by aspenergy | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog
Follow through and keeping track: What is the big deal in following through and keeping track? Seems to be a big challenge for this world at large. While it is heartening to know that I am not alone, it is saddening at the same time to know that I am not alone. I work...
by aspenergy | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog
Excited to hear that one of my favourite actors, Leonardo DiCaprio is now UN’s climate change ambassador. Any movement that has the potential to change the world, needs lots of attention and Climate change needs more of such star value. Very happy to see this...
by aspenergy | Sep 19, 2014 | Blog
Credit: Ron Tandberg My earlier blog post talks about Solar Power and Solar Energy and recommends to add Solar Energy to our vocabulary. But, the revolutionary change that we pride ourselves with – is to specify solar heaters in terms of power KWth instead of in terms...
by aspenergy | Sep 18, 2014 | Blog
A follow up article on our earlier post SolarMax principle One example to make a difference between LoadMax and SolarMax amply clear is to take an example of Street Lights. Let’s take a standard model – Sharp Street Light. Lets take the model: SSLL 1018 The basic...
by aspenergy | Sep 17, 2014 | Blog
In many public forums, I talk very loudly about Solar Power vs Solar Energy. I am not meaning the technical difference between Power and Energy. I am talking about what the market and general public understand. The moment we mention “solar” – because of widespread...
by aspenergy | Sep 15, 2014 | Blog
When I was invited to this conference on Energy-Economy-Environment, I was very happy. I was even super-happy to see the backdrop – as it had more mention of “Energy” than “Power”. But, the entire first half was devoted to power – and solar and wind power themselves...
by aspenergy | Sep 12, 2014 | Blog
California’s new solar power plant is actually a death ray that’s incinerating birds mid-flight. I am generally not a great fan of centralized solar plants as compared to off-grid and onsite generation. But, I have never thought of such seemingly simple technology...
by aspenergy | Sep 10, 2014 | Blog
Interest in solar water heating spreads globally – says NY times. Solar water heating – particularly for industries is not a ready, mainstream market yet. We and a few of our colleagues are creating the market – by creating awareness and increasing credibility. I am...
by aspenergy | Aug 27, 2014 | Blog
Solar, like many other renewable energy sources is “infirm”. We cannot install a 1 MWp solar plant and generate 1MW at will any time we want. It purely depends on sunshine, and whenever sun is low – due to shadow or rain or whatever, the generation will be low. So,...
by aspenergy | Aug 7, 2014 | Blog
WWF – World Wildlife Conservation fund for nature and Industrial Process Heat. What a seemingly remote connection! But, as explained by Ravi Singh, Secretary General and CEO of WWF India at the Climate Solver Award function at New Delhi on 1st August 2014, WWF...
