Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall In the quest for a greener, more sustainable future, the path from traditional methods to cutting-edge solutions often requires stepping stones: transitional or compromising technologies. These technologies manifest...
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Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall The Renewable Energy India Expo 2024 has concluded, leaving behind a trail of ambitious announcements from Indian solar module manufacturers[1]. While many declared plans to expand their module manufacturing...
MoreDecarbonizing the Future with Data: India Climate and Energy Dashboard
Jaideep Saraswat and Nikhil Mall In today’s age, often referred to as the “data age,” our computer networks and storage devices are constantly flooded with terabytes or petabytes of data. This exponential growth in data can be...
MoreThe Evolution of Solar PV Efficiency and Its Promising Future
Jaideep Saraswat and Nikhil Mall Solar Photovoltaic (PV) technology has emerged as the optimal solution to combat the climate crisis plaguing humanity. The discovery of the photovoltaic effect by French physicist Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel in...
MoreIndia’s Power Outlook Series – Volume 7 | Building Power Sector Resilience Under Extreme Weather Conditions
The Power Outlook Series developed by Vasudha Foundation provides an overview of the current status of India’s power sector with a focus on significant and emerging developments. The outlook series aims to develop a more informed understanding of...
MoreStandards & Labelling for High Energy Lithium-ion Traction Battery Packs & Systems: A Review
By Jaideep Saraswat and Nikhil Mall The standards & labelling (S&L) program aims to provide consumers with the necessary information to make prudent decisions in purchasing energy-consuming appliances that are energy efficient. It is the...
MoreIndia’s Electricity Transition and Challenge of Peak Power Demand – Part 1
By Raghav Pachouri, Shubham Thakre, Sonam Sinha Since Independence, the paradigm for the Indian power system was one of shortage due to deficiency in energy production. Electricity consumption was a mere 17 kWh per capita in 1947, and installed...
MoreIndia’s Power Outlook Series – Volume 6 | A Compendium of the Latest Clean Energy Initiatives
The Power Outlook Series, developed by Vasudha Foundation, provides an overview of the current status of India’s power sector with a focus on significant and emerging developments. The series aims to develop a more informed understanding of...
MoreConsiderations for India’s Climate Change Mitigation Future
By Varun B. R. & Jaideep Saraswat In its latest report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as part of its sixth Assessment Report (AR6) expounded on various facets of climate change mitigation. Addressing a ‘code-red to...
MoreJust Sit Tight – Even Wind Sector is Innovating
By Jaideep Saraswat & Nikhil Mall The Paris Agreement has 197 signatory countries aiming to limit global warming to well below 2°C and make efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. A 50 percent probability to meet this target leaves the world with...
MoreWEBINAR | Launch of IWTMA Data Repository and Vasudha’s Briefing Paper on Strategies to Vitalise the Repowering of Wind Power Projects in India
Vasudha in collaboration with the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) hosted a webinar to launch IWTMA’s Data Repository and a Briefing Paper on Strategies to Vitalise the Repowering of Wind Power Projects in India by...
MoreWEBINAR | Launch of Vol 5 of India’s Power Outlook Series & Uttar Pradesh Briefing Paper
Vasudha hosted a webinar to launch Volume 5 of its India Power Outlook Series and a Briefing Paper that assesses Uttar Pradesh’s electricity value chain on March 9, 2022. Speakers included Ulka Kelkar, Director, Climate, WRI India, Ashwini K...
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