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October 19, 2017
India’s Solar Thermal Industry Calls for Awareness Raising to Boost Market

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has organised a panel discussion with entrepreneurs and policymakers at the Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo 2017 about the Industrial Application of Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST). Held in Greater Noida near New Delhi from...
September 4, 2017
India: UNDP-GEF Project Paves Way for Commercialising Industrial Process Heat

The five-year UNDP-GEF project Market Development of Concentrating Solar Thermal Heating (CSH) Technologies for Process Heat Applications has paved the...
May 4, 2017
India: Collector Market No Longer Depends on Subsidies

The Indian solar thermal market is gradually becoming self-sustaining, as fiscal year 2016 showed renewed signs of growth after the suspension of the national grant scheme in 2014. Overall, the glazed collector market grew by 6 % to 1.28 million m² (894 MW_th). Another 6,250 m²...
February 8, 2017
India: New Union Budget and Its Impact on Solar Heat Market and Industry

The new Union Budget that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented on 1 February 2017 proved the country’s commitment to renewable energy deployment. The funds available to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) will increase by 9 % from INR 50.36 billion (around EUR 720 million)...
January 7, 2017
India: First Solar Process Heat Systems with CPC-Mirror Vacuum Tube Collectors

India has been witnessing renewed interest in solar thermal in the wake of some successful installations. Dish-type concentrating systems have the potential to generate hot water above 100 °C. But in many places, insufficient space or unsuitable roof structures are roadblocks to increased...
December 2, 2016
UNIDO India: Great Potential and Efforts to Increase Awareness of Concentrating Solar Thermal

The new interest subvention scheme for Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) technologies administrated by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) is now open for applications. The scheme has been developed in cooperation with the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)...
September 6, 2016
India: Tax Reform May Lead to System Price Increases

In India, there are multiple indirect taxes levied on most transactions. These taxes are divided into those collected by the federal government and the ones collected by state authorities. At the beginning of August, the Indian parliament passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, which...
August 25, 2016
India: Three New Standards – One Each for Vacuum Tube Collectors, Storage Tanks and Complete Systems

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published new regulations on all-glass evacuated solar collector tubes and related storage tanks of non-concentrating solar collector systems. Indian Standard (IS) 16542 : 2016 describes the storage tank’s specifications, IS 16543 : 2016 names the...
August 12, 2016
India: Process Heat System Monitoring Shows Fair Performance but Room for Improvement

The SoPro India project has scientifically monitored two solar water heating systems for a year with the aim of presenting reliable data on system performance (see the attached PDFs). The measured 20 % solar efficiency would put the ROI between 2 and 3 years, depending on the development of...
June 29, 2016
India: 40 % Solar Hot Water Share in Ladakh Region

It’s a delight to gaze at the glittering solar panels on virtually every roof in the Ladakh region in the northern Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir. The Himalayan territory enjoys more than 320 clear, sunny days each year and has undoubtedly become India’s leader in solar energy, as 40 %...
May 11, 2016
India: Government Presents 102 Awards for Solar Process Heat and Solar Cooking

Piyush Goyal, Indian Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, awarded prizes to 102 institutions, companies and agencies for their achievements in high-temperature solar process heat and cooking. The photo shows the minister calling on the manufacturers to share...
December 17, 2015
India: UNDP-MNRE Workshop Addresses Solar Process Heat Business Development

The International Workshop on Concentrating Solar Technologies set a new record in participation: Over 150 delegates attended the event in November in Mumbai organised by the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under the auspices of the UNDP-GEF project on...

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