Renewables
India gets its largest vertical solar farm
Tata Power Solar Ltd and Dell International Services India Pvt Ltd. have together built India’s largest vertical solar farm of 120 kW. The first of its kind, a 45m structure built on Dell’s Bengaluru campus provides the dual benefit of producing sustainable green energy and insulation of the building, thus helping reduce power consumption, a release from Tata Power Solar said.
The south-facing vertical solar farm was a very complex project as it needed to be integrated on the façade of the building without compromising on the aesthetics. The project is a foray for Tata Power Solar into vertical solar structures which have the potential to transform urban energy management, utilizing a fraction of the real estate which is at a premium in cities.
The solar farm, envisaged by Dell, produces enough energy to light-up its entire cafeteria and basement parking. While this significantly reduces the energy consumption of Dell, the panels itself act as solar insulation by blocking the south sun and thus reducing the power consumption of the air conditioning, the release noted.
Intricacies: The project, due to its unique design, needed significant innovation and customization of the structures, load bearing characteristics and anchorage. To integrate the 480 modules, manufactured by Tata Power Solar, a specially-designed, complex scaffolding was built. Safety was of utmost importance as the entire project was on a 11-storeyed building wall. For optimized plant performance, the vertical structure was designed with a 30 degree moving tilt to better enable maintenance.
Suzlon’s WTG achieves 42 pc PLF
- May 10, 2017
Suzlon Group has announced that its S111 120m 2.1 MW wind turbine generator has achieved around 42 per cent plant load factor (PLF) in its first 12 months of operation at the Jamanwada site in Kutch district of Gujarat.
The prototype was commissioned in March 2016. The 42 per cent PLF demonstrated by S111 120m is 20 per cent higher than 35 per cent PLF achieved by S97 120m in its first 12 months performance at the same location. The S111 wind turbine generator is the latest addition to the 2.1-mw platform and features the time-tested Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) technology. Read more
Gamesa commissions over 2 GW in FY17
- May 8, 2017
Gamesa India has announced that it has commissioned 2,050 mw of wind power during FY17 (April 2016 to March 2017), becoming the first ever wind company in India to have achieved this number in one year. The new capacity commissioned in FY17 was double the achievement in FY16, a statement from Gamesa India noted. Currently, the company has a total installed capacity of over 4,800 MW across seven states in India.
Gamesa India is confident of registering consistent growth in the Indian market. The company has projects across all the seven wind rich states of India and operates two nacelle manufacturing facilities near Chennai, Tamil Nadu and a blade manufacturing plant in Halol, Gujarat, An integrated manufacturing facility in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The company has also invested in joint venture for tower manufacturing at Halol, Gujarat.
Meanwhile, the merger between Gamesa and Siemens Wind Power became effective April 3, 2017. United, Siemens wind power and Gamesa create a leader in the wind power market with presence in more than 90 countries and have 75 GW of installed capacity worldwide, the statement noted.