In the rapidly expanding world of offshore wind energy, the significance of cable protection systems (CPS) cannot be overstated. Export and inter-array cables are pivotal components of wind farm infrastructure, playing a crucial role in [...] The post Enhancing wind farm cable protection systems for long life and efficiency appeared first on Renewable Watch ..read more

By Mukesh Singh Parihar, Assistant General Manager and Sector Head – Wind, and Kuberaganapathi V.K., Manager, Tata Consulting Engineers Limited With India moving closer to its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2070, many industries [...] The post Let’s Repower Rationale for reviving old wind assets appeared first on Renewable Watch ..read more

In a recent interview with Renewable Watch, A. Nithyanand, chief executive officer, Sembcorp Green Infra (India), talked about the current state of the power sector as well as the energy transition and the commercial and [...] The post Interview with A. Nithyanand: “Renewables are growing at a faster rate in India than in any other major economy” appeared first on Renewable Watch ..read more

India’s wind industry is the most mature of all of its renewable energy technologies, and the country boasts huge potential for developing this energy source. While India’s wind power market has suffered in recent years [...] The post Views of Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale: “We are deeply committed to increasing the quantum of wind in India’s energy mix” appeared first on Renewable Watch ..read more

The growth of solar and wind power capacities depends largely on their cost and tariff trends. Various domestic policies and global shocks have impacted these two factors. This article examines the trends in solar and [...] The post Price Trends: Solar and wind power costs and tariffs appeared first on Renewable Watch ..read more

By Sarthak Takyar In the Indian power sector there are perhaps only a few industries that have ex­pe­rienced a more significant series of ch­an­g­es in their tariff regime in recent times than those in the wind space. In 2017, the wind segment experienced a transition from feed-in tariffs (FiTs) to competitive bidding (reverse auctions). Re­cently, the Ministry of New and Rene­wable Energy (MNRE) re­vised the auction process for wind energy projects to move from rever­se auctions to closed bidding. The following are key poi­nts of the new competitive bidding mechanism: Bids for a cumulative c ..read more

With roughly 42 GW of installed wi­nd power capacity as of Novem­ber 2022, India is one of the leading nations in terms of wind power dep­loy­me­nts. Much older and more mature than the solar power segment, wind pow­er dominated India’s renewable energy mix for years. However, of late, the segment has wit­nessed a significant slowdo­wn in capa­city addition and lags far behind solar po­wer, which has an installed capacity of over 61 GW. Land acquisition-related concerns along with the exhaustion of many wind-rich sites, protracted approval proce­ss­es, grid connectivity issues and the swit­ch ..read more

Offshore wind power is one segment that has witnessed a lot of discussion over the past few years but has seen little on-ground action. A policy was released more than five years back, followed by an expression of interest for project development, but no significant development has taken place. As a result, India still has no offshore wind project deployed till date. In fact, no project has even started construction. However, this is expected to change soon as the draft tender document for seabed leasing for offshore wind development was issued in November 2022. As a preface, the government ha ..read more

As of September 2022, India had ins­talled 41 GW of onshore wind en­ergy, significantly short of its 60 GW target to be achieved by this year. Over the past few years, it has been ob­served that the wind energy segment has received lesser policy and investor attention vis-à-vis the solar power space, which has ex­pan­ded at an impressive pace. Em­erging areas such as e-mobility, green hy­drogen and battery storage are also inc­rea­singly taking centre stage with res­pect to capital inflow, policy orientation and inves­tor interest. Nonetheless, utilising wind en­ergy effectively is integral to ..read more

Over the past few years, the UK has been working closely on redesigning its future transmission network infrastructure, to significantly step up offshore wind integration. Innovative thinking in network design has become imperative to achieve the country’s latest offshore wind am­bitions of 50 GW by 2030 (the previous target was 40 GW), set by the British Ener­gy Security Strategy (BESS) in April 2022. At present, its offshore wind capacity is about 11.3 GW. The original ra­dial app­ro­a­­ch to designing, building and connecting offshore wind farms is no lon­ger fit for purpose, with expectati ..read more