Pic credit: Reuters/American Energy News Just when you thought many uncertainties were coming to an end for solar in India and things were kind of settling down, you read about a new kind of uncertainty – this time from monkeys.…
The Problem with Rooftop Solar is that…It is Not a Must Have
(pic credit: CAD-IT Consultants) A year back, I had given a 10 minute speech at Intersolar India on the real challenge for rooftop solar. Some of my co-speakers felt I had hit the nub, while some others felt I was…
How Choosing High Quality Components will Make a High Impact for Indian Solar Sector
As India races towards an aspirational 100 GW of solar power, there are some serious challenges that lie in the way. One of the key challenges is the growth of the distributed or the rooftop solar sector. While the government wants…
Inverters and Storage: Integration with Solar Power
Read Solar Mango Innovation Blog Post on Battery Storage HERE The markets for storage and inverters are evolving along with the overall solar power system. As the market for solar power expands, so will those for inverters and batteries.…
Solar Increases Property Valuation of Homes, Says Berkeley Study
Every Watt of solar PV you install on your house adds $4 to your house value. according to a recent study done by U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and a home appraisal expert. Now, that’s not…
Virtual Net Metering – A Really Disruptive Concept for Rooftop Solar
It was perhaps about 2 weeks back that I was sitting in a prominent apartment complex in Hyderabad, where one of the association members, an eco-conscious senior citizen was keen on going solar. The apartment complex was fairly large, and had…
High Efficiency Solar Panels Could Mean Solar Can Live Without Subsidies Soon
A spate of announcements recently saw mainstream solar module efficiencies reach 20+%, well in fact, 22% and above. First, it was SolarCity that said it will roll out 22% efficiency; within a couple of days, Panasonic shot back saying its modules off…