USAID has published a whitepaper that we wrote as part of the Scale Up of Renewable Energy project.
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Conducted a workshop on VRE grid integration workshop at the AUPET University in Almaty.
Conducted a workshop on VRE forecasting at KEGOC. For details see http://ptfcar.org/en/blog/2019/03/renewable-ene
On December 10-11, 2018, Pramod Jain conducted Workshop in Tashkent on "Approaches to the development of electric power sector in Central Asia under high renewable energy penetration scenarios".
Completed the inspection of met-mast installations in Bhutan. 2 wind met-masts and 2 solar met-masts were installed as part of the ADB wind and solar measurement and resource assessment project.
Conducted a meeting and book signing at the NRLDC, New Delhi.
Wind Energy
Engineering
Wind Energy Engineering, Second Edition
Author: Pramod Jain, President, Innovative Wind Energy, Inc.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York, April 2016
Links to book:
Publisher: http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0071843841
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071843841/
Chinese translation: http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=22904986
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In the latest 1,000 MW wind auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), the lowest bids were Rs 2.64 (USD 0.0404) per kWh by ReNew for 250 MW and Orange for 200 MW. To round
In Kauai island of Hawaii, AES is installing 28 MW of solar PV with 20 MW/100 MWh of battery for $0.11/kWh. In 2015, 13 MW solar PV with 52 MWh battery from SolarCity was signed for $0.145/kWh.
GE has published a good website with all the resources related to enhancing asset performance.
US Energy Information Administration (US-EIA) reported that for the first time in about 40 years, transportation sector emitted more CO2 than the power sector.
We have always wondered if RE plants can provide frequency and voltage support to the grid, First Solar is making the case:
Yesterday, the Block Island wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island was commissioned and started powering homes in the island.