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India: Solar Thermal Manufacturing Industry to Grow Further
The dynamic market growth in India has produced an entire row of successful manufacturers of absorber coatings over the last few years, including Bhagyanagar India Ltd and Maharaja Techno Chromes. Both companies use the Nalsun Black Chrome Coating technology and also sell complete absorber fins to collector producers. The photo shows the fin coating process at Maharaja Techno Chromes.
Photo: Maharaja Techno Chromes
India: Gujarat State announces Tariff for Solar Thermal Power
At the end of January 2010, the government of the western Indian state of Gujarat made a generous announcement: In promotion of grid-connected solar energy within the state's territory, a capacity of 716 MW of solar power is going to be distributed to 34 national and international project developers. The share of solar photovoltaics and Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants is said to be 365 MW and 351 MW, respectively.
- Abengoa Solar
- ACME Telepower
- Adani Power
- Cargo Motors
- Concentrating Solar Thermal Power plants
- CPS plants
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- GEDA
- GERC
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- India
- International Development Finance Corp.
- KG Design Services
- National Thermal Power Corporation
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- SunBorne Energy Technologies Gujarat
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- Welspun Urja
India: Official Launch of the New Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI)
The picture above shows the board of the newly founded Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI): STFI Chairman Krishnappa Subramanya (CEO of TATA-BP Solar), STFI President Jaideep Malaviya (consultant and journalist) and Vice-Chairman Hemant Revankar (Managing Director of Bipin Engineers).
Photo: Solar Thermal Federation of India


















