[email protected]:http://www.esiexpo.in/

IUKAN 2015Date:8th September, 2015

Place:New Delhi, IndiaOrganizer:PMANIFOLD BUSINESS SOLUTIONSTel:+91 95992 46701Email: [email protected]:http://www.iukan.in

WASTETECH & CLEANTECH INDIA 2015Date:29-30 September, 2015

Place:New Delhi, IndiaOrganizer:Messe FrankfurtTel:+91 22 6757 5940Email: [email protected]:http://cleantech

india.in.messefrankfurt.com/newdelhi/en/exhibitors/

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COMSOL CONFERENCE 2015Date:29-30 October, 2015

Place:Pune, IndiaOrganizer:COMSOL Multiphysics Pvt. Ltd.Tel:080 2559-7799

Email:[email protected]:http://comsol.co.in/c/2hn9

ENVIROTECH ASIA 2015Date:1-3 December, 2015Place: Organizer:RADEECAL COMMUNICATIONSTel:+91 07926401101

Email:[email protected]:http://www.envirotechasia.com/index.html

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Tel:080-25357028Email:[email protected]

Website:http://www.iptexpo.com/index.html

SMART CITY LANDSCAPE 2015Date:10-11 September, 2015

Place:New Delhi, IndiaOrganizer:Information Exchange GroupTel:+97144364214Email:[email protected]:http://www.smartcitylandscape.com/

IFAT INDIA 2015Date:13-15 October, 2015

Place:Mumbai, IndiaOrganizer:Messe MunchenTel:022- 4255 4700Email:[email protected]:http://www.ifat-india.com/

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Place:Mumbai, IndiaOrganizer:ABEC Exhibitions & Conferences Pvt. LtdTel:022-66814900

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2ND SMART CITIES INDIA 2016 EXPODate:11-13 May, 2016Place:New Delhi, IndiaOrganizer:Exhibition India GroupTel:011-4279 5185

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

Equal Focus on VariousForms of RenewablePower says Piyush GoyalMr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of

State (IC) for Power, Coal & New

and Renewable Energy said that

the Union Government has

equal focus on various forms

of renewable power and does

not discriminate between solar,

wind or biogas power in termsof providing support to these re-

newable sources. Mr. Goyal said

that the Government reinstat-

ed accelerated depreciation to

boost wind power sector in the

first budget of the new govern-

ment so that people can expand

and take benefits of the same.

He was speaking after launch-

ing Indian Wind Resource Atlas

at 100 metre level here today.

Mr.Piyush Goyal stated thatthe Atlas will help policy makers

at Centre and State Govern-

ments to deal with issues relat-

ed to tariff fixation, transmis-

sion, grade frequency etc and

providing better infrastructure

for the investors. He said that he

is personally very delighted that

the ministry has provided such

crucial information in public do-

main at free of cost. He assured

that the Ministries of Coal, Pow-er and New & Renewable Energy

will keep on providing more and

more data in public domain and

thus work on bringing transpar-

ency in the system. Mr. Saurabh

Patel, Gujarat Energy Minister,

Mr. Rajendra Shukla, Madhya

Pradesh Energy Minister, Mr.

Pushpendra Singh, Rajasthan

Energy Minister, Mr. D.K. Shiv-

kumar, Karnataka Energy Minis-ter, senior officials from central

agencies, state government and

high level representatives of the

wind industry were also present

at the occasion.

The new Indian Wind Atlas is

an important online GIS (Ge-

ographic Information System)

tool for identification of the

regional and local wind energy

potential in India. It contains

average annual values of WindSpeed (m/s), Wind Power Den-

sity and Capacity Utilization Fac-

tor (CUF) calculated for an av-

erage 2 MW turbine at 100 m.

In the atlas the resultant layers

are at very high resolution and

joint frequency tables have been

derived for the entire country at

500 m resolution. Also, high res-

olution Re-analysis data set has

been used for the study- NCEP/

CFSR which enhanced the accu-racy of the mapping. The Atlas

uses dynamic meso-micro cou-

pled WRF modelling technique

Karnataka to get Rs.800 croreunder DDUGJY to provide 24hours quality power supply

Union Government has an-

nounced that it will grant Rs.

800 crore under Deen Dayal

Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana to

Karnataka for the setting up of

separate feeder line to provide

24 hours three-phase quality

power supply to the farmers.

Under the scheme, feeders havespecially designed transformers

to supply power to farmers said

Mr. Piyush Goyal , Union Minis-

ter of State (IC) for Power, Coal

and Renewable Energy.

Addressing the media per-

sons after the review meeting

of Power Projects in Karnataka,

Mr. Piyush Goyal said that the

centre is planning to give Rs.

1,700 crore additional fund un-

der DDUGJY to the state for theelectrification of 8 lakh house-

holds of rural Karnataka which

have not still been electrified.

24X7 power supply is the mis-

sion of the government and

state and centre should work

together to achieve the target

by 2019, he added.

Karnataka has bigger plans for

the new and renewable energy

sector as the state is embarking

on setting up of Asias largestSolar Park of 2,000 MW, at

Tumkur, with the help of Gov-

ernment of India. This project is

a fitting example for the Team

India working for the welfare

of the people in the true spirit

of cooperative federalism, Mr.

Goyal said.

Operational issues of power

transmission lines and transmis-

sion corridors have been sort-

ed out in the review meeting.This will enable to have cheap-

er power, especially cheapest

power in South India, wherein

the input power cost will come

down by 50% Shri Goyal said.

The country is gearing up

to an installation capacity of

40,000MW of solar roof tower

power project which will be a

unique scheme in the country.

Government of India is giving

15% subsidy to the householdinstallation of solar roof tops.

Answering a question the

minister said that the coal block

allocation will be done in a sci-

entific manner and each state

will be allotted a separate block,

exclusively for the power needs

of the state. Additional coal

blocks will be allotted as per

the need after the next round

of allotment through transpar-

ent bidding process the minis-ter added. Mr. D.K Shivkumar,

Energy Minister, Government of

Karnataka was also present.

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Ministries of Power & Railways signs 3 MOUs on

Cooperation in Electricity & Energy EfficiencyFour Memorandum of Under-

standing ( MoUs) were signed

between Ministry of Power ,

Ministry of New & Renewable

Energy (MNRE) and Ministry

of Railways for Cooperation

in the areas of Electricity

Transmission , Energy Efficien-

cy and promotion of Renewa-

ble Energy in Indian Railways

in the presence of Ministerof Railways, Mr. Suresh Prab-

hakar Prabhu and Minister of

State (IC) for Power, Coal and

New and Renewable Energy,

Mr. Piyush Goyal. The MoUs

provides a framework under

which both parties may col-

laborate and cooperate for

efficient, reliable and eco-

nomical generation, trans-

mission, distribution, trading,

supply, marketing of electric-ity and energy efficiency in

Indian Railways.

Speaking on the occassion,

Mr. Piyush Goyal said that

this is momentous occa-

sion which transcends three

Ministries whereby a holistic

view is being taken on en-

ergy, green energy & energy

efficiency. Mr. Goyal further

added that these MoUs will

cater the ambitious targetsof lowering cost of electricity

and consumption in railways

and adoption of LED lighting

on large scale. Compliment-

ing Mr. Suresh Prabhu, he

said that today Indian rail-

way is moving towards green

energy and with this speed,

will soon become one of the

largest producers of renew-

able energy in the country.

Mr. Piyush Goyal informed

that the Railways has ambi-

tious targets of producingRenewable Energy and it will

become largest Renewable

energy producer. He added

that all equipments will do-

mestically sourced which will

give boost to governments

programmes like Make in In-

dia & Skill India.

While addressing the audi-

ence, Mr. Suresh Prabhu said

that as largest commercial

transporter, Indian Railwayfeels responsible for working

towards minimising emmis-

sion of green house gases

and will become in near fu-

ture Green Transporter.

He said that using clean fuel

is as important as transport-

ing goods and passengers

since clean environment is the

collective responsibility of all.

Shri Prabhu also stated that

the idea behind MoUs is togenerate cheaper, easier and

commercially viable renewa-

ble energy.

The areas of bilateral coop-

eration under the MoU are:

Implementation of elec-

tricity and energy effi-

ciency projects for Indian

Railways.

Cooperation for construc-

tion, operation and main-

tenance of transmission

lines.

Sharing of information,experience, knowledge

and training of staff and

officers of railways.

Implementaiton of joint

research or technical pro-

jects for achieving energy

conservation in Indian

Railways.

Implementation of energy

conservation projects for

targeted achievement of

energy savings in IndianRailways.

Ministry of Railways and

Bureau of Energy Efficien-

cy also signed a Memoran-

dum of Understanding for

implementation of energy

efficiency projects in Indian

Railways. The MoU between

the Railways and the Bureau

of Energy Efficiency would fa-

cilitate the identification and

design of interventions (suchas energy audits) for enhanc-

ing energy efficiency. It would

also help in setting of targets

for traction energy efficiency

enhancement that the Rail-

ways would meet under the

Bureaus Perform, Achieve,

and Trade programme.

A third MoU was signed

between Energy Efficiency

Services Ltd. (EESL) and Rail-

ways Energy Management

Company Ltd. (REMCL) for

implementation of energyefficiency measures in Rail-

ways buildings. The REM-

CL-EESL MoU would enable

the two companies to work

together to enhance energy

efficiency in various Railway

buildings, and also expand

the Domestic Energy Effi-

cient Lighting Programme

(DELP) being carried out

across the country by EESL,

in Railway colonies. The firstjoint project of these two

companies would be to up-

grade the energy using in-

frastructure in Rail Bhawan

within the next eight weeks

so as to secure a reduction of

at least 20% in the electricity

consumption in the building.

On this occasion, Ministry

of New & Renewable Energy

(MNRE) & Ministry of Rail-

ways also signed a MoU tobring in a change in the en-

ergy mix and solarization of

Railways.

Future-proofing is our prioritySmart Grid Ready is a keyword

for future inverter applications.

So is plug-in card technology,which enables the device to re-

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this is our Fronius IG series. These

devices came onto the market

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made compatible for wirelessapplications today. Thats what

we call future-proof, explains

Martin Hackl. Optional plug-in

cards, such as the Fronius Sensor

Card, are easily integrated using

the Plug&Play feature and the

inverter is state-of-the-art onceagain.

In addition to Modbus TCP and

RTU SunSpec, a Fronius Solar API

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INDIANEWS

India, United States Seek Proposals forInnovative Off-Grid Clean Energy Projects

In another step forward for

the U.S.-India Partnership to

Advance Clean Energy (PACE),

U.S. Ambassador to India Rich-

ard Verma announced today

that up to $2 million in grants

will be made available for in-

novative, early-stage off-grid

clean energy projects in the

fi rst round of the PACEsetter

Fund, a joint 50 crore rupee

($7.9 million) fund establishedin June by the Governments

of India and the United States

to accelerate the commerciali-

zation of off-grid clean energy

solutions. Initial expressions

of interest are due October

16,2015.

Speaking at the inaugural

India Off-Grid Energy Summit,

Ambassador Verma also an-

nounced the launch of a new

public-private partnership that

will work to mobilize $41 mil-

lion in finance to enable cleanenergy entrepreneurs to sus-

tain and scale their business

models beyond the early stage

targeted by the PACEsetter

Fund. This effort, a partner-

ship between New Ventures

India, Insitor Management, the

Global Social Business Incuba-

tor at Santa Clara University,

and USAID/India, aims to help

1 million Indians gain access

to electricity through off-grid

clean energy solutions.

Taken together, these twoannouncements advance

President Obama and Prime

Minister Modis commitment

to embark on a new and en-

hanced strategic partnership

on energy security, clean ener-

gy, and climate change. They

are major milestones for Pro-

moting Energy Access through

Clean Energy (PEACE), a PACE

initiative focused on harness-

ing commercial enterprise to

bring clean energy access to

unserved and underserved in-dividuals and communities.

Fronius launches stringinverter solution forPV projects in India

The solutions provider Fro-nius is launching the latest

addition to the SnapINvert-

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Available in the 25.0 and

27.0 kVA power catego-

ries, the Fronius Eco string

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yields, especially for large-

scale PV projects into the

megawatt range.

Thanks to the exception-

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installed in unsheltered in-

door and outdoor locations.

Thanks to the exception-

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installed in unsheltered in-

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The Fronius Eco is the

ideal project inverter. It is

easy to service, extremely

cost-effective and offersthe high quality associat-

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Martin Hackl, head of the

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The compact design en-

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Its lightweight design

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Waaree EnergiesReceives Make InIndia Awards for

Excellence-2015Waaree Energies Limited

has announced that it has

been awarded the Make In

India Awards for Excellence

2015 by Krazy Mantra,

a leading IT organization

based out of Ahmedabad.

This award is an effort to

recognize the companies

who are executing our

Honorable Prime MinisterMr. Narendra Modis vision

of Make in India with ex-

cellence in their own do-

main. Waaree has received

this award for its manufac-

turing excellence in the re-

newable energy category.

Chief Guest for the

event, Shri. Kalraj Mishra

Union Minister for MSME,

and Shri Dhanraj Pillai the

legendary hockey player,handed over the awards

to the winners. Mr. Ketan

Vora CEO Waaree Surya

Power LLP received the

award on behalf of Waaree

Energies Limited.

Hitesh Doshi, Chairman

and Managing Director,

at Waaree Energies com-

mented Its an honour

to be recognized for ex-

cellence in the field of

solar energy. Just as the

powerful sun reaches theremotest corner of the

world, Waaree is deter-

mined to widen the solar

energy landscape in the

best possible way. These

recognitions go a long

way in keeping our mo-

rale high and motivate us

to keep up our quest for

excellence. I would like to

congratulate Krazy Man-

tra and their entire teamfor conceptualising and

executing this initiative

successfully.


15/84



INDIANEWS

MNRE takes initiative for Low CostFinancing for Renewable Energy

The Government has takenfollowing major initiatives in

coordination with different

Ministries/Departments for

mobilizing the low cost financ-

ing for renewable energy pro-

jects which inter-alia includes

low cost borrowing through

multi-lateral and bi-later-

al agencies i.e. World Bank,

Asian Development Bank, KfW

Germany, etc.; inclusion of

Renewable Energy Projects inPriority Sector Lending Norms

of Commercial Banks; and ap-

proval for issuance of tax free

infrastructure bonds for fund-

ing renewable energy projects

during the FY 2015-16. This

was stated by Mr. Piyush Goyal,

Minister of State (IC) for Pow-

er, Coal & New and RenewableEnergy in a written reply to a

question in the Lok Sabha

The Minister further stated

that the Rural Electrification

Corporation (REC) is providing

Renewable Energy loans at the

rate of interest which is 0.75%

less than the Conventional

Generation Projects. Moreover,

there are no restrictions on the

loan amount for Renewable

Energy Projects and all pro-jects found viable are eligible

for funding. Further, in remote

villages, Government is also

providing grant through REC

for Decentralized Distributed

Generation under Deendayal

Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

(DDUGJY).

Swelect Energy SystemsLtd. commissions 10 MWSPV Farm in Tamil Nadu

SWELECT Energy Systems

Ltd., has announced that it

has recently commissioned

its 10 MW SPV Farm near-

Musiri Taluk, Trichy District,

Tamil Nadu. It is the states

first VGF(Viability Gap

Funding) Project under the

JNNSM Phase 2 and also theonly DCR (Domestic Con-

tent Requirement) project in

Tamil Nadu.

The highlight of this pro-

ject is that more than 55%

of the installed SPV mod-

ules were manufactured

in SWELECT owned mod-

ule manufacturing facility

at Bangalore (HHV Solar

Technologies Ltd) with the

SPV Cells manufactured inIndia with 100% DCR com-

pliance. The SPV modules

used are high efficiency

240, 245, 250 and 255 Wp-

multi crystalline panels with

IEC certification and 750

kW high efficiency TMEiC

central inverters have been

used.

This has enabled SWELECT

to be in line with theMake in

India program as well as theupcoming DCR programs.

SWELECT has installed over

1700 Roof top installations

for Process Industries, IT

campuses,University cam-

puses, Banks, ATM sites and

many other corporate cus-

tomers. SWELECT has been

ranked as No. 1 Rooftop

Solar company (source: Soft

Disk awards 2012, 13, 14)

for three consecutive years.It is currently in the process

of developing a 20 MW SPV

Farm.

JinkoSolar connects 34.56MWHigh Efficient Eagle Modulesin Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd has

announced that its 34.56MW

Eagle PID-FREE modules have

been successfully connected in

Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh.

These modules were deployed

to three projects in Lalitpur, a

district suffering from extreme

weather conditions, and have

proven their phenomenal ability

against high temperature and

humidity in summer and cold-ness in winter.

In the hottest summer, Lal-

itpurs temperature recorded

49C, and the average relative

humidity in rain season goes

above 85%, posing a huge

challenge to regular solar pan-

els.

Jinkos high efficient Eagle

modules are designed to coun-

ter these harsh conditions.

As the worlds first PID-FREE

modules that have past severe

test under the condition of

85C/85%RH, Eagles are able

to perform to the best at any-where in India, providing a re-

liable and stable high-efficient

power source for businesses

and communities.

Suzlon completes project for NSEas it becomes 1st stock exchangeto invest in Wind Energy

Indias leading bourse Nation-al Stock Exchange of India Ltd

(NSE) completed 6.25 MW

wind power project. Suzlon

Group, one of the leading wind

turbine manufacturer was the

technical partner for supply &

commissioning of the project.

The project completion is a

milestone achievement for NSE

and Suzlon since it is Indias

first Stock Exchange to deploy

wind energy to off-set its cap-tive power usage. 65% of the

energy consumption of NSE of-

fice located at Exchange Plaza

building, Bandra-Kurla Com-

plex (BKC) Mumbai will be met

by this wind project.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr

Mahesh Haldipur, NSE spokes-

person said The investment

in wind power project is part

of our long term focus on sus-

tainable development. We arecommitted to conduct business

in a way that protects the en-

vironment by using green tech-

nology. Harnessing wind ener-

gy for our operations is a step inthat direction. This is in addition

to the various power saving and

energy efficient measures being

undertaken at the premises.

Mr. Ishwar Mangal, Chief

Sales Officer, Suzlon Group

said, The increased focus and

investment in wind energy is a

testament of efforts by corpo-

rates in India towards mitigat-

ing climate change and energy

security. NSEs thrust on sustain-able development and invest-

ments in wind energy will also

encourage other corporates

to harness wind energy for

meeting their energy require-

ments and to hedge power

cost for next 25 years thereby

contribute towards a greener

tomorrow. Suzlons concept to

commissioning approach of-

fers convenience to customers

for setting up wind project forcaptive use. Suzlon leveraged

its end-to-end wind solutions

expertise to oversee the project

completion from start to end.


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INDIA

Inox Wind Bags 100 MW Order from OSTRO EnergyInox Wind Limited has an-

nounced that it has bagged an

order for a 100 MW wind pow-

er project at Lahori, in the stateof Madhya Pradesh from Ostro

Energy. . Inox will supply and

install 50 units of its advanced

2MW DFIG 100 rotor dia Wind

Turbine Generators (WTGs) for

Ostro Energy, on a turnkey basis.

The 100 rotor dia WTG has one

of the highest swept areas, that

makes it ideally suited to max-

imise returns, especially in low

wind areas.

Inox Wind will be responsiblefor the entire project lifecycle,

from development and con-

struction to commissioning and

has also been contracted to un-

dertake operations and mainte-

nance services of the project for

a multi year period, post com-

missioning. The 100 MW projectwill be a part of the Inox Wind

Park of 200 MW capacity at La-

hori, one of many such Wind

Parks being developed by Inox

across the country.

At each such wind park, Inox

Wind is providing its customers

with end to end solutions includ-

ing wind resource assessment,

building the power evacuation

system, acquiring land, develop-

ing the entire site infrastructure,supplying the WTGs, erection

and commissioning services as

well as long term operations and

maintenance services.

These orders have further

boosted Inoxs strong order book

with major IPPs in India. Ostro

enjoys a position of pride in In-dias renewable energy space.

We are happy that Ostro has

expressed faith in Inoxs technol-

ogy, capabilities and services and

we look forward to strengthen-

ing this relationship further in

the future. We are very pleased

to partner Ostro in providing

clean, sustainable and renewa-

ble power to the society at large,

and contributing to the nations

development in an environmen-tally responsible manner said

Mr. Kailash Tarachandani, Chief

Executive Officer of Inox Wind

Limited in his statement.

The 100 MW Lahori project

is Ostro Energys first project

in Madhya Pradesh. It has a

challenging completion time-line but we are confident that

Inox will deliver the project

safely, timely and of top notch

quality. We look forward to

building a long and fruit-

ful relationship with Inox on

the strong foundation of the

successful project in MP. This

project is another building

block in Ostros commitment

to clean energy and its goal

to reach 800 MW operatingcapacity in next three years

Ranjit Gupta, Chief Executive

Officer of Ostro Energy, said in

his statement.

AWS Truepower Announces MajorExpansion of its Due Diligence Team

AWS Truepower has an-

nounced that it has responded

to the growing success of its

due diligence services by ex-

panding its team with several

well-known industry veterans

and skilled specialists.

Starting August 24, Gill How-

ard Larsen assumed leadership

of the group as Director of Due

Diligence. Gill has long experi-

ence as a wind and IPP projectdeveloper and owner includ-

ing with Edison Mission Ener-

gy and Cinergy (now Duke),

and since joining the company

last year has played a critical

role on the companys Due

Diligence team, first as Senior

Project Manager, then Head of

Project Management.

Ive been enormously im-

pressed with Gills clear vision

for the due diligence business,her huge passion for her work,

and her great project and client

management skills, remarked

Michael Brower, President of

AWS Truepower. Were lucky

to have her.

Chris Ziesler joined the team

in August as Manager of Tech-

nical Advisory Services. Chris

comes to AWS Truepower from

Wind Capital Group, a wind

developer and operator, where

he was Senior Vice President

until the company wound up

its assets in early 2015. Prior tothat he held senior positions at

Shell Wind Energy and Power-

gen Renewables.

Starting in September Emil

Moroz of EM Energy, LLC, will

be contributing to the AWS

Truepower team as Senior Tur-

bine Engineer. A well known

and respected figure in the

wind industry, Emil has held a

number of key senior positions

in wind turbine technology andplant operations including Chief

Engineer with Garrad Hassan

America, Director of Technolo-

gy and Project Development for

DeWind, and Director of Wind

Turbine Technology for AES.

Also in September, Nestor

Castillo will be joining AWS

Truepower as Senior Electri-

cal Engineer. For the past two

years Nestor was a risk assess-

ment engineer for the Texas Re-

liability Entity, and before that

was Senior Electrical Engineer

for DNV GL for six years. In thelatter role he gained enormous

experience as an independent

engineer on utility-scale wind

projects, including performing

electrical design reviews and

construction monitoring.

Rounding out the group is

Cristian Algar, who joined

AWS Truepower in July as Pro-

ject Manager in the Barcelona

office. A mechanical engineer,

Cristian worked for more thanfive years for Abantia, a solar

EPC company that developed

many different solar projects

in Mexico and South America,

and before that worked for a

year for Acciona Windpower

North America.

The new staff join an estab-

lished team whose skills have

been honed over the past two

years providing independent

engineering, owners engineer-

ing, and technical advisory ser-

vices, and who are supported

by AWS Truepowers indus-try-leading resource and ener-

gy consulting group.

For over 30 years, the

growth of AWS Truepower has

been driven by its talented and

experienced staff, remarked

Bruce Bailey, CEO. With the

bolstering of the due diligence

team with such highly experi-

enced and talented industry

professionals, Im confident

that AWS Truepower will ce-ment its position as a leading

force in the wind and solar en-

ergy due diligence markets.



INDIANEWS

Global demand for energy is expected to increaseby more than 35% by 2040: ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil Lubricants Private

Limited shared a perspective

on effective lubrication prac-

tices and the need for guide-

lines on industrial lubrication in

India. Every year ExxonMobil

produces an Outlook for En-

ergy report - The Outlook

for Energy: A View to 2040,

which provides a window to

the future of the worlds ener-

gy needs. The Outlook for En-ergy is used to guide strategies

and investments at ExxonMo-

bil. One of the key findings of

this report is the essential role

that energy efficiency will play

in the future to help solve ener-

gy challenges.

Companies in the industrial

sector are increasingly looking

at new technologies to reduce

their energy usage. One oppor-

tunity for energy conservationthat is often overlooked in in-

dustrial facilities isthe technol-

ogy behind the lubricant used.

Lubricants are often considered

as a negligible contributor to-

wards the annual profitability

of the plant. This is because of

lack of appropriate awareness

and quantification methods

that capture benefits associat-

ed with the proper usage of a

lubricant. ExxonMobil definesTotal Cost of Ownership (TCO)

as an effective way to consoli-

date key benefits. The concept

attempts to cover the complete

set of cost components from

Purchase to Disposal. TCO

comprises capital expenses in-

curred in acquiring and install-

ing the equipment as well as

operating expenses including

operating cost, maintenance

and repair, downtime cost, en-

ergy cost, environment cost,

routine and overtime labor,

training and disposal cost etc.High performance lubricants

with significant energy effi-

ciency benefits have the ability

to achieve potential savings in

energy, operation and mainte-

nance costs in Indian industry.

According to Dan Kellen,

Global Industrial Product Tech-

nology Manager, ExxonMobil

Fuels, Lubricants and Speciali-

ties Marketing Company, The

science of tribology is growingand will become increasingly

important in the future be-

cause of constantly increasing

demands of improved efficien-

cy from the industry. The lubri-

cants of the future have to be

more environmentally adapted

with a higher level of perfor-

mance, and lower total life cy-

cle cost (LCC) than commonly

used lubricants today. Looking

to the future, the trend is to-ward lubricants and base oils

with even higher purity, lower

volatility and longer life.

ExxonMobil continuously

analyzes trends that will impact

the industrial landscape and

also evaluates lubricant tech-

nologies and services that will

be needed in the future.Our

relationship with equipment

builders has given us the kind

of inputs required specifically

for investing in R&D to intro-

duce new products with new

technologies. In turn, we havemade sure that our mutual cus-

tomers, i.e. our customers and

our equipment builder custom-

ers are benefitted from this.

Mr Glen Sharkowicz, Asia

Pacific Industrial Lubricants

Marketing Manager, Exxon-

Mobil Fuels & Lubricants said,

Using energy efficient lubri-

cants will enable manufac-

turing facilities to operate at

maximum efficiency at optimalcost. Whether for gearboxes,

engines or hydraulic systems,

energy efficient lubricants are

available, and with upto 6%

efficiency improvement having

been proven in some applica-

tions, they can be a very smart

investment.Improving energy

efficiency by utilizing energy

efficient lubricants has helped

ExxonMobil customers reduce

carbon footprint, increase pro-ductivity and reduce overall op-

erating costs.

Along with high performance

lubricants implementation of

sound lubrication practices

including preventative main-

tenance and monitoring pro-

grams are key to help extract

peak performance and maxi-

mum value. Effective lubrica-

tion practices play a valuable

role in improving equipment

performance, and therefore

overall equipment effective-ness. To minimize the risk of

unplanned events and to help

improve equipment perfor-

mance, it is important to de-

velop and implement a robust,

solutions-oriented lubrication

program for operations, which

utilizes a combination of high

quality products and appropri-

ate technical services to better

protect and monitor any indus-

trial equipment.According to Mr. Shankar

Karnik, General Manager In-

dustrial, ExxonMobil Lubricants

Pvt Ltd., Mr. Shankar Karnik,

Validated data of real-time

case studies establishes that

energy efficient lubricants can

help in achieving productivity

improvement in various indus-

tries. Thus, we feel that there

is a need in the industry for

guidelines to support energyaudit. This will be a step for-

warding the right directionfor

the lubricant industry in India.

FortumFinnSurya wins Asian Power Awards 2015 for Indian solar project

FortumFinnSurya Energy Pvt Ltd.

has announced that it has been

awarded with the prestigious so-

lar project of the year award by

Asian Power Awards 2015. The

award has been given in recog-nition for the development of its

10MW solar PV plant located in

Kapeli, a village in Dist. Ujjain,

Madhya Pradesh. It was the first

plant to be commissioned under

the Jawaharlal Nehru National

Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase II

initiative and developed under

the VGF scheme of Solar EnergyCorporation of India.

The recognition from Asian

Power Awards not only signi-

fies our commitment to India,

but also connotes Indias efforts

towards building the nations

solar economy. We are grate-

ful to the Indian government,

state governments, Solar Ener-gy Corporation of India and all

our partners and employees for

their continuous support in ena-

bling us to complete the project

well before the deadline. We are

hopeful that we will continue to

utilise innovation and technology

drawing from our global know-

how and thus contribute to theIndian Governments efforts in

carving a niche for India in the

international solar circuit said



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Tata Power reaches the milestoneconsumer base of 2 Million

Tata Power has an-

nounced that the Compa-

ny has increased its con-

sumer base to two million

consumers in FY15,

achieving 6.18 lakh con-

sumers in Mumbai and

over 14.4 lakh in Delhi.

Living by the vision of its

founders, the Company

has always been a pioneer

in providing reliable anduninterrupted power to

its consumers. In line with

its commitment of light-

ing up lives, the Company

has steadily been adding

consumers across cate-

gories due to its diligent

customer service and the

most competitive tariff of-

fering to consumers with

a monthly consumption

of up to 300 units.The increased Mumbai

consumer base of 6.18

lakhs was aided by the

addition of 19,000 direct

and 1,05,711 changeover

consumers during FY15.

In Delhi, Tata Power has a

registered consumer base

of 14.4 lakh, spanning

across an area of 510

sq. km. in Northern and

North Western Delhi.Tata Power has always

enabled Mumbaikars with

the Right to choose their

preferred power sup-

plier. To continue in its

endeavour to benefit its

Mumbai consumers, Tata

Power will continue to

provide the lowest tariff

for residential consum-

ers consuming up to 300

units and also in various

commercial and industrial

categories.Speaking on this ac-

complishment, Mr. Anil

Sardana, MD and CEO,

Tata Power, stated, Tata

Power has been a part

of Indias growth story

for a 100 years now. Our

journey over the years

has been incredible and

eventful, and we are

thrilled to have reached

the milestone of 2 millionconsumers on our cente-

nary year of operations.

We wish to remain a rel-

evant part of the grow-

ing Incredible India story,

and reach new heights

through constant inno-

vation, and excellent ser-

vices. We are extremely

proud and happy to have

achieved this milestone

and stay committed todelivering superior servic-

es at competitive prices.

Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal, Manag-

ing Director, Fortum India.

The plant was commissioned

on 31st December 2014, four

months ahead of the deadline

set by the government. During

the construction phase, more

than 400 local people wereemployed at the site. Fortum

has adopted a thin-film CdTe

technology with PV modules

mounted on fixed tilt struc-

tures and 15 central invertors,

which allows for better control

of carbon footprint, water use

and energy payback time. This

solar plant is Fortums second

investment in the Indian solar

sector. The 10 MW solar plantshall offset more than 18000

tonnes of CO2emissions equiv-

alent annually.



INDIANEWS

CG wins INR 300 crore of orders from PowerGrid for transmission equipments

Avantha Group Company CG

has announced that it has

bagged INR 300 crores of or-

ders from Power Grid, the larg-

est transmission utility in India

for supply, erection, testing

and commissioning of power

transformers at various substa-

tions across India. The orders

include 765kV transformers

for the Chittorgarh and Ajmer

substations, both part of theGreen Energy Corridor, an in-

itiative by the Government of

India to facilitate evacuation

of renewable energy into the

national grid. CG has also

bagged orders for the supply

of 400kV transformers and re-

actors to Power Grid, a large

part of which is meant for the

Green Energy Corridor, for the

evacuation of Solar Power to

the 400kV grid in addition tosystem strengthening projects.

The transformers and reactors

will be commissioned at Pow-

er Grid substations in Kunta,

Madhugiri, Narendra, Silchar,

Mandola, Manesar, Panchkula

and Damoh. The scope of work

for these orders won during

the first quarter of FY 15-16

include design, engineering,

manufacturing, supply, erec-

tion, testing, commissioning

and associated civil works. The

project commissioning sched-

ule is between the 4th quarterof FY 15-16 and 4th quarter of

FY 16-17.

CG won these orders beating

stiff global competition, with

its technological capabilities to

provide optimal solutions to

its customer. With the contin-

ued thrust of the Indian Gov-

ernment on strengthening the

T&D network, CG with its vast

experience and complete port-

folio of products and solutionsacross the voltage class is well

positioned to serve the market

needs. The transformers once

commissioned will strengthen

the national grid and help in

the evacuation of green energy.

The Indian Government is

expected to invest INR 1 tril-

lion over the next one year to

strengthen the power trans-

mission system in the coun-

try and CG with its complete

range of UHV products namely

Transformers, Reactors, Cur-

rent Transformers, CapacitiveVoltage Transformers, Circuit

Breakers and Surge Arresters,

is well poised to support the

initiative. CG has played an

integral role in building the

national transmission system,

be it in its transition to 765kV

or now with the integration

of renewable energy in the

national grid. CG assumes an

even more important role as a

key stakeholder to Power Gridin its mission to establish the

Green Energy Corridor in the

country.

Commenting on the major

win, Avantha Group Com-

pany CGs CEO & Managing

Director, Mr. Laurent Demor-

tier, said, We thank Power

Grid for their continued trust

in our products and techno-

logical expertise. Our indige-

nous technology, customised

solutions and high quality

equipments define our value

proposition. A robust UHV in-frastructure will be the key to

the future of the power sector

in India and CG has displayed

its superiority in manufactur-

ing and supplying high quality

equipments that make us the

partner of choice to build the

national transmission back-

bone. The CG edge is in pro-

viding the necessary support

to utilities with solutions that

offer a technological advan-tage backed by high efficien-

cy, reliability and low life-cycle

cost.

Disruptive small-scale hydropower technologyis set to make first steps in IndiaDespite the high output of

small-scale hydropower pro-jects (from 500w Pico up to

100kW Micro), they often

fail to materialise because of

site constraints such as water

flow and height differential

that render projects unfea-

sible. Many opportunities

have been missed because

conventional hydro does not

operate efficiently with a fall

of less than 3m.

This is all now a thing ofthe past with the advent of a

technology that takes advan-

tage of the rotational power

of earth: The Kouris Centri

Turbine (or KCT for short) canoperate with a minimum fall

height of just 0.6m while be-

ing very efficient under low

loads.

KCT takes advantage of

Earths rotational force (Co-

riolis force), just like a kitch-

en sink, to achieve more

efficient output and more

importantly the ability to

produce power from sites

that traditional technologiescould not take advantage of.

With this disruptive ability, a

number of additional advan-

tages are also very appealing:

KCT is extremely efficient,durable, and portable. The

design offers such versatility

that its hard to believe that

many features were the re-

sult of serendipity. explains

KapaLamda MD, Spyros Lys-

soudis.

Having completed two sites

in Australia and the first com-

mercial installation in Greece,

India is the first stop of the

Australian-Greek led KCT in-itiative. Lyssoudis adds: We

believe we can really help

with the Indias goal to lower

production cost, to increase

reliability and maximize localcapacity opportunities and

that is why we are currently

growing our partnership net-

work in India.

Paul Kouris, the inventor of

the technology explains: We

find that the technology is so

different that experienced

engineers are astounded by

the physics behind it. We had

to develop www.KCThydro-

power.com, an online guidethat explains things in more

detail so that most questions

can be addressed early on.



INDIA

Suzlon delivers 205 MW volume with 15.3 % EBITDA marginSuzlon Group has announced

its results for the first quarter(Q1) of financial year 2015-16

(FY16).

Mr. Tulsi Tanti, Chairman,

Suzlon Group said: Our Q1

performance reflects our turn-

around journey. Our strategic

vision incorporates the gov-

ernments renewable energy

target of 175 GW by 2022

and the conducive policy land-

scape.

With our technology pedi-gree, comprehensive product

portfolio and over 14GW of

global installations, we are well

positioned to seize the market

opportunities in India and oth-

er core markets. We introduced

the next generation turbine,

the S111 - 2.1 MW for the

Indian market that is special-

ly designed for low wind sites

generating 20% higher energy

compared to S97. This year, weexpect to supply 100 turbines

of the S111. Our pan-India

presence and 1700 customers

across all segments give us the

competitive advantage to en-

hance our market share.Mr. Kirti Vagadia, Group Head

of Finance, Suzlon Group said,

We demonstrated strong op-

erational performance after ad-

dressing our liquidity challenges

and delivered strong EBIDTA

margin of 15.3% on 205 MW

in the first quarter. Q1 witnessed

significant reduction in debt and

interest costs. Our key priority

is to execute strong order book

of 1107 MW and maintain mo-mentum in the order intake.

Key Updates:

1. Financial Performance:

Revenues

Suzlon Wind Rs. 1542 crs

in Q1 FY16

Delivered highest quarterly

volumes (205 MW) in India

since FY12 Operating Performance

Normalized EBITDA margin

improved to 15.3% in Q1

FY16; EBITDA of Rs.237

crs against negative EBIT-

DA of Rs 224 in Q4 FY15; Normalized EBIT margin

improves to 11.3% in Q1

FY16 with EBIT of Rs. 175

crs against negative YoY

and QoQ EBIT

Debt

Consolidated Net Debt

(Excl. FCCB) down to Rs.

7,010 crs from Rs 14,821crs

as of 31st March 2015

Interest cost down by 36%

QoQLiquidity

Cash and cash equivalent

in excess of Rs. 3,000 crs

Strong liquidity position to

capitalize on growth op-

portunities

2. Order Intake:

Net Order intake at 188 MW,

up 28% YoY, 69% QoQ

Order Book stands at 1.1

GW worth Rs. 6,839 crs

3. Order wins:

90MW order by Re-

New Power for project in

Madhya Pradesh. Suzlon

will install 43 WTGs ofS97_120m Hybrid Tow-

er with rated capacity of

2.1MW each

99MW order win from

Mytrah Energy project

in Telangana. Suzlon will

install 47 WTGs of the

S97_120m Hybrid Tow-

er with rated capacity of

2.1MW each

Another order from Re-

New Power for 90.30 MWproject in Andhra Pradesh

to install 43 WTGS of

S97_90m hub height with

rated capacity of 2.1MW

Key priorities for Suzlon Group:

Focus on the Indian market

as well as North America,

China and Brazil

Focus on leveraging tech-

nology to reduce cost of

energy Remain focused to deliver

best-in-class service

Investment to further build

our wind project pipeline

Brij releases whitepaper onConsiderations for Selectionof EVA Encapsulants

Since decades, photo-

voltaic modules have

been encapsulated with

Crosslinked Ethylene Vi-

nyl Acetate (EVA) sheets

as they still provide the

most optimal solution

for packaging solar cells

with the required degree

of environmental protec-

tion. In the current Indian

price sensitive scenario, itis important for manufac-

turers to carefully choose

a bill of material (BOM)

that not only meets the

required quality expec-

tations but also is price

competitive.

Brij has released its latest

white paper on Consid-

erations for selection of

EVA Encapsulants which

discusses on some of the

important parameters of

a product that physical-

ly holds module compo-nents in place ensuring

reliable module perfor-

mance for over 25 years.

Hero Future Energies commissions10 MW solar plant in Karnataka

Hero Future Energies (HFE)

has announced thhe com-missioning of a 10 MW solar

power project, spread over

50 acres of land in Chitra-

doorga district of Karnataka.

Rahul Munjal, Manag-

ing Director, Hero Future

Energies while affirming

this commencement men-

tioned, We are happy to

announce that we now

have cumulatively commis-

sioned 60 MW of renewa-ble energy projects in this

state. We believe Karnataka

offers exciting opportunities

for growth in renewable en-

ergy space.Sunil Jain, CEO, Hero Fu-

ture Energies said, We have

deployed the best-in-class

technologies and once again

demonstrated our ability to

complete the project ahead

of schedule. This project

was executed by Clean Solar

Power, Hiriyur team in India

and is estimated to gener-

ate approximately 17 million

units of electricity annually,which is sufficient to light

twenty thousand house-

holds.



INDIANEWS

Schneider Electric India launches its fullsuite of Smart Homes solutions

Schneider Electric has an-

nounced the launch of its full

suite of integrated Smart Home

solutions to provide end to end

solutions for multi-dwelling &

independent home owners.

This Smart Home Solution en-

compasses home automation,

wiring devices, final distribution,

safety & energy management

technologies that capture mas-

sive efficiencies across the valuechain. As India seeks to manage

urbanization, digitisation, & the

rise of disposable incomes as

well as heightened middle-class

expectations via ambitious hous-

ing and infrastructure develop-

ment plans on the one hand,

while on the other, pressures

from land constraints, paucity

of modern infrastructure and

inadequate energy supplies are

expected to exacerbate. In suchan economically volatile scenar-

io, smart and sustainable homes

can be expected to be the need

of the hour as well as a valuable

investment for the future.

Elaborating on the Smart

Home suite of solutions,

Philippe Delorme, Executive

Vice-President, Buildings &

Partner Business Schneider

Electric Global, said, The

launch of integrated Smart

Homes ensure a further

strengthening of our position

as a global specialist in energymanagement and automation.

The core of smart homes is the

fast-growing network of intelli-

gently connected devices, ma-

chines and objects, which we

call the Internet of Things.

Energy-efficient technologies

for homes, buildings and ve-

hicles can save upto $15 bil-

lion worth of energy annually.

Through smart metering India

can save $20 billion per year by2025. Collectively, the applica-

tion of all these technologies

can have an economic impact

of $50 billion to $95 billion per

year in 2025 for India.

In the coming decade, ur-

banisation, digitisation and in-

dustrialisation will be the three

main drivers requiring modern

infrastructure. Given its global

expertise in energy management

& automation solutions, Schnei-

der Electric is the only company

ideally positioned to offer one-

stop-shop design, supply andafter-sales service through its

strong partner network. Its com-

prehensive Smart Homes suite of-

fer includes Lighting Room Con-

trol (LRC), Wiring Devices (WD),

Surveillance and Security, Final

Distribution (FD), Energy Man-

agement and Renewable Energy

options. The protocols supported

will include all the popular ones,

including KNX, Zigbee and Mod-

bus. Tying all of these togetherand placing unmatched power &

convenience in the hands of the

home-owner, is a specially devel-

oped app that can reside on any

smartphone or tablet.

Emphasizing the importance

of sustainable and value-pro-

tected Smart Homes in light of

the growing economic insecuri-

ties in todays environment, Mr

Shrinivas Chebbi, Vice President,

Partner & Buildings Schneider

Electric India, said, Although

Smart Homes may require a

one-time initial investment, en-hanced security, comfort and

convenience leads to value in

the long run. Retrofitting exist-

ing homes with Smart solutions

can cost much less in some

cases, only one-hundredth the

cost of a newly-constructed

Smart Home. These offer mul-

tiple benefits that recover their

extra costs within a few years.

Mr Chebbi also added that In a

price sensitive market like Indiavalue for money and the security

and stability of ones investment

is paramount.

Su-Kam Power Systems provides smart & innovativesolar power solutions to state of Haryana

Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd. has

announced that it is workingtowards offering cutting-edge

solar solution to the residents of

Haryana. This is in line with the

state governments initiative to

encourage people to switch to

solar to help improve the power

situation in the state.

Su-Kam has till date success-

fully implemented some major

projects in Gurgaon with an aim

of solarising the city and the en-

tire state. Key among them are100KWp in State Bank Acade-

my (SBA), 90kwp in Engineering

India Limited (EIL) and 70kwp in

NHPC in Faridabad.

Su-Kam has been allotted a 1

MW project in Haryana by SECI(Solar Energy Corporation of

India). Under this the compa-

ny has completed 100KWp in

State Bank Academy (SBA), 150

KWP Grid-tie solar plants in two

sites of IFFCO and 150 KWP so-

lar plants in the parking area of

ITM University, Gurgaon. Some

of the on-going projects are 65

Kwp at Jagatjeet Industries Ltd

in Gurgaon and another 135

KWp in Rani Polymers, ManesarGurgaon.

Mr. Kunwer Sachdev, Manag-

ing Director, Su-Kam said, At

Su-Kam we have always be-

lieved that uninterrupted pow-

er solutions could hold the keyto the progress for an emerg-

ing economy like India. Solar

Power is the best suited energy

source for India and solar en-

ergy sector has been growing

rapidly in the recent years. To

make the state of Haryana a

solar state is what we aim at

and these initiatives are taken

in the same direction.

150 KWP Grid-tie solar plants

in two sites of IFFCOUnder this project Su-Kam in-

stalled a 50 KWP solar power

plant in Sardar Patel Bhavan in

sector 32, Gurgaon and a 100

KWP solar plant in the parking

area of IIFCO tower in Sector29, Gurgaon.

The 50 KWP grid-tie solar

power plants on the rooftop

of Sardar Patel Bhavan will

generate approximately one

lakh five thousand units of en-

ergy per year which will then

be converted to a saving of

nearly Rs. 6, 30,000 in a year.

Similarly, the 100 KWP grid-tie

solar plants in the parking area

of IFFCO tower will generateapproximately two lakh five

thousand units per year and a

saving of nearly RS. 12,60,000

per annum.



INTERNATIONAL

PROINSO PV RACK tolaunch in South Africa

PROINSO has announcedthat it is set to strengthen

its presence and penetra-

tion in the South African

photovoltaic market with

the launch of PROINSO PV

RACK.

Drawing on a heritage of

over 1.7GW across projects

worldwide, PROINSO PV

RACK is one of simplest

roof top structures to as-

semble on the PV mar-ket and takes just a few

minutes to construct and

mount. PROINSO PV RACK

will be available to install-

ers across South Africa

from September 2015.

Russell Varty, General

Manager at PROINSO Af-

rican Solar Energy, com-

mented, The launch of

PROINSO PV RACK marks

a new era for PROINSO inSouthern Africa and we

believe this will benefit a

diverse range of consum-

ers throughout the region.Southern Africa is an ex-

tremely variable solar mar-

ket with a need for quality

PV equipment together

with distributed and sus-

tainable supply. PROINSO

PV RACK adds exceptional

value by offering both ver-

satility and usability whilst

reducing the risk to the in-

staller, this all assists in the

successful implementationof PV projects.

Mark Ryder, Commercial

Director at PROINSO, add-

ed, We are delighted to

be launching our newest

PV mounting structure kit

in to the Southern African

residential and commer-

cial solar roof top market.

Southern Africa is one

of the most exciting and

emerging PV markets inthe world and we are in an

extremely strong position

to lead the market.

Consul General of India, Mr RaveeshKumar visits SMA Solar Technology AG

SMA Solar Technology AG

(SMA) has announced that Mr.

Raveesh Kumar, Consul Gener-

al of India, made a visit to SMA

Solar Technology AG (SMA) on

18th August, 2015. Mr. Kumar

discussed the future perspec-

tives of the Indian PV mar-

ket with SMAs CEO/CFO Mr.Pierre-Pascal Urbon.

Being among the Earths re-

gions with the most hours of

sunshine per year, India is an

attractive market for SMA. The

demand for energy in this up-

and-coming emerging market

will continue to grow signifi-

cantly in the near future, and

photovoltaics will play an im-

portant role in satisfying this

growing demand. The Indiangovernment has stressed its

commitment to providing a

cost-effective, clean and sus-

tainable energy supply to the

country by introducing the Na-

tional Solar Mission in 2010. It

aims at installing 100 gigawatts

of PV power by 2022, thereby

considerably increasing solar

powers share of the total en-

ergy production in the coming

years. In light of these aspects,we are very pleased to have

had the opportunity to discuss

the further development of the

Indian PV market and the role

of SMA with Mr. Kumar, said

SMA Chief Executive Officer

and Chief Financial Officer

Pierre-Pascal Urbon.

A reliable and sustainable

energy supply is essential for

Indias further economic devel-

opment. Photovoltaics will be

of great importance in this. I amhappy to note that SMA, with its

high-quality and technologically

advanced solutions, is commit-

ted to the Indian market and

could play an important role in

achieving the ambitious solar

energy target to ensure the fu-

ture energy supply of the coun-

try, stated the Consul General

of India Raveesh Kumar.

Numerous PV projects have al-

ready been launched in India inrecent years using SMA inverter

technology. In addition to grid-

tied PV plants of every size, the

stand-alone and PV-diesel-hy-

brid solutions developed by

SMA play an important role in

providing electricity to remote

areas without access to the

power distribution grid as well

as to industrial enterprises in

areas with weak electricity sup-

ply. SMA is represented with anown sales and service company

in India since 2010 and has a

market share in India of approx-

imately 25%.

Vikram Solar collaborates with UKs largest electrical wholesalerVikram Solar has announced that

it has teamed up with Edmund-son Electrical Greentech. As part

of the collaboration between

the two companies, Edmundson

Electrical Greentech has added

Vikram Solars photovoltaic mod-

ules to its product range. The

supply agreement covers Eldora

Ultima modules with a total an-

nual output of around 25 MW.

Founded over 200 years ago,

Edmundson Electrical boasts

some of the most extensiveexperience of any wholesaler

in its field. The company has

launched its special brand for

renewable energy, Greentech,

in 24 locations across the UK.

Andrew Fawcett, Business

Development Manager at Ed-mundson Electrical: Vikram

Solar is the ideal partner for us.

Not only does the companys

tier 1 status demonstrate its

future viability and efficiency,

but its Eldora Ultima modules

have also been proven to fulfil

our strict quality criteria. Last

but not least, we were also

impressed with the particularly

good price-performance ratio

and Vikrams local presence inEurope and especially the UK.

Eldora Ultima modules are

available from 250 Wp to 265

Wp and certified to operate in

very harsh conditions. The UKs

leading independent renewa-

ble energy auditor, OST Energy,confirmed that, at the time of

the audit in October 2014, the

modules had the highest ef-

ficiency at nominal operating

cell temperature (NOCT) of any

comparable product it had au-

dited.

Edmundson Electrical

Greentech provides local stock,

service, design and support and

is able to quickly and reliablydeal with all requests, no mat-

ter how big or small, through-

out the UK. Our collaboration

means that Vikram Solar mod-

ules can be quickly delivered for

use in projects throughout the

country, adds Davide Marro,

Head of Sales & Business Devel-

opment at Vikram Solar.


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Energetica India talks to Mr. Shrinivas Chebbi, Vice-President, Partner and Buildings BU,Schneider Electric India about Schneider Electric India, its strategies to leverage Make In IndiaInitiative & India as one of the important market of operations.

From establishing and sustaining large-scale manufacturing

projects to creating a robust power network, the Indianeconomy will achieve healthy growth levels

Mr. Shrinivas Chebbi,Vice-President, Partner and Buildings BU, Schneider Electric India.

ENERGETICA INDIA: Please illuminate our

readers on Schneiders global expertisein energy efficiency and management?

MR. SHRINIVAS CHEBBI: Schneider Electrics

smart solutions combine energy and IT in-

frastructure to integrate and inter-connect

all users (producers, operators, marketers,

consumers, etc.) with an end goal to ef-

ficiently balance demand and supply over

an increasingly complex network. The

smart solutions improve service continuity

while absorbing increasing demand and

peak loads and save energy by up to 30%.

We aim at offering smart city solutionsthrough a 5 step approach that delivers

the short-term, visible, measurable, low-

investment results that cities need. These

results include:

up to 30% energy savings

up to 15% reduction of water losses

up to 20% reduction of travel time and

traffic delays

social and economic benefits.

ENERGETICA INDIA: Please elaborate on the

way smart technology fits into smartcity concept and the way it fits into the

context of energy management?

MR. SHRINIVAS CHEBBI: The Central govern-

ment has definitely focused Indias atten-

tion on urbanisation and got the smartcity concept buzzing. Smart city projects

essentially involve ICT enabled operation

and governance in terms of Waste water

management, efficient utilities (power

& water), intelligent buildings, efficient

transportation, and high safety & security

standards of public services. In essence,

smart technology makes these cities more

efficient, liveable and sustainable, both in

the short and long term. Smart systems

work for the benefit of the residents as

well as the environment. Electric grids,gas and water distribution systems, public

and private transport systems, commercial

buildings, hospitals, homes these form

the backbone of a citys efficiency, live-

ability, and sustainability. Done in a step-

by-step manner, the improvement andintegration of these critical city systems

become the cornerstones to make a Smart

City a reality. The cities successfully making

the transition to smart will be those that

improve their critical systems by combining

a bottom-up, systems-centric approach

with a top-down, data-centric one. At

Schneider Electric India we offer this entire

gamut of solutions which puts in place the

whole smart city value chain. Strengthen-

ing our presence further in the smart city

space and ensuring best quality productsto our customers always is our aim.

ENERGETICA INDIA: What are Schneider

strategies to leverage Make In India

Initiative?

MR. SHRINIVAS CHEBBI: Governments Make

in India campaign will enable the coun-

try to unlock huge economic potential and

create unprecedented employment oppor-

tunities. From establishing and sustaining

large-scale manufacturing projects to cre-

ating a robust power network, the Indianeconomy will achieve healthy growth lev-

els. India has to become a manufacturing

power house in order to drive the econ-

omy and generate many more employ-

Governments Makein India campaign willenable the country tounlock huge economic

potential and createunprecedentedemploymentopportunities

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ment opportunities for the large pool ofskilled and unskilled labour available here.

The Make in India campaign is aimed at

achieving this. What is needed from the

government now is a healthy business en-

vironment; clarity and smooth flow as far

as procedural and regulatory processes are

concerned, maintaining competitiveness

of manufacturing in India, focus on R&D

and high tech import etc.

ENERGETICAINDIA: In what way does Schnei-

der perceive India & its potential as oneof the important market of operations?

MR. SHRINIVASCHEBBI: Schneider sees India as

an extremely important market considering

the business opportunities and volumes on

offer in the country. We also see a govern-ment at the centre that understands what

technology can do to change the lives of

the people. The digital transformation that

is planned and has started taking place in

India is undoubtedly the most exciting de-

velopment in a long time. It is an impera-

tive need to address multiple challenges

facing the nation today: the rapid tsunami

of urbanisation, huge strain on the old ex-

isting infrastructure and compelling need

to shift to a manufacturing economy and

do all this ensuring an inclusive growth.We are very excited about the whole mo-

mentum that is happening in the country

in the technology space. Major players in

various sectors understand that technol-

ogy is the key enabler now-a-days. That isresulting in increase in spends in the IT.

ENERGETICA INDIA: What are the companys

plans in regards to investment- Mone-

tary & Human Capital in India in upcom-

ing 2-5 years?

MR. SHRINIVAS CHEBBI: While as a company

policy we do not reveal numbers, we can

however; state that India is a very impor-

tant market for us. With Government of

India making robust plans for the countrys

development through various campaignssuch as Smart city and Digital India, Sch-

neider Electric is looking forward to join

hands to facilitate the initiatives and make

investments in every form

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Energetica India talks to Mr. Pete Kostic,Vice President- Sales & Marketing, XcellAutomation, Inc about the ongoing trendsin Indias Solar Sector, X3 solar cell stringer,Future goals & Recent achievements.

The X3 is designed for

sustainable flexibility so

customers can have as many

processing capabilities

possible in a single machine

for a longer period of time,

compared to other stringers

Mr. Pete KosticVice President-Sales & Marketing, Xcell Automation, Inc

ENERGETICA INDIA: What are the current

trends in Indias solar industry?

MR. PETEKOSTIC: The Indian market is very

active, thanks to new players entering the

market and already-established EPC com-

panies expanding their value chain into

module production. We currently see moreinterest in 4BB technology so it seems that

the market is beginning to transition from

3 BB to 4 BB in solar module manufactur-

ing. Although, the shift to 4BB is still slow

due to the limited amount of 4BB cells

available from the cell manufacturers.

For automated stringing equipment,

it seems the module manufacturers are

looking for flexibility. Since everyone

strives to offer and make a high efficient

solar module, our team at Xcell Automa-

tion developed the X3 solar cell stringer.The X3 is designed for sustainable flex-

ibility so customers can have as many

processing capabilities possible in a sin-

gle machine for a longer period of time,

compared to other stringers. The X3 can

process 2/3/4/5 busbar cells and half cells.

It was designed with these requirements

in mind and therefore changes over times

are very short.

ENERGETICA INDIA: Please share with ussome of the recent past achievements of

Xcell in India?

MR. PETE KOSTIC: Xcell Automation is the

result of the management buyout (MBO)

of Komax Solar. Even though Xcell Au-

tomation is a new company with a new

name, most Komax Solar customers will

not notice much of a change. Our team

was one of the first stringer manufactur-

ers to supply automated stringing equip-

ment in India. Since our first installation,

we have earned the trust of our customersas a reliable and dependable partner for

their automation needs. We are honored

that some of

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