# Aspiration Cleantech Ventures

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- [Comprehensive tariff order on solar power - TNERC](https://aspcv.com/comprehensive-tariff-order-on-solar-power-tnerc-2/): Comprehensive tariff order on solar power – TNERC This is good in more than one way for the solar developers. How will Tangedco fund it without massive tariff rationalization is the usual question that lingers in my mind. If not funded well, the payments will stutter and hence development may not happen. I am not seeing escalation specified clearly or may be I am missing something. As always, the reverse – higher the volume or capacity better pricing offer, unique to India and some developing countries is intriguing. Conventional wisdom says otherwise. Main comment is on the opposite view – Tangedco is ready to procure at 6.48. Alright. At generation end! Alright! So, tangedco absorbs transmission losses here. So, why can\’t we waive transmission losses for solar developers or make it concessional – some direct PPAs with end customers with group captive will immediately happen if that is done without much loss to the Government compared to this. Either way transmission loss is absorbed by tangedco, but higher tariff will be paid by the end user. Better, right? ~Bhoo
- [I pretend for a living. But, you do not – Leonardo DiCaprio](https://aspcv.com/i-pretend-for-a-living-but-you-do-not-leonardo-dicaprio/): Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio addresses the UN summit meeting on climate change. DiCaprio was recently named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. ‘This disaster has grown beyond the choices that individuals make. This is now about our industries, and governments…’ he tells the summit. DiCaprio – “Thank you, Mr Secretary General, your excellencies, ladies and gentleman, and distinguished guests. I’m honored to be here today, I stand before you not as an expert but as a concerned citizen, one of the 400,000 people who marched in the streets of New York on Sunday, and the billions of others around the world who want to solve our climate crisis. As an actor I pretend for a living. I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems. I believe that mankind has looked at climate change in that same way: as if it were a fiction; as if pretending that climate change wasn’t real, would somehow make it go away. But I think we all know better than that. Every week, we’re seeing new and undeniable climate events, evidence that accelerated climate change is here right now. Droughts are intensifying, our oceans are acidifying with methane plumes rising up from the ocean floor. We are seeing extreme weather events and the West Antarctic and Greenland ice-sheets melting at unprecedented rates, decades ahead of scientific projections. None of this is rhetoric, and none of it is hysteria. It is fact. The scientific community knows it, Industry knows it, governments know it, even the United States military knows it. The chief of the US navy’s Pacific command, admiral Samuel Locklear, recently said that climate change is our single greatest security threat. My Friends, this body – perhaps more than any other gathering in human history – now faces this difficult but achievable task. You can make history … or you will be vilified by it. To be clear, this is not about just telling people to change their light bulbs or to buy a hybrid car. This disaster has grown BEYOND the choices that individuals make. This is now about our industries, and governments around the world taking decisive, large-scale action. Now must be our moment for action. We need to put a pricetag on carbon emissions, and eliminate government subsidies for oil, coal, and gas companies. We need end the free ride that industrial polluters have been given in the name of a free-market economy, they do not deserve our tax dollars, they deserve our scrutiny. For the economy itself will die if our ecosystems collapse. The good news is that renewable energy is not only achievable but good economic policy. This is not a partisan debate; it is a human one. Clean air and a livable climate are inalienable human rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics. It is question about own survival. This is the most urgent of times, and the most urgent of messages. Honoured delegates, leaders of the world, I pretend for a living. But you do not. The people made their voices heard on Sunday around the world and the momentum will not stop. And now it’s YOUR turn, the time to answer humankind’s greatest challenge is now. We beg you to face it with courage. And honesty. Thank you.”
- [Comprehensive tariff order on solar power – TNERC](https://aspcv.com/comprehensive-tariff-order-on-solar-power-tnerc/): Comprehensive tariff order on solar power – TNERC This is good in more than one way for the solar developers. How will Tangedco fund it without massive tariff rationalization is the usual question that lingers in my mind. If not funded well, the payments will stutter and hence development may not happen. I am not seeing escalation specified clearly or may be I am missing something. As always, the reverse – higher the volume or capacity better pricing offer, unique to India and some developing countries is intriguing. Conventional wisdom says otherwise. Main comment is on the opposite view – Tangedco is ready to procure at 6.48.  Alright. At generation end! Alright! So, tangedco absorbs transmission losses here. So, why can’t we waive transmission losses for solar developers or make it concessional – some direct PPAs with end customers with group captive will immediately happen if that is done without much loss to the Government compared to this. Either way transmission loss is absorbed by tangedco, but higher tariff will be paid by the end user. Better, right?
- [Indian firms moving towards low carbon economy: CDP – The Hindu](https://aspcv.com/indian-firms-moving-towards-low-carbon-economy-cdp-the-hindu/): Indian firms moving towards low carbon economy: CDP – The Hindu. Among the top 200 Indian companies by market capitalization, only 59 companies (30%) responded to the CDP survey (India 200 Climate Change Report 2014). Over 90% of them (53+) state that climate change opportunities are driven by change in regulation. About 15% of them (10) reduced their emissions despite a tough business situation and 50% of them have reduced their emission quantity or emission intensity, without compromising on business growth and profitability. The following 5 Indian companies have made it to the global ranking : Wipro, Essar, Tech Mahindra, L&T, TCS. The responding companies have acknowledged the role of government and regulations as the primary driver of climate change opportunities and investments.
- [Solar against Biomass](https://aspcv.com/solar-against-biomass/): Solar Energy is 100% clean energy. It controls pollution in atmosphere, paving way to cleaner, greener environment. Using Briquette based boilers for heating though renewable, still spoils the atmosphere by CO2 emissions. Most of the industries invest in Solar technologies not as a energy saving or ROI initiative but more from the Social responsibility angle for Clean, Green energy with ZERO emissions and Carbon reduction commitments. Investment on Solar is an added benefit for the brand image. In such a scenario a strict ROI calculation may not be required as long as the project pays for itself – even if it takes longer to pay back the investment. Compared to Solar PV and Solar CSP technologies, Aspiration Energy thermal has the lowest cost per MW and hence is a better Solar investment than other Solar alternatives. Another reason you may want to switch will be due to concerns of continued fuel availability in right quantities at the right time. Here the risk mitigation approach is difficult to quantify in terms of monetary value, even though you may have some numbers associated with loss of production, down time etc. When we replace the system with a Solar system (with hot water storage facility), the boiler itself could be sold and the re-sale price could be adjusted against the solar investment.
- [Bhoo’s interview with EAI](https://aspcv.com/bhoos-interview-with-eai/): Bhoo’s interview with Narsi, EAI on “Aspiring High with Solar Thermal” Source: EAI For those of us glued to the solar radar, most of what we see and hear today are news about solar PV. As if solar thermal simply did not exist. Or matter. And if at all we hear anything on the thermal side, it is about how large scale solar CSP plants under the National Solar Mission are facing tough times. Newspapers and mainstream blogs have a purpose – to report mainstream news. But most emerging (and attractive) business opportunities are not mainstream. Which is why these should be more interesting to entrepreneurs and investors. Solar thermal is one such. Until a few years ago, the equation was simple. Solar thermal = solar water heaters: those nice and reliable tanks on our roofs which gave us water at 65 °C. A nice product, of course, but nothing any entrepreneur would go ga-ga about. Fast forward to 2010, and you suddenly start seeing interesting movements in the solar thermal scene. Let me start from the very beginning. What indeed is solar thermal? Leaving aside CSP (concentrating solar power), which is for power generation, the heat of sunlight when used for heating purposes is solar thermal. As I said before, think solar water heaters. But now, extend your thought. Solar water heaters can give up to 65 °C; all right, stretch it a bit, perhaps 70 degrees. Which is fine for household purposes and select commercial units, but what about industrial units which require water at much higher temperatures? Say, 120 degrees? Your ordinary solar water heater will not be able to help. This is where medium temperature solar thermal kicks in. Let me lay the stuff out for you. Using the Heat of the Sun Type of solar thermal Low temp solar thermal Medium temp solar thermal class I Medium temp solar thermal class 2 High temp solar thermal for power generation Example Solar water heater Enhanced solar heaters Concentrating solar thermal (CST) Concentrating solar power (CSP) Temperatures Upto 70 °C 70-120 °C Upto 250 °C Upto 450 °C You can observe the gradation from the low 70 °C we obtain from solar water heaters up to 450 °C required for generating power from the solar heat. The first two – water heaters and enhanced solar heaters – use fairly simple technologies and materials and hence can be considered fairly low on capex. The last two depend on concentrating sunlight to produce much higher temperatures, and you are suddenly getting into more sophisticated and expensive territory. The Enhanced Solar Heaters thus falls in an interesting intersection – it is fairly simple in terms of technology and operations (similar to solar water heaters), but provides significantly higher temperatures than the water heaters. And the 70-120 °C is an interesting sweet spot for a whole host of industries and commercial units. This is the sweet spot Aspiration Energy is trying to tap into. Bhoovarahan Thirumalai (popularly called Bhoo), is a well-known entrepreneur in the solar thermal field, having been an early mover in medium temperature sector with a solution providing distinct benefits. And with the memorable nickname Bhoo, he has ensured that no one can forget him either. His company, Aspiration Energy, has ploughed along and stayed course in this pioneering area, and today he is a position to show some of his first successes. His innovative PAYS model, that eliminates capex investments for end users, appears close to an inflexion point. Having known Bhoo for almost 5 years now, I felt that there is no better time than this to sit down with him and do a detailed interview. Here we go. I ask Bhoo: So, tell me a bit more on how you got into this. I have known you for a long time, but somehow never got to know some of your history. Bhoo: Well, my partner and I were running the software company Aspire Systems, a successful software venture specializing in software product architecture support. I wanted to do something that is different and ventured out, and solar appealed to me. To begin with, I explored solar PV. Our company did a fair bit of work in developing solar PV systems for mobile telecom towers to offset diesel use. Soon after this, I explored solar thermal and zeroed in on enhanced solar thermal for industrial heating and drying. Me: The sweet spot you are aiming at, the 70-120 °C bracket for industries – what are its characteristics? Somehow, I had thought that it was not a big enough opportunity. Bhoo: Well, that sweet spot is indeed a significant opportunity. A Rs. 50,000 crore business sector of which solar thermal has the potential to have a Rs. 20,000 crore piece of the pie. Now, if Rs. 20,000 crores per year is not a big opportunity, I have to start asking what is. What is not well known is that there are many pre-treatment processes and low hanging heating processes in industries that require only temperatures up to 120 °C. For instance, in the automobile industry there is a pre-treatment process before painting. This is typically a 7-tank wash, of which 5 tanks require moderate heating temperatures. Add the hundreds of automobile units across the country, and many other industries where such pre-treatment or pre-heating is required, and we are looking at a pretty sweet spot for the 70-120 degrees bracket. For a large automobile company alone, such pre-treatment fuel costs could touch upwards of Rs 40 crores a year. There are hundreds of companies for which these costs will range between Rs 2-10 crores per year. Me: Which would these target industries be, that will be glad to have a renewable solution for the 70-120 °C bracket? Bhoo: Some of the sectors that will find medium temperature solar thermal useful are: Consumer durables (including automotive), chemical industries, companies in the dairy and food industries Me: We are talking about replacing fossil fuels such as furnace oil,
- [System converts solar efficiently to steam – Scientific American](https://aspcv.com/system-converts-solar-efficiently-to-steam-scientific-american/): Credit: Scientific American, Aug 4, 2014 These experiments are great and I see a lot of future for solar heat based innovations meeting a lot of energy needs of the future. How about today? We have always been wondering what is available commercially and what is feasible TODAY. And, that is mid-temperature or low-temperature industrial heat – 70 Deg C to 120 Deg C. A whopping 100 GW+ of potential in the world exists for industrial applications that use these range of temperatures. Instead of just focusing on centralized solar electricity generation – or steam generation – we should somehow make efforts to use the existing commercial technologies for meeting this high demand, that is currently burning fossil fuels. Generally, solar is more suited for decentralized onsite generation of energy. We have been fortunate to get opportunity to install 3 large systems in India – 210 KW, 630 KW and 360 KW each – for industrial heating. We have implemented all these systems on shed-type trussed industrial rooftops. WWF recognizes this as a “Climate Solver” innovation
- [Crying baby - and not “Hungry baby” gets food](https://aspcv.com/crying-baby-and-not-hungry-baby-gets-food/): 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 with large corporates including the leading cellular operator in India. I am surprised to learn how unorganized they are. Simple act of keeping minutes of the meetings, following through, keeping track of tasks, calendars – oops! How difficult can that be? Why does the world not do it? I have always thought it is my “personal” weakness. In the past few years, I have used a calendar to monitor my engagements through the day. But, clearing emails, clearing all the tasks, follow-through of ideas vs implementation – I have perceived as my weakness. I felt the world-at-large is good at it, and I am poor at it. But, I am seeing that world at large is feeding crying babies and not hungry babies. Let me explain. Lets say we see 2 babies. It is 1 pm. One has eaten hearty breakfast, and the other has not eaten anything since morning. The one who has had good breakfast is crying loud – loudness increasing by the minute. The other baby is quiet. Who should be fed first? The more hungry or the unfed baby, right? But, who do we generally feed? The loud baby! I am finding that the whole world seems to have the same weakness. I work with large corporates – and generally this principle holds good. I would have thought that this discovery that more people have the same issue would provide me solace. On the contrary – it makes me feel worse – for the world. How sad! ~ Bhoo, CEO, Aspiration Energy
- [Leanoardo DiCaprio is now UN’s climate change ambassador](https://aspcv.com/leanoardo-dicaprio-is-now-uns-climate-change-ambassador/): 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 appointment. It is one thing to be recognized for our work by UNDP and WWF… but when such value is added to the same cause, it is lovely. When I followed this news, I stumbled on the movie made earlier by DiCaprio on climate change – The 11th hour. A preview for those who haven’t watched… I’m reminded of Michael Jackson’s, “Heal the World”. Proud to be a part of an organisation that believes in saving energy, that in turn can make our globe a better place to live in. ~ Bhoo
- [Solar Energy Vs Solar Power – 3](https://aspcv.com/solar-energy-vs-solar-power-3/): 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 of energy – Litres Per Day – LPD.  Oxymoron! LPD – Litres Per Day vs KWth Solar heaters have been traditionally specified as LPD meaning – Litres Per Day.  Why? The traditional solar heaters have been worldwide used in domestic water heaters.  When do we need hot water at home?  Mornings.  Does the sun shine in the mornings?  No.  So, essentially, we are collecting sunlight and solar energy that shone yesterday and using it today.  In that scenario, it is good to express the capacity as LPD – How many useful Litres of hot water can be generated per day. LPD essentially represents the energy collected throughout the day. LPD vs KWth – how to represent the size of solar heaters? But, when it comes to Solar Process Heating systems, we need to work on generating the high temperature required consistently during the day.  That means, we need to have the “power” to heat requisite quantity of water instantly using solar generation. That is why we specify our collectors in terms of KWth! Here are other articles that talks about KWth rating of solar heater collectors. Methodology to present the installed capacity of solar collectors in GWth Simple method for Converting Installed Solar Collector Area to Annual Collector Output ~ Bhoo, CEO, Aspiration Energy
- [SolarMax – 2](https://aspcv.com/solarmax-2/): 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 light there is a 18W light. Load per day:  Let’s say the 18W light runs for 12 hours – Dusk to Dawn 18W x 12 Hours = 216 WHr is what is needed per day. Let us look at what thay have designed it with: Solar capacity:  80 W. 216 WHr / 80 W = Less than 3 hours. So, the solar street light is designed to produce enough energy within 3 hours of sunshine. Sounds great and logical – when you evaluate from a general LoadMax principle.  But, imagine this – more than 300 days a year, sunshine will be for more than 5 hours.  So, Every single day on 300 days a year, 80W x 2 = 160 Whr is wasted.  And, we pay for that generation upfront. Lets take batteries:  12 V, 75 AH.  Not to be a purist in battery design for ease of calculations – I will consider VxAH as a proxy for WHr. 12 V x 75 AH = 900 VAH or approximately 900 WHr. We observed above that the requisite WHr per day is only 216 Whr.  So, this is designed with 4 times the requisite capacity. I am not taking accurate figures.  For an application like solar street light where Hybridization with existing conventional sources of power is difficult, and where the focus is on automated reliable operations, I have no arguments against this design philosophy.  And, battery design is more to do with Depth of Discharge and life-time of batteries. But, I am taking this as an illustration of LoadMax principle. If there were backup conventional sources available – I would build this with a 50W module and 50 Ah battery – which is far more economical.  That will be “SolarMax”. One word of caution though: SolarMax immediately means that it needs to be hybrid – to take care of low generation periods of solar energy.  Wherever hybrids are not possible or feasible or desirable – we need to go back to LoadMax.
- [Solar Energy Vs Solar Power – 2](https://aspcv.com/solar-energy-vs-solar-power-2/): 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 Government side subsidies and awareness programs worldwide, people connect it with “Solar Power”, generally meaning Solar Photovoltaic plants  (PV). But, we use energy in various forms – Light, Heat, motion, cooling, and so on.  The good news is:  Solar Power a.k.a Solar PV based solar electricity generation is a high quality energy – meaning it can be converted to many other energy forms efficiently without losing much of it. Does that mean that we should always go to the high quality of energy (electricity) and then convert it to low quality energy always? Conventional wisdom says, YES.  But, solar changes this. Solar heating – at low temperature is very efficient – at 80-90% efficiency compared to paltry 13-17% of solar PV.  Moreover, costs are 50% if we compare KW capacity to to KW capacity or – KWHr generation cost to KWHr generation cost. What does that mean? We should somehow change the perception and add “Solar Energy” (to mean all forms of energy – heat, light etc) to our vocabulary rather than just “Solar Power” (“to mean electricity”). ~Bhoo, CEO, Aspiration Energy
- [Solar Energy vs Solar Power](https://aspcv.com/solar-energy-vs-solar-power/): 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 were an “alternative option”, and speaker after speaker spoke about the power situation in Tamil Nadu and grid situation, and so on. I was curious, and started counting words “Power” and “Energy” in the program agenda. . It was: Page 1:  Power    6  ; Energy  3  .  Hands down, “Power” wins! Page 2:  Power   11  ; Energy 2 .  Hands down, “Power” wins! Page 3:  Power    1    ; Energy  11 .  Hands down, FINALLY “Energy” wins!  I was talking in this session, and was very happy! Finally, I mentioned this to the audience and explained how Aspiration Energy is focused on the “other” side of solar – the energy side, rather than just the electrical power side. ~ Bhoo, CEO, Aspiration Energy
- [Centralized solar plants, a death trap for birds?](https://aspcv.com/centralized-solar-plants-a-death-trap-for-birds/): 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 causing this kind of trouble to the environment.  Being a death-trap for birds.  Whew! I am sure human ingenuity will solve this issue! ~Bhoo Photo courtesy: Sebastian Anthony
- [“Interest in solar water heating spreads globally” – NY times.](https://aspcv.com/interest-in-solar-water-heating-spreads-globally-ny-times/): 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 happy to see such articles from New York Times, that recognize the increasing popularity and also the enormous potential that this simple technology holds. I feel once again happy to be in this space – and specifically in the industrial water heating space. I am very happy that our installations are getting worldwide recognition including Climate Solver. I have revised confidence that our pipeline worth 200+ MW will mature in the next few quarters! Renewed confidence on this space! ~Bhoo, CEO, Aspiration Energy
- [Solar Max principle](https://aspcv.com/solar-max-principle/): 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, when we design a solar system – what should we design with? Maximum generation or minimum generation? Conventional Load-Max wisdom says it should be built with lowest generation in mind. That means, let us say we build a solar heating system for supplying 30 Lakhs KCAL a day (or roughly 3500 units a day – or roughly 1Lakh litres of water heated from 30 degrees to 60 degrees). In January in Chennai, it will require about 700 KW solar to generate the same. In April in Chennai, it will require only 550 KW to generate that.. Should we put a 550 KW or 700 KW? Conventional wisdom and load max principle will build a 700 KW, or even higher – like 800 KW with a factor of safety. Is that right for solar? Conventional energy sources are mostly variable – Diesel – we only pay for diesel consumed, and if the load is less, less diesel is consumed – at least lesser by some extent. Same with electricity, LPG, CNG, – any conventional fuel. But, solar – it is mostly capital equipment, and very less – near zero – running cost. Putting up higher capacity means – we make it very expensive initially, and since there is near zero running cost, we pay for the full generation whether or not we use it. So, if 800 KW is put up as capacity – in April – it will generate 20% more than required – but we still we pay for it. In January, it meets our requirements. So, we essentially design it with a nearly 20-30% energy waste every year. That is where our design principle comes in. That is why we always have believed in hybrid systems – Hybri-Heat, where we design with optimum capacity. When the infirm solar generation is insufficient, the conventional heat source should kick in. We design with a fundamental that “Not a KWHr of solar generation should be lost!” That is what we call as SolarMax principle. ~ Bhoo
- [Aspiration Energy is WWF Climate Solver!](https://aspcv.com/aspiration-energy-is-wwf-climate-solver/):   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 looks not just at direct ways of conservation but all the indirect ways to conserve world resources. Climate Solver – a very apt name indeed, if we conserve resources by conserving the climate effects of pollution and burning resources, we can naturally and easily conserve nature! Innovations like what we do in B2B space in industries, often go unnoticed by wider public.  WWF, through this innovative platform – has provided us a great recognition.  While the whole world is pitching solar as a “conserve future” and “green” kind of a platform, we try to sell on immediate economical nbenefits.  In this transformation – we have very often forgotten the  immense contribution that we are creating for the protection of environment. Our receiving Climate Solver award gives us an increased impetus to continue doing what we do.  The incredible combination of “green” ecological benefits with “green-backs” in the form of immediate economical benefits is recognized by this frum.  Our unique credo of Fast Forward to the Solar future stems from the fact that without immediate economic benefits – adoption of green solutions will but be slow. We are happy that WWF climate solver award will make us even faster.  We are energized by this recognition and will accelerate our company and solution even faster. Lets Rev Up!
- [Can solar be a backup?](https://aspcv.com/can-solar-be-a-backup/): I get lot of enquiries about “solar inverters” and solar as a “backup” for power outages. Solar, wind, tidel, hydro – all these kinds of renewable energy sources are what people call as “infirm power”. Why is it called “infirm power”? Because, we cannot control how much is produced at any point in time. It is for nature to decide. Take solar – it is confirmed to be zero every night. But, will it be 199% during the day? No. Depends on the day – intensity, timing, angle of sunlight on the module collector, temperature – everything varies every minute. So, it is not firm – hence the term – infirm. Compare it against conventional generators – say a coal power plant. As long as coal is available, the plant can be run at full capacity any time. Usually, all of these have a high initial investment, and near zero ongoing costs. And, once we make investments, we cannot control how much it produces. Thus, solar cannot be a backup – but, it can be a “complementary” source of power. I am often asked – even after investing on solar power or solar heating plant, I cannot replace or remove the conventional source – be it a diesel genset, or a boiler or a hot-water generator. Then what is the use. Let’s understand this: Conventional energy sources have usually very low upfront capital costs, but have a very high running cost. Many coal based power plants running today have all depreciated fully with hardly any capital value left.  But, the cost of running it by consuming coal is what makes it expensive. Boilers or hot water generators are relatively very low cost upfront. But, running costs are very high. Against this, solar has high upfront costs, but is very low – almost nil – costs of running it. Maintenance is the only cost, and fuel is free. This is a fundamental design principle of solar.
- [Funding Options on Solar Thermal Systems used in Industrial Heating Applications](https://aspcv.com/funding-options-on-solar-thermal-systems-used-in-industrial-heating-applications/): On June 23rd, Aspiration Energy, hosted a webinar on Funding options for, “Solar Thermal Systems for Industrial Heating” A pioneer in the “Renewable Energy Services Company (RESCO)” model for solar industrial heating in India. Supported by its partners – Tata Cleantech Capital, OPC leasing and other investments consultants such as Barclays bank, AEPL has come up with a few funding models. Our funding models comprises of: Outright Purchase PAYS – Customer Owns PAYS – TPO Lease Finance The advantage of these models is that they can be flexibly customized to suit the customer requirement in terms of payment tenure, down payment, risk / reward sharing, depreciation / tax benefit, operation & maintenance etc. S.Gopthree ACA Principal Consultant, Capita Consultants spoke on FUNDING MODEL – Debt + Equity Full Investment M C Karthikeyan Assistant VP – Tata Cleantech Capital spoke on FUNDING MODEL – PAYS- CO V Balakrishnan Senior VP – OPC Asset Solutions spoke on FUNDING MODEL – Lease Finance Bhoovarahan Thirumalai CEO, Aspiration Energy Pvt. Ltd spoke on FUNDING MODEL – TPO Under each funding model these topics were covered. Who Does It Suit? Ownership – Depreciation and Tax Benefit Performance Risk and Reward Monthly fee payable Down Payment / Security Deposit Payback period comparison and sample project values The webinar came to an end, when Bhoo apprised on all financial models and the advantages on each model.  Questions posed by the participants where addressed by the speakers.  Promising to come up with another interesting webinar topic, the webinar came to an end.  
- [Webinar on "Funding models for Solar Thermal systems used in Industrial heating"](https://aspcv.com/webinar-on-funding-models-for-solar-thermal-systems-used-in-industrial-heating/): Join us on our webinar on \”Funding models for Solar Thermal systems used in Industrial heating\” Date: July 23, 2014 Time: 3 PM IST Registration link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/987990360 Applications for CEOs, CFOs and Senior Finance Professionals in the manufacturing sector The webinar will explore various innovative funding options that combine 100% accelerated depreciation and \”Pay as you Save\” utility payment models. Speakers: M C Karthikeyan, Asst Vice President, Tata Cleantech Capital Topic: Customer owned Pay As you Save Model V Balakrishnan, Sr Vice President, OPC Asset Solutions Mr. V. Balakrishnan. Senior Vice President and Head, Southern Region  at OPC Asset Solutions Private Limited.  He is a chartered accountant by profession, with 22 years of experience.   Topic: 5 Years Lease Financing Model S Gopthree, FCA Principal Consultant, Capita Consultants Debt + Equity Full Investment model Bhoovarahan Thirumalai, CEO, Aspiration Energy Third party owned Pay As you Save Model For further information please contact info@aspirationenergy.com
- [Impact of budget 2014-15 on Solar](https://aspcv.com/impact-of-budget-2014-15-on-solar/): “₹500 crore provided for ultra modern solar power plants in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir.” ~says Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley while presenting Union Budget of India 2014 From our CEO’s desk: So, what is the impact of budget 2014-15 on Solar? Everyone is talking about Rs. 500 crores for MW scale power plants in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Ladakh. Rs. 100 crores for the Narmada Canal like MW scale power plants and excise duty cuts. That is just a surface look. I decided to dig deep. Tobias’s article at the budget allocation numbers last year interested me and I decided to analyse the equivalent numbers this year. Let’s try to understand: Grid Interactive and Distributed Renewable Power gets Rs. 1949 crores. If the above 600 crores gets deducted from this remaining would be Rs. 1349 crores. (Note: There is a separate allocation in the budget for rural agricultural pumping of Rs. 500 crores. That does not have equivalent provision in the head of “Renewable Energy for Rural Applications” in the budget – which is only Rs. 132.50 crores). We have many reports that say that the subsidy bill pending itself is Rs. 1000 crores for off-grid projects. If the total allocation is only 1349 crores, that means, new off-grid projects will only get 349 crores. If 500 crores pumping budget is included in the above, then, we have a deficit even for meeting past commitments, and what new commitments can be taken? So, probability of getting subsidies in off-grid schemes will remain like right now? Like sub-50%? Specifically about Aspiration Energy: I am confused on how this earlier NCEF funds for solar thermal applications is accounted: MNRE Solar Thermal Group This had a separate allocation of Rs 108 crores for solar heating in the industries alone. Is that mentioned in the budget somewhere? I am not able to see it. I never expected that reading the budget can be so difficult. Can someone understand these things better? Source: http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2014-15/eb/sbe69.pdf My conclusion: We will continue to focus more on off-grid industrial heating and the market that treats subsidies as bonus and not as an essential part for economic justification. Is it all doom? No. Voila! Why am I looking at the MNRE budget? What are we replacing? Mostly diesel and Natural Gas, right? Where is that headed? Link 1: http://www.naturalgasasia.com/india-defers-decision-to-hike-gas-prices-12818 Link 2: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-10/news/51301153_1_diesel-prices-petrol-and-diesel-oil-ministry-data I am happy that most of our prospective customers see the crisis of impending price rise and understand the value of “hedge” protection that solar provides against the impending fuel price rises for long years. So, we will focus more on replacements and not worry about subsidies but treat subsidies as bonus!
- [What does our logo mean?](https://aspcv.com/what-does-our-logo-mean/): In a fundamental sense, our logo symbolizes the action “Fast Forward”. It talks about the need for the world to move fast to a cleaner, renewable and cheaper source of energy. The logo also represents our company’s goal to help our clients to Fast Forward to the Solar future ! The blue arrow represents the traditional power houses, the fossil fuel industry. Just like Helen of Troy whose beauty launched a thousand ships, this resource or rather the lack of it will launch a thousand wars. The orange arrow represents Solar energy. Clean, in-exhaustive, cheaper and certainly an entity that cannot be controlled or fought over. The text portion is placed on both sides to show our aspiration to move from the fossil fuel age to the Solar age. The logo in whole talks about how we aspire to fast forward to the solar future. Solar is the future oil.
- [Fast forward to the solar future](https://aspcv.com/fast-forward-to-the-solar-future/):   Do you hear Earth\’s silent whisper?  What is she trying to communicate to us? Against the smoke, noise, draught, floods, even if she screams her distress, we actually might miss to hear her. Those who heard her distress, talk about going green, saving energy, prevent global warning, etc. But the awareness lectures are always attached to the term \”for your future generations\”.   The word \”future\” actually gives the impression that the need is not immediate and slows down the seriousness of the situation.  To quote an example people are aware that the activities such as Yoga, physical exercise, walking and healthy diet prevents heart disease, hypertension or diabetes.  But, don\’t we usually postpone it till we encounter a real heart-attack?  Unless we face the dire state or symptoms that compels us to take the exercise route we generally wouldn\’t. This being the case, all over the world, Governments through various measures compel, coerce people or offer economic incentives like subsidies and preferential tariff.  For example, CDM and RPO are more of such measures.  The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) stimulates sustainable development and emission reductions and  demands (or compels) people. There are only broadly 2 measures. Viability gap funding:  Capital subsidies, feed-in-tariff, Accelerated depreciation etc., fall into this category.  Either pay money against investment, or pay against generation – but pay more to whoever invests. Compulsions:  Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) demands (or compels) people to generate certain portion of their energy from clean sources.  Kyoto protocol etc., are at the country level but the same compulsion to reduce energy usage or generate using clean sources. There are some combination measures – like The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) or Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) stimulates sustainable development and emission reductions.  Essentially an intelligent combination of the above 2. Overall, the effect is slow adoption.  Earth is essentially stuck with the paradigm that – it is either \”protect future\” or \”current profit\”.  Is there some way to have it both ways? In the world expecting instant gratification, quarter on quarter growth, what does Aspiration Energy mean when it talks about, \”Fast Forward to the Solar Future\”.  Is there anything for the present in it? Yes! of course!  Industrial process heating and rural electrification are the best of both the worlds.  It gives immediate benefits – call it instant gratification.  And, at the same time it fulfils all the other aspects of Earth\’s future protection. Aspiration energy offers economically viable solutions, that save the environment and is installed on the otherwise wasted factory rooftop space.  
- [Planting with Purpose: Celebrating Earth Day at Periyar Government Peripheral Hospital](https://aspcv.com/planting-with-purpose-celebrating-earth-day-at-periyar-government-peripheral-hospital/): On April 22nd, 2025, in celebration of Earth Day, our team Aspiration Cleantech Ventures partnered with Periyar Government Peripheral Hospital, Chennai to take a small but meaningful step towards a greener planet. In a world racing to decarbonize, we believe every small action counts. And this Earth Day, our action was to return something to the earth. A Collaboration Rooted in Care It was truly inspiring to see the medical community step forward and join hands with us. Special thanks to Dr. Kumaravel and Dr. Sikkander, both dedicated cardiologists, who didn’t just support the cause — they actively took part in
- [Glimpses of ACREX 2025 A Remarkable Showcase of HVAC](https://aspcv.com/glimpses-of-acrex-2025-a-remarkable-showcase-of-hvac/): ACREX 2025 was a grand success, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and sustainability champions under one roof. The event highlighted the latest advancements in HVAC, refrigeration, and building automation, setting new benchmarks for energy efficiency and green technology. Key Highlights from ACREX 2025 ACREX 2025 was a showcase of revolutionary technologies, featuring high-efficiency heat pumps, next-generation air purification systems, and advanced solutions for sustainable cooling and heating. Expert-led panel discussions provided deep insights into decarbonization, net-zero strategies, and energy efficiency, shaping the future of the HVAC industry. The event also featured live demonstrations and interactive booths, where attendees experienced firsthand how
- [Are you still using Solar ? Understanding ORC vs. Solar Thermal: Choosing the Right Technology for Energy Efficiency](https://aspcv.com/orc-vs-solar-energy-efficiency-industrial-applications/): Understanding ORC vs. Solar Thermal, Choosing the Right Technology for Energy Efficiency , As industries around the world strive for sustainable operations, energy efficiency technologies are at the forefront of transformation. Two powerful solutions : Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems and solar thermal technology , stand out in the race toward cleaner energy. While both play a role in reducing carbon footprints, they serve different purposes and are suited for specific applications. In this blog, we’ll dive into the key differences between ORC and solar thermal, helping you understand which technology may best serve your energy needs. What is the Organic
- [Decarbonization Challenges and Solutions: How Heat Pumps Can Make a Difference](https://aspcv.com/decarbonization-heat-pump-solutions/): With climate change becoming a more pressing issue, decarbonization or reducing carbon emissions has become a global priority. Moving away from fossil fuels and toward greener alternatives is critical if we want to hit net-zero targets and create a sustainable future. But as with any big change, decarbonization comes with its share of challenges. Fortunately, heat pump technology offers a powerful solution. The Challenges We Face Technology Gaps Heat Pumps: A Smart Solution Conclusion Decarbonizing our economy isn’t going to be easy, but with the right tools and strategies in place, we can overcome the challenges. Heat pumps are one of
- [Insights from the Energy Efficiency Summit 2024: Uncovering Heat Recovery Potentials and New Technologies](https://aspcv.com/aspiration-clean-tech-ventures-at-energy-efficiency-summit-2024/): We are excited to share our experience from the Energy Efficiency Summit 2024, where we had the opportunity to showcase our innovative solutions at our stall. This three-day event brought together industry leaders, innovators, and practitioners to explore the latest advancements in energy efficiency. Our participation was a fantastic platform to engage with attendees, share knowledge, and highlight our commitment to sustainability. Day 1: Discovering Heat Recovery Potentials The summit kicked off with a focus on identifying heat recovery potentials across various sectors. At our stall, we engaged with industry professionals interested in how heat recovery can transform operations, particularly in
- [The Environmental Benefits of Heat Pumps: A Sustainable Heating Solution](https://aspcv.com/the-environmental-benefits-of-heat-pumps-a-sustainable-heating-solution/): Introduction In the pursuit of sustainable living, energy-efficient technologies are pivotal. Among these, heat pumps emerge as a promising solution for lowering carbon footprints and energy expenditures. This blog delves into the environmental advantages of heat pumps, underscoring their contribution to sustainability and efforts to combat climate change. What are Heat Pumps? Heat pumps are devices that transfer heat from one place to another using a refrigerant and a compressor. Unlike conventional heating systems that generate heat through combustion, heat pumps extract heat from the air, ground, or water, making them highly energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Environmental Benefits 1. Reduced
- [7 Reasons why Solar Dryers are Better Than Open Sun Drying](https://aspcv.com/7-reasons-why-solar-dryers-are-better-than-open-sun-drying/): Solar energy is most broadly utilized for the drying of agricultural products. Solar dryers use this solar energy and create sweltering air used for drying in a considerably more efficient way. Food products like chilies, pickles, amlas, fish, fruits, and spices will have a longer life once they are dried. Drying removes the moisture present in these edible items and also forestalls microorganisms like bacteria and fungi. Drying will also reduce the weight and volume of the product making it easy to store and use. This will eventually decrease the expense of storing, packaging and Transportation. Naturally, Sunlight is most broadly
- [At What Temperature Does Your Heat Pump Stops Being Effective?](https://aspcv.com/temperature-at-which-your-heat-pump-stops-being-effective/): Heat pumps are used for heating as well as cooling. In climatic conditions in India, Heat pump offers energy efficiently throughout the year. You can notice the heat pumps struggling when the temperature drops too low. This can be noticed in cold climates like Hilly areas and areas in North India. An Air source heat pump works by pulling heat from the air outside and transferring this heat into your place. The outdoor unit must have ample heat to provide sufficient heating to the inside. Winters are mild in India. In some cases, the outdoor temperature will be too cold to
- [Refrigerant used in Heat Pumps and How To Choose it wisely](https://aspcv.com/refrigerant-used-in-heat-pumps-and-how-to-choose-it-wisely/): Refrigerants are key components, responsible for the efficient working of heat pumps. The choice of selection and usage plays an important role in this. Hence it is important to understand clearly about refrigerants. What are refrigerants? The working liquids which are used in the process of the refrigeration cycle are called refrigerants. They are commonly used in air conditioning systems and heat pumps. Since refrigerants are toxic, flammable and cause ozone layer depletion they are highly regulated by concerned authorities. You may have a question! If refrigerants are toxic, then how can I choose them? An ideal and user-friendly refrigerant should
- [Heat pumps and their areas of application](https://aspcv.com/what-are-heat-pumps-and-where-can-you-deploy-them-efficiently/): What are heat pumps? Heat pumps are a well-known technology and are been widely used not only for heating but also for cooling. They are mechanical devices that transfer heat by extracting low-grade heat from any source and then upgrades the heat to deliver it at a high temperature. Heat pumps are usually more/less similar to refrigeration cycles. Though much of the technology is based on refrigerators, the primary aim of heat pumps is to provide heating, although reverse cycle heat pumps can provide both heating and cooling. Since they are used in recovering waste heat and to raise its temperature
- [Efficiency of Heat Pump and how long it Lasts](https://aspcv.com/how-long-heat-pump-lasts-and-efficiency-of-heat-pump/): [et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_text] The life expectancy of heat pumps is important before you decide to invest in them. The lifespan of a heat pump will significantly affect the overall savings from an investment point of view in a heat pump installation. To those who are unaware of what a heat pump is Heat pump A heat pump is a device that maintains temperature i.e by heating or cooling. Its function is to transfer heat from one area to another. When it is warm, it diverts the heat from inside to outside. When it is cool, it does the opposite. Types The air-source
- [Precautionary Steps to be taken Before the Restart of the Heat Pump After Very Long Time Due to Pandemic Situation like COVID 19](https://aspcv.com/4149-2/): [et_pb_section fb_built=\”1\” _builder_version=\”4.5.3\” _module_preset=\”default\” custom_padding=\”57px|||||\”][et_pb_row _builder_version=\”4.5.3\” _module_preset=\”default\”][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\” _builder_version=\”4.5.3\” _module_preset=\”default\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”4.5.3\” _module_preset=\”default\”] Are you using heat pump for hot water application and it is been shut for more than 2 to 3 months  due to current pandemic situation. Let\’s find out the precautionary steps to be taken before the restart of the heat pump.  We are going to talk about The precautionary steps to be taken before the start of the heat pump after very long time.  There are 12 precautionary steps to be followed and this can be  for any heat pump/any model/any capacity, air or water sourced, any form
- [Air Source Heat Pumps and Water Source Heat Pumps – What Are They and How To Choose One?](https://aspcv.com/air-source-water-source-heat-pumps-how-to-choose/): [et_pb_section admin_label=\”section\”] [et_pb_row admin_label=\”row\”] [et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_text admin_label=\”Text\”] What are Air-Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) and Water-Source Heat Pumps (WSHPs)? Air-Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) and Water-Source Heat Pumps (WSHPs)follow the same thermodynamic cycle called the ‘Vapour Compression Cycle’. (Please watch our ‘Heat Pump Knowledge Series’ to learn more about the thermodynamic cycle). How To Choose Between Air-Source and Water-Source Heat Pumps? The air source heat pump takes the input of electricity, extracts the heat from the ambient air, and gives hot water up to 90 degrees Celsius. Due to the extraction of heat from the ambient air, the ambient gets cooler. So, if there
- [How Much Is ‘Not Replacing The Diesel Boiler In Your Hotel’ Costing You Every Day? This Case of a 4-Star Hotel Has The Answer!](https://aspcv.com/how-much-is-not-replacing-the-diesel-boiler-in-your-hotel-costing-you-every-day/): [et_pb_section admin_label=\”section\”] [et_pb_row admin_label=\”row\”] [et_pb_column type=\”4_4\”][et_pb_text admin_label=\”Text\”] A heat pump is considered as a passive solar thermal system that can save up to half of what you usually spend for the diesel boiler. Let us consider this very simple example. A 4-star hotel was using a diesel boiler that consumed 40 liters of diesel, running  8 hours a day for the generation of hot water at 80 degrees centigrade. Now, let\’s see what difference it would make if we replace the diesel boiler with a heat pump. Calculating Boiler Capacity Installed First of all, we will calculate the heating capacity of
- [Will Heat Pumps perform better for Automobile Engine Head Washing?](https://aspcv.com/automobile-engine-head-washing-heat-pumps-or-electrical-heater/): Are heat pumps more cost-effective and efficient than electrical heaters in a hot water application for the manufacturing industry? Case of an Automobile Manufacturer Let\’s talk about a customer – Automobile  Manufacturer. The application they used hot water for is Engine Head Washing and the capacity of operation is around 28 kilowatts. Their temperature requirement is 50 to 60 degrees Celsius and they were running two shifts of operation. Results of the intervention We visited them to understand this application and gave an exact 28 kilowatts heat pump to meet that temperature requirement. You can see the installation photograph (below).   Before the
- [Calculating and Comparing Levelised Cost Of Heat (LCH) Or True Cost of Heat in Rs./kWhth Of Commonly Used Heating Sources](https://aspcv.com/levelised-true-cost-of-heating-sources/): Do you know it could be more than 3 TIMES CHEAPER to produce the same amount of heat through Heat Pumps than through a Diesel Boiler or an Electric Heater? In this video – in order to make a fair comparison – Levelised Cost of Heat or True Cost of Heat in Rupees per kilowatt-hour thermal (Rs./kWhth) is obtained for a variety of commonly used heating sources. Are you using diesel or LPG for heating water up to 90 degrees C? Now, the government talks about electrification of heat which means replacing diesel or LPG with electricity. But when you are comparing the operating cost
- [Heat Pump Over LPG Boiler For Hot Water In Hotels - A Case Study of a 4 Star Hotel](https://aspcv.com/heat-pump-over-lpg-boiler-for-hot-water-in-4-star-hotel/): As hotels across the country are struggling with low occupancy rates and trying hard to reduce their operational expenses, one smart hotel owner figured out a simple solution that saves 70% on their energy bill. Curious about what that solution is? Watch the short video below by our CEO answering just that!  TRANSCRIPT OF THE VIDEO Are Heat Pumps for Hot Water Bathing Applications Really Safer, More Economical and Environmentally Friendly For Hotels? We are talking about a 4-star hotel in Chennai where they were using LPG. They were consuming 35-50 kgs of LPG a day for hot water to cater to the bathing
- [OUR CEO SAYS ‘EN VAZHI THANI VAZHI’, ASKS AUDIENCE TO TREAD THEIR OWN PATH!](https://aspcv.com/our-ceo-says-en-vazhi-thani-vazhi-asks-audience-to-tread-their-own-path/): With a noble goal of understanding the current necessities and demands of the Indian MSMEs and to take proactive steps to make them globally competent players, the “MSME CEO SUMMIT 2019” was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Chennai on 2nd November. This year’s theme was “Enabling Business Owners for the Future” and among those invited to share their insights were top decision-makers from the government, industry, academia, financial and legal entities across the city.   Speaking to an audience full of business owners at the MSME CEO SUMMIT 2019 held in Chennai, our CEO Mr.Bhoovarahan Thirumalai said how
- [How low ambient temperature can affect your Heat pump performance?](https://aspcv.com/how-low-ambient-temperature-can-affect-your-heat-pump-performance/): “what is the performance of the heat pump in lower ambient temperature?” It is known that the heat pump operates in certain temperature limits. Most of the heat gained by the heat pump is from ambient air and the compressor boosts this heat to a higher temperature which is utilized for commercial and industrial applications. The performance of the heat pump degrades when the ambient temperature drops low which makes less heat available for the heat pump to boost. As the temperature goes down, the heat pump uses more energy to produce less heat because heat pumps use electricity, this can
- [What is the balance point in Air source Heat pumps?](https://aspcv.com/what-is-the-balance-point-in-air-source-heat-pumps/): A glimpse about Heat pumps The device that extracts heat from air or waste heat      Balance point in Air Heat pumps Authentic information about running a heat pump efficiently is difficult to access. Some of the heat pump terminology used here is misunderstood by industrial personnel and heat pump suppliers. One of that those little-known phrases is the balance point. When we are asked by the customers about air source heat pump capacity, here is the information we provide them about the balance point of a heat pump. Before going further, let’s see what is heat pump capacity and
- [How Loud is a Heat Pump?](https://aspcv.com/how-loud-is-a-heat-pump/): It is known that heat pumps are energy savings devices and a cost-effective way to cut down your heating bills especially if you are using gas/diesel fired boilers or electrical heaters. Everyone is aware of the heat pump working and its cost benefits but not the noise made by the heat pump. How loud is a heat pump? is one of the common questions we get from our clients (mainly from the hospitality sector). Let’s dig into this and see if the heat pump is as loud as conventional heating systems. Heat pumps produce noise while working due to their components.
- [8 Common Misconceptions to be Ignored About Heat Pumps](https://aspcv.com/8-common-misconceptions-about-heat-pumps/): Although the functioning of a heat pump is known for a while, developing a cost-efficient system that would replace existing heating source while appealing to industries and hospitality sectors, became possible just recently. With the increase in popularity comes an increase in conflicting advice. Likewise, to the heat pump, there are lots of wrong information or misconception that go along with them. If you are unaware of the value that the heat pump brings to your industrial plants or hotels, here are some of the misconceptions that you should ignore about heat pumps. Misconception #1: Heat Pumps are Expensive Renewable energy
- [What are the common Heat Pump Failures?](https://aspcv.com/common-heat-pump-failures/):   Heat pump – The sustainable technology in many industries The Heat pump has now become common in many industries and commercial buildings. Heat pump technology provides an efficient and sustainable solution for process heating and cooling applications. When the heat pump operates in a healthy condition, there is great opportunity to save a large amount of energy and cut your energy bill. It is not uncommon for the heat pump systems to operate with lower system efficiency than the efficiencies measured at standard conditions in manufacturers’ laboratories. Sometimes, a trivial installation or control error can lead to the performance degradation
- [Heating Seasonal Performance Factor](https://aspcv.com/heating-seasonal-performance-factor/): You may have heard that the air source heat pumps can deliver 200% to 500% thermal energy higher than the input electrical energy. When you buy an air source heat pump, you were assured or expect that an air source heat pump to deliver the heat output consistently throughout the various season of the year. That is not always the case. The heat pump performance varies with ambient temperature. Normally, the air source heat pumps take heat from the ambient air and transfer it to water circulating through the condenser. When the ambient temperature becomes low, the heat available for a heat
- [Why Pipe Sizing and Flow rate is important?](https://aspcv.com/why-pipe-sizing-and-flow-rate-is-important/): During our technical sales meet with various clients, we often discuss what should be the optimum flow rate and pipe size required for a heat pump system. Many people in the industries have concerns with how efficiently could they maintain the flow rate requirement for the heat pump system with economic pipe size. Knowing that many of you may also have had a similar question so we decided to give you a set of things to consider before installing one such system. In piping design, we often discuss how a pipe material performs with respect to corrosion and temperature resistance when
- [HEAT PUMP VS ELECTRIC HEATER](https://aspcv.com/heat-pump-vs-electric-heater/): In the last blog, we had a “best heating device” title match between the heat pump and boiler to see which device would be the best heating source for industrial heating applications in the temperature range of 40°C – 90°C. The match ended with the heat pump as a clear winner. In continuation to that, we want you to know that what would be the result of “best heating device” title match if we had a match between the heat pump vs electric heater. This blog will give you a clear idea on what is the pros and cons of using
- [Heat pump vs boiler | Which wins?](https://aspcv.com/heat-pump-vs-boiler-which-is-better/): With the rising popularity of heat pumps as a heat source in commercial heating space in India, the use of a heat pump system witnessed an increasing interest in industrial process heating as well. The most popular heating sources used currently in the industries and hotels are Boilers, Electrical Heaters, and Heat Pumps. Choosing one of these systems as a heat source to one of your processes will come down to characteristics of that process, existing heat source, factory head’s preferences and budget allowance. Each heating system has its own pros and cons, but how do we decide which one is
- [How to select a Heat Exchanger?](https://aspcv.com/selection-of-heat-exchanger/): From the simplest to the most complex industrial heating process,are needed to carry out the fundamental functioning of efficiently transferring heat from in medium to another. They are one of the most commonly used process equipment in industries. Regardless of whichever industrial sector you find yourself in, you are essentially looking for the same product – that is, a heat exchanger that will efficiently get the job done for you.  So the question remains, how do you figure which one is right for you? Selecting the right heat exchanger is of critical importance. The wrong selection can lead to poor plant
- [Direct or Indirect process heat integration?](https://aspcv.com/direct-or-indirect-process-heat-integration/): [et_pb_section fb_built=\”1\” _builder_version=\”3.22\” collapsed=\”off\”][et_pb_row _builder_version=\”4.6.5\” _module_preset=\”default\”][et_pb_column type=\”4_4\” _builder_version=\”4.6.5\” _module_preset=\”default\”][et_pb_text _builder_version=\”4.6.5\” _module_preset=\”default\”] When it comes to installation of Heat Pump (or Solar Thermal) Systems, one of the key decisions ourcustomers have to take is whether they should go for direct or indirect integration of the Heat Pump (orSolar Thermal) system with the existing heat generation system (eg. Diesel Boilers). The obvious advantageof an indirect process heat integration is that since there is no mixing of fluids, maintenance is easy.However, the downside is that it is more expensive. Before getting into more details, let us look at what adirect and an indirect integration
- [How can you beat the Heat of Diesel prices?](https://aspcv.com/beat-the-heat-of-diesel-prices/): The saviour to beat the heat of diesel prices  What do a European Automobile Manufacturer, a Five Star Hotel, and a Non-profit organization that strives to eliminate classroom hunger of more than 15 Lakh students every day have in common? If you say, “nothing in common”, you may not be too far from the truth. Except that all these companies use Diesel in their day-to-day operations. Not only that, but they have also taken their first steps in reducing their fuel bill and decrease local pollution by switching to Heat Pumps. While the Automobile manufacturer uses Diesel to generate hot water
- [Footprints - Edition 6](https://aspcv.com/footprints-edition-6/): Solar Rooftop – Myths vs Reality was the theme for this edition of Footprints conducted on 29 June 2018 at WelcomHotel in Chennai. Sticking to Footprints\’ legacy of being a platform for sharing end-user experiences, this edition also featured participants and speakers from various sectors of the industry, with each organisation bringing in something to the table with regard to energy utilisation. The opening remarks were given by Mr. Bhoovarahan Thirumalai, Chairman, Energy Committee, SICCI, highlighting the importance of footprints and the need for industries to go for greener energy solutions for their manufacturing plants and at the same time the
- [One day workshop on Industrial Heating @ Hosur](https://aspcv.com/one-day-workshop-on-industrial-heating/): Aspiration Energy in association with Hosur Industries association conducted a One day workshop in Industrial Heating at  Hosur on May 9, 2018. Professionals from various organisations in industries such as Automotive, Pharma, Hotels, Electronics and more participated in the event, eager to know more about industrial heating. The objective of the event was as follows: • To understand about energy efficient and sustainable heating methods – through Heat Pumps and Industrial Solar Heaters. • Showcase real-time working, applications and benefits of these systems through site visits. • To understand the key factors (economic, environmental and social) that help in making an ideal energy
- [Smart Cities – the new way forward ](https://aspcv.com/smart-cities-the-new-way-forward/): By 2050, 70 percent of the global population will be city dwellers. This means we need more cities, smart cities at that. Urbanisation although usually a has negative impact on the environment, does not need to be that way. Raj Cherubal, the CEO of Chennai Smart City in the regional WWF Climate Solver organised by Aspiration Energy  talked about the various ways the smart cities are using innovative technologies to help address issues concerning climate change. He discussed a number of planned initiatives that could help move towards sustainability in cities: Parallel Parking Systems   The aim of this project is to provide information on the
- [Climate Solver Regional Meet, Chennai, 2018](https://aspcv.com/climate-solver-regional-meet/): From parking to climate change, the Climate Solver Regional Meeting  held in WelcomHotel, Chennai had a wide range of discussions and ideas. WWF\’s Climate Solver event was conducted on February 23, 2018.  The event was hosted by TiE Chennai in association with Aspiration Energy. The key speakers for the event were  as follows:   Climate Solver is a WWF global initiative to strengthen the development and widespread use of innovative low-carbon technologies. It helps organisations showcase the various measures taken towards the issue of Climate Change The introductory speech about Climate Solver and TiE was given by Mr. Bhoovarahan Thirumalai. Mr. Bhoovarahan spoke on
- [Webinar on \"Best International Heat Pump Integration Practices\"](https://aspcv.com/webinar-on-best-international-heat-pump-integration-practices-3/): Aspiration Energy recently conducted a webinar on \”Best International Heat Pump Integration Practices\” on Feb 20, 2018 as a part of its monthly webinar series.   The webinar was presented by Dr.Satyanarayanan, CTO, Aspiration Energy Pvt Ltd. The webinar provided a comparison between the various Heat Pump integration methods throughout the world and what the standard procedures are while hydridising the system.   Learn more by viewing the presentation below     Find the link to the video to the full webinar here:       To view the webinar in Youtube click here   Aspiration Energy is into the business of providing Sustainable
- [Webinar on \"Best International Heat Pump Integration Practices\"](https://aspcv.com/webinar-on-best-international-heat-pump-integration-practices-2/): Aspiration Energy recently conducted a webinar on \”Best International Heat Pump Integration Practices\” on Feb 20, 2018 as a part of its monthly webinar series.   The webinar was presented by Dr.Satyanarayanan, CTO, Aspiration Energy Pvt Ltd. The webinar provided a comparison between the various Heat Pump integration methods throughout the world and what the standard procedures are while hydridising the system.   Learn more by viewing the presentation below     Find the link to the video to the full webinar here:       To view the webinar in Youtube click here   Aspiration Energy is into the business of providing Sustainable
- [Webinar on \"Best International Heat Pump Integration Practices\"](https://aspcv.com/webinar-on-best-international-heat-pump-integration-practices/): Aspiration Energy recently conducted a webinar on \”Best International Heat Pump Integration Practices\” on Feb 20, 2018 as a part of its monthly webinar series.   The webinar was presented by Dr.Satyanarayanan, CTO, Aspiration Energy Pvt Ltd. The webinar provided a comparison between the various Heat Pump integration methods throughout the world and what the standard procedures are while hydridising the system.   Learn more by viewing the presentation below     Find the link to the video to the full webinar here:       To view the webinar in Youtube click here   Aspiration Energy is into the business of providing Sustainable
- [How do you Evaluate a Heat Pump?](https://aspcv.com/how-do-you-evaluate-a-heat-pump/): A webinar was conducted on 24 Jan 2018 as part of Aspiration Energy\’s webinar series.   It dealt with topics such as basic principle of Heat Pump, how it saves energy and how much it would cost to make users aware of the advantages of heat pumps.   Aspiration Energy in association with partners have come up with a unique rental model that allows customers to try the heat pumps out for themselves in their organisation.   Now with a nominal rent of Rs. 12,500 per month try a heat pump and see for yourself.   To know more visit us here  
- [Case Study - Solar Thermal System For Diesel Generator Engine Block Heating](https://aspcv.com/case-study-solar-thermal-system-for-diesel-generator-engine-block-heating/):   ABSTRACT   Due to the rapid industrial growth in India, many corporate and industrial companies are moving towards renewable and energy efficient systems for their process systems to reduce their utility cost. As a new member to this venture, TVS Motors met with the pioneers of energy efficient heating solutions provider, Aspiration Energy Private Limited to utilize solar thermal energy for their engine head block heating. Initially, the electrical heaters with forced circulation systems were used to heat the engine block head to 55 °C.   Preliminarily, Aspiration Energy did an energy survey of electrical heater consumption pattern and temperature
- [Good practices in maintaining industrial solar water heaters](https://aspcv.com/good-practices-in-maintaining-industrial-solar-water-heaters/): A common claim among the users of solar heaters is its inefficiency  to generate heat as time progresses. A system installed with large sums of investment does not do justice to its value. They do however have some underlying causes. This problem is the cause of lack of maintenance.   Industrial Solar Heaters are sustainable energy sources that provide heating solutions for applications with temperature requirements of up to 120 deg C. They reduce the use of fossil fuels and also significantly reduce energy costs by the using the sun\’s energy to deliver heat to the processes. This also means that the solar heater\’s system performance depends on the solar radiation at the site.  
- [11 things to check before you buy a heat pump](https://aspcv.com/11-things-to-check-before-you-buy-a-heat-pump/): 11 things to check before buying a Heat pump from Aspiration Energy Pvt Ltd [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG4iofWAs60]
- [Approaches to Sustainable Process Heating](https://aspcv.com/approaches-to-sustainable-process-heating/): Approaches for a sustainable industrial heating from Aspiration Energy Pvt Ltd [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNzEX2V_YmE]
- [Fire Your Boiler - Webinar](https://aspcv.com/fire-your-boiler-webinar/): A webinar titled \” Fire Your Boilers\” was conducted by Aspiration Energy.   Conventional heating systems involve the use of boilers as primary sources of heat using fossil fuels such as Diesel, Electricity, or LPG.   They are not however, used as efficiently as possible – often used at low loads and efficiencies.   This is because the energy utilised at the point of utilisation is low and boiler losses also constitute a large portion of the problems. For example, boilers are used in initial loading conditions at high efficiencies of upto 70 percent, but lose the efficiency at constant low
- [Heat Pumps - An Introduction : Webinar](https://aspcv.com/heat-pumps-an-introduction-webinar/): Webinar on the title – \”Heat Pumps – An introduction\” was conducted by Aspiration Energy in September 2017.   Heat Pumps are devices that transfer heat from a colder area to the hotter area by using mechanical energy.   Working of heat pumps is based on taking heat from the ambient air to deliver it for the processes which requires it, by exploiting the low boiling points refrigerants.   It consists of an evaporator, compressor, condenser, expansion valve – the same as in a refrigerator. How is this a sustainable device? We shall look into this.   It has to do
- [Heat Pump demo at UCAL Fuel Systems](https://aspcv.com/heat-pump-demo-at-ucal-fuel-systems/): UCAL Fuel systems had installed a heat pump in its plants as part of Aspiration Energy\’s rental demo installation to prove the savings of a heat pump. The duration of the demo was from the 21st of November to the 9th of December.   The demo showcased a 14 kW heat pump for one of its vacuum pump line washing machines. It has since proved a savings of 46 %, convincing UCAL that Heat pumps are the way to move forward in terms of sustainable industrial heating solutions for industrial washing machines.   UCAL Fuel Systems was established in 1985 by Carburetors Ltd. (pioneers in India in the manufacture of Carburetors and mechanical fuel
- [Footprints Event-5th Edition - Presentation 2: Mr Deepak Kumar Gupta – AGM Facility Operations, DAIMLER](https://aspcv.com/footprints-event-5th-edition-presentation-2-mr-deepak-kumar-gupta-agm-facility-operations-daimler/):   Mr. Deepak Kumar Gupta – AGM Facility Operations, DAIMLER was one among the presenters and his presentation brief is given below. Mr. Deepak started his presentation with a formal introduction about Daimler and its various business divisions. In Tamil Nadu, they have their manufacturing unit in Chennai near Oragadam. His colleague Mr. Arumugam took over the presentation and explained about the energy monitoring activities at their Chennai plant. They have installed about 3.3 MW solar PV plant in their car parking, test track area and in rooftop of warehouse building. Overall 70% of their energy needs come from renewables, in
- [Footprints Event-5th Edition - Presentation 1: Mr.T.Jaisankar – General Manager, UCAL Fuel Systems Ltd, Chennai](https://aspcv.com/footprints-event-5th-edition-presentation-1-mr-t-jaisankar-general-manager-ucal-fuel-systems-ltd-chennai/): Footprints showcases and celebrates inspiring stories about individuals and organizations in the manufacturing sector, doing their bit to mitigate the effects of climate change. The 5th event of Footprints was held on Friday, 24th November 2017 in Welcom Hotel, Chennai and the theme of this edition is \”Celebrating Climate Change Mitigation in Manufacturing Industry – Energy Monitoring & Control\”. Click here for the complete details about the event. Mr. Jaishankar.T, – General Manager, UCAL Fuel Systems Ltd, Chennai was one among the presenters and his presentation brief is given below He started with a formal introduction about UCAL and its various products
- [Footprints – Edition 5  “Energy Monitoring in Manufacturing Industry”](https://aspcv.com/footprints-edition-5-energy-monitoring-in-manufacturing-industry/): Switching to renewable energy by installing a 3.5 MWp captive solar plant, reducing energy consumption by deploying heat pumps, installing VFDs(Variable Frequency Drives) and even timers to switch off lights during tea breaks(even if the break is only 10 minutes) – ranging from the most obvious to the less obvious, these were some of the key green energy initiatives taken by Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, UCAL Fuel Systems and Brakes India Ltd. The details of these initiatives were presented during the 5th Edition of Footprints, organized by South Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry(SICCI) on 24th November 2017 at Chennai. About
- [Check National Energy Policy focused on Thermal Energy](https://aspcv.com/draft-national-energy-policy-thermal-energy/): NITI Aayog\’s Draft National Energy Policy was released recently, providing insight into India\’s agenda for the energy sector. In it, the mention of heat as an energy source is made 11 times, in a total of 99 pages giving a brief glimpse into the ways heating methods can be revolutionized.   The following are National Energy Policy statements with regards to industrial heating. • Rural households form the bulk of the problem and need a specialized strategy as their cooking needs are varied, including water heating and fodder preparation. Stacking of fuels is the norm and is acknowledged. Hence, every home
- [](https://aspcv.com/1644-2/): A webinar \”Can you avoid buying a boiler \” was conducted by Aspiration Energy to impart industrial knowledge  and at the same time create awareness regarding the necessity of the world to move towards energy efficient methods and sustainability. The webinar addresses alternative approaches  to  conventional energy based industrial heating methods. Find the link to the full webinar here  and the presentation here.
- [7 Reasons to consider Roof Top Solar Thermal than Solar PV | Part (6/8)](https://aspcv.com/7-reasons-to-consider-roof-top-solar-thermal-than-solar-pv-part-68/): This post is part of a series of blog posts that deal with feasibility of solar thermal system over a solar PV module. Find the link to the previous post here. An another reason why solar thermal modules are preferred is because of the losses that incur during the generation and transmission of electricity using solar PV. Only a portion of the sun\’s radiation that falls on the solar PV module is converted to electricity, this in-turn undergoes transmission losses due its transportation through the grid.   This conversion also includes electrical heaters which have a heating efficiency of 90 percent.
- [Heat Pumps - An Introduction](https://aspcv.com/heat-pumps-an-introduction/): Heat Pumps have become one of the most if not the best types of energy-efficient alternatives to boilers, industrial washing machines. Heat Pumps work on the principle of heat transfer from heat source like atmospheric air, water bodies, or ground to deliver heat to a heat sink like industrial applications and are proven to reduce energy consumption by 50 percent or more A webinar \”Heat Pumps – An Introduction\” was conducted by Aspiration Energy to impart industrial knowledge and at the same time create awareness regarding the necessity of the world to move towards energy-efficient methods and sustainability. The webinar addresses
- [7 Reasons to consider Roof Top Solar Thermal than Solar PV | Part (5/8)](https://aspcv.com/7-reasons-to-consider-roof-top-solar-thermal-than-solar-pv-part-58/): This post is part of a series of posts highlighting the feasibility of Solar Thermal when compared to Solar Photovoltaic modules.Find the previous post on Mechanical Trackers, here.   An another area where Solar Thermal systems have considerable advantage over Solar PV is the with regard to the load that is exerted on the modules.Due to the various environmental factors like weight, wind and rain two types of load are exerted on the supporting structures of both types of modules – static loads and dynamic loads.   The static loads are usually due to the self weight of the modules whereas dynamic
- [Aspiration Energy in the news - Waking of a Sleeping Giant](https://aspcv.com/aspiration-energy-in-the-news-waking-of-a-sleeping-giant/): \”The numbers might still appear small, but then Aspiration Energy is into the ‘other solar’. These days, when people talk solar, they talk of PV and electricity, but there is another sleeping giant that has been practically forgotten — solar heating. Solar water heaters have been around for some time now, but tapping into the sun for providing heating to industrial process, seems to be, by empirical data, on the cusp of taking off.\”   \”So, what triggered the trend? Industry sources point to a bouquet of answers, the most significant of them being an increased in awareness. It takes one
- [7 Reasons to consider Roof Top Solar Thermal than Solar PV | Part (4/8)](https://aspcv.com/7-reasons-to-consider-roof-top-solar-thermal-than-solar-pv-part-48/): Mechanical Trackers    This post is part of a series of posts highlighting the feasibility of Solar Thermal when compared to Solar Photovoltaic modules.Find the previous post on costs, here.   The third reason on our list of reasons that suggest the pros of using Solar Thermal Instead of Solar Photovoltaic systems is Mechanical Devices that align the modules towards maximum solar irradiation. This is a main criteria when it comes to cost for Solar PV systems.Solar mechanical trackers are costly to integrate and even harder to maintain.Solar Thermal modules do not need these trackers.         Why?   Solar
- [Electricity can be a clean and green source of heat! ](https://aspcv.com/electricity-can-be-a-clean-and-green-source-of-heat/): Industrial process heating consumes a lot of energy. Of this heat, the low-grade variety (typically < 120 C) is about 3737 kToe (Kilo-tonne of oil equivalent) which is about Rs. 18,400 Crore (US$ 2.8 Billion) annually. Of this, the top 3 consumers are Automotive and ancillaries, Food processing and Textiles, accounting for 44%. While textile and food processing use a mix of input fuels to cater to the need, automotive industries almost exclusively rely on higher grade fuels such as electricity, diesel, LPG etc to satisfy the heating heads. Component washing and pre treatment form the bulk of this need.    If you look at the above chart, it becomes evident that it is better to use electricity
- [7 Reasons To Consider Roof Top Solar Thermal Than Solar PV | Part ( 3/8 )](https://aspcv.com/1436-2/):   Is Cost Everything? This post is part of a series of posts highlighting the feasibility of Solar Thermal when compared to Solar PV modules.Find the previous post here.   The second criteria, when evaluating both  Solar Thermal and Solar PhotoVoltaic system, is the power generated for an effective area.Essentially, output energy generation capacity and form vary in both these systems. A solar thermal system consisting of 50 tubes with dimensions of approximately 2.7 x 3.7 m – with an area of 10 m2 – can produce power in the range of 7 kW.              
- [Is GST making solar heating more attractive for 2017, 2018?](https://aspcv.com/is-gst-making-solar-heating-more-attractive-for-2017-2018/): Preliminary investigations suggest a categorical yes! for solar heating Let us understand this better: With the new GST rules, the GST paid is not part of the capital cost of the solar heating system installed.  In the earlier regime, we could not claim the credit of the GST or the Sales Tax paid because there was a segregation between capital purchase sales tax and operational revenue sales tax. Now it is not so. There is no segregation between the Sales Tax or GST of capital purchase or the Sales Tax or GST of operational revenue. So, the GST paid on the
- [7 Reasons to consider Roof Top Solar Thermal than Solar PV | Part ( 2/8 )](https://aspcv.com/7-reasons-to-consider-roof-top-solar-thermal-than-solar-pv-part-28/):   The Solar footprint in India is steadily increasing with currently 13.11 GW of power being produced The Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission is an initiative by the Government of India to increase the Solar Power Utilisation in India. It aims to increase the Solar base capacity in India to 100 GW by 2020. The yearly target-based goals given by the government are as follows :   Year-wise Targets (in MW)  Category 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19  2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Total Rooftop Solar 200 4,800 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 40,000 Ground Mounted Solar projects 1,800 7,200 10,000 10,000 10,000 9,500 8,500 57,000
- [Does \"heat pump\" double electrical energy?](https://aspcv.com/does-heat-pump-double-electrical-energy-3/): Does \”heat pump\” double electrical energy? Dugna? Ottikku retti? Ponzi scheme? Claims of one unit (KWHr) of electricity producing 2 units of cooling and 3 units of heat – getting the useful energy of 4-5 times – how does this work? Is it defying laws of physics? The law of conservation of energy: Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another\” – can we defy that? Let\’s see. One of the most common apparatus in the world is an air-conditioner. Let\’s consider what happens in that. Inside the air-conditioned room is colder than
- [Does \"heat pump\" double electrical energy?](https://aspcv.com/does-heat-pump-double-electrical-energy-2/): Does \”heat pump\” double electrical energy? Dugna? Ottikku retti? Ponzi scheme? Claims of one unit (KWHr) of electricity producing 2 units of cooling and 3 units of heat – getting the useful energy of 4-5 times – how does this work? Is it defying laws of physics? The law of conservation of energy: Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another\” – can we defy that? Let\’s see. One of the most common apparatus in the world is an air-conditioner. Let\’s consider what happens in that. Inside the air-conditioned room is colder than
- [Does \"heat pump\" double electrical energy?](https://aspcv.com/does-heat-pump-double-electrical-energy/): Does \”heat pump\” double electrical energy? Dugna? Ottikku retti? Ponzi scheme? Claims of one unit (KWHr) of electricity producing 2 units of cooling and 3 units of heat – getting the useful energy of 4-5 times – how does this work? Is it defying laws of physics? The law of conservation of energy: Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another\” – can we defy that? Let\’s see. One of the most common apparatus in the world is an air-conditioner. Let\’s consider what happens in that. Inside the air-conditioned room is colder than
- [7 Reasons to consider Roof Top Solar Thermal than Solar PV](https://aspcv.com/7-reasons-to-consider-roof-top-solar-thermal-than-solar-pv/):   Solar Energy is most often implied as Solar Photovoltaic Energy with electric energy as the output.Solar thermal energy is not as predominant in the Solar Renewable energy scenario as Solar PV. Let us consider the current scenario around the world.  The total Solar Thermal Capacity being utilised in the world currently is 465 GigaWatts. This mostly is accounted by small scale and household utilisation. This, when compared to the solar photovoltaic base capacity installed – around 303 GW – is more than 50 percent higher.        Having said that, the industrial utilisation of Solar Heating systems remains paltry. 100 Million Tonnes
- [Aspiration Energy conferred the Climate Solver Award for 2013](https://aspcv.com/climate-solver-2013/): The world is currently addressing the imminent threat of climate change, renewable energy systems are thriving, and governments are bringing in more and more initiatives to mitigate greenhouse gases.Climate Solver Award is one such initiative by The World Wide Fund in association with the Government of India, and other stakeholders like innovation incubators, industrial associations and business networks that play an important role in helping and supporting climate innovation solutions.The Wild Life Fund awards small to medium scale enterprises for their potential to produce renewable energy technologies that reduce the carbon emissions. More details about the award can be found here. 
- [Accomplish decarbonizing with Heat Pump and Solar Thermal systems](https://aspcv.com/decarbonizing-with-heat-pump-and-solar-thermal-systems-our-energy-systems/): Our energy system is extraordinarily carbon-intensive and highly polluting. Consider this. In 2013, only 3% of India’s primary energy demand (both electricity and thermal energy) was met by non-carbon sources (predominantly nuclear and renewables that do not include biomass) (Source: International Energy Agency). Fossil fuels account for 73% of the total source of energy, and biomass accounts for 24%. While biomass is considered a renewable energy source, it is still carbon-based and a polluting source. It goes without saying that unless the energy sources are decarbonized, there is no way for India to grow in a clean and greenway. It is
- [Too Good To Be True - Heat Pump Case Study](https://aspcv.com/heat-pump-case-study/): \”Too Good to be True\” – That was the reaction of a leading global Trucks Manufacturer, when Aspiration Energy told that replacement of Electric Heaters with Heat Pump will reduce more than 50% of energy consumption for one of its Industrial processes. The Truck Manufacturer was skeptical about Heat Pumps and challenged Aspiration Energy to prove its claims about the energy savings. Aspiration Energy accepted the challenge, installed a Heat Pump at its own cost, and proved how Heat Pumps not only reduce energy consumption for the process by 80,000 kWh/year(53%), but also reduce the carbon foot print by 70,000 kg
- [Glimpses of the Certificate Program in Industrial Heating - September 23 & 24](https://aspcv.com/glimpses-of-the-certificate-program-in-industrial-heating-september-23-24/): Aspiration Energy along with IIT Madras, conducted a two day certificate program in Industrial heating on September 23 & 24, 2016 at IC & SR Building, IIT Madras.
- [Certificate Program in Industrial Heating,September 23 & 24,2016 @ IIT Madras](https://aspcv.com/certificate-program-in-industrial-heatingseptember-23-242016-iit-madras/): Aspiration Energy and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras invite you to attend the \”Certificate program in solar heating & heat pumps for Industrial processes\” on September 23 & 24 (Friday & Saturday) at ICSR Building, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. The heating process in Industries are the least monitored because energy professionals consider them as necessary evils and do not see an opportunity to increase efficiency and reduce cost. If you have a manufacturing process with temperature between 50 deg – 150 deg, this certificate program should be attended. The advantages of attending this program : Low Total Cost of Ownership
- [Snapshots of Certificate Program in Industrial Heating organised by AEPL along with IIT Madras,@ Hosur on August 19&20,2016.](https://aspcv.com/snapshots-of-certificate-program-in-industrial-heating-organised-by-aepl-along-with-iit-madras-hosur-on-august-19202016/): Snapshot of the event
- [ASPIRATION ENERGY 24x7 HOT WATER SOLUTIONS](https://aspcv.com/aspiration-energy-24x7-hot-water-solutions/): Aspiration Energy, is a renewable energy services company, focused on Industrial Heating Applications (70-120°C) offering Solar Thermal and Industrial Heat pump solutions. Aspiration Energy has built robust solar heating systems that are even better than what is available in the market today. Aspiration Energy\’s Solar thermal hot water solution assures: constant delivery temperature throughout the day irrespective of the withdrawal rate, thermal energy measurement for accurate assessment of energy saving, unique tank design and circuit design where water is delivered to tank only after attaining the specified temperature up to 85°C. >> Fast Forward to the Solar future>> Aspiration Energy Private
- [Technical Meet on Industrial Thermal Technologies, Organized by FICCI](https://aspcv.com/technical-meet-on-industrial-thermal-technologies/): (Recent Advancements in Combustion Technology, Industrial Fuel Switching, Industrial Waste Heat Recovery – 1st & 2nd August 2016 Chennai) Thermal systems play a vital role in Industrial processes. Thermal energy losses in the processes industry is a significant issue due to heat intensive processes involved. Studies have estimated that as much as 20 to 50% of industrial energy consumption is ultimately discharged as waste heat. A comprehensive analysis of combustion system, viability & availability of fuel switching options and identification of waste heat recovery opportunities are imperative for our process industries to become more efficient. The global reduction in oil prices
- [Bhoo says - Few Questions; few answers](https://aspcv.com/bhoo-says-few-questions-few-answers/): Short excerpt
- [Footprints - Fourth Edition](https://aspcv.com/footprints-fourth-edition/): After a successful Footprints – Third edition, SICCI ,Techbridge Ventures and HIA (Hosur Industries Association) is hosting the fourth edition of “Footprints“, to celebrate Climate Change Action in Manufacturing Industry on 23rd February, 2016 at 10 AM at Hosur. Date   : 23rd February, 2016 Time : 10 AM – 3 PM Venue: CLARESTA HOTEL, Bengaluru – Chennai NH7, Hosur – 635 109 Theme of this Edition:               ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES The workshop would focus on , Knowledge of Best practices followed by other Industries Economical, Ecological benefits derived by other manufacturing companies in climate change mitigation action How to justify energy efficiency and renewable
- [Happy New Year 2016](https://aspcv.com/happy-new-year-2016/): Aspiration Energy wishes all a very happy new year, 2016
- [Footprints - Third edition](https://aspcv.com/footprints-third-edition/):     After a successful Footprints – second edition, SICCI ,Techbridge Ventures and Tata Capital this time is hosting the third edition of “Footprints“, to celebrate Climate Change Action in Manufacturing Industry on 6th January, 2016 at 6 PM. PROGRAMME AGENDA: Date: 6th January, 2016           Time: 6.00 p.m.          Venue: Le Royal Meridien, Chennai Welcome Address: Mr. R. Ganapathy, Vice President, SICCI Theme Address:  Mr. Bhoovarahan Thirumalai, Chairman, SICCI Energy Committee Speech By: Mr G. Sankara Subramanian, VP – Operations, Chemplast Sanmar Speech By: Mr. S. Mani, President – API – Process Research Corp. SHE & CSR Orchid Pharma Speech By: Mr. M. Ramalingam, Managing Director, Dharani
- [India: Solar System Suppliers Call for Solar Process Heat Obligation](https://aspcv.com/india-solar-system-suppliers-call-for-solar-process-heat-obligation/): A recent post in solarthermalworld.org A thought provoking article stressing on much required move towards Solar Heating in Industrial process Heating. (SHIP) The article: solar concentrating system on the roof of bearing manufacturer SKF Technologies in Mysore The Indian industry imports 80 % of the oil it consumes for heating, boiling, drying or other purposes. The government of India has spent USD 112.748 billion in financial year 2014-15 on the import of these 189.43 million tons of crude oil. Solar thermal is seen as a key technology for reducing government spending and greenhouse gas emissions in the industry on the subcontinent. Despite
- [Is your boiler truly efficient?](https://aspcv.com/is-your-boiler-truly-efficient/): Given that your boiler accounts for the majority of your heating fuel bill, I am sure you are constantly looking at ways to improve its efficiency.  In a typical industrial environment, even at its best, your boiler can only be 85% efficient. Do you monitor the performance of your boiler at plant load condition?  Are you aware of how these losses contribute to your boiler’s inefficiency? Radiation and Exhaust losses Start-up losses Pre & post purge losses Loss at high turn down Loss during change of loads Idle and stand-by losses Download to know more about these losses. At Aspiration Energy
- [Footprints - Second edition](https://aspcv.com/footprints-second-edition/): After a successful inaugural footprints event, SICCI and CIIE, this time along with TiE is hosting the second edition of “Footprints“, to celebrate Climate Change Action in Manufacturing Industry on 28th August, 2015 at 6 PM. PROGRAMME AGENDA: Date: 28th August, 2015           Time: 6.00 p.m.          Venue: My Fortune, Chennai Welcome Address: Mr. Jawahar Vadivelu, President, SICCI Theme Address:  Mr. Bhoovarahan Thirumalai, Chairman, SICCI Energy Committee Speech By: Mr Srivats Ram, Managing Director, Wheels India Limited Speech By: Mr. Ranganath N K, Managing Director, Grundfos Pumps India Pvt. Ltd. Interactions Vote of Thanks Mr Ranganath N K, will be talking about the green initiatives at his organisation.  He
- [Few questions; few answers (3) - FAQs on Roof Top Solar PV Plants](https://aspcv.com/few-questions-few-answers-3-faq-on-roof-top-solar-pv-plants/): Capacity of the power plant Solar PV power plants are specified in KWp, not KW.  KWp means Kilowatt Peak.  Please read this link for more information. So a quote for 100KWp does not guarantee that you will get 100 units of electricity per hour. Typically a 100 KWp plant will produce 1,50,000 to 1,80,000 Units of electricity per year. The actual generation every month, week, day and hour will depend on various factors and location. 2. What are the parameters that affect actual generation? Actual delivery of energy will depend on the following parameters: Sunshine intensity:  The variation of sun\’s intensity
- [“Climate change: Has journalism failed?”](https://aspcv.com/climate-change-has-journalism-failed/): Courtesy: The Hindu Politicians would not be able to make hard choices on an issue such as climate change, if the media fails to build public opinion on this extraordinarily important challenge facing the world, said Alan Rusbridger, former Editor-in-Chief of Guardian News and Media on Tuesday. Climate change is an issue on which politicians find it difficult to make decisions and journalism has to step in with even a campaign to make people consider it, he said, delivering a lecture on “Climate change: Has journalism failed?” organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy here. Taking as an
- [Free Solar Power for 18 years](https://aspcv.com/free-solar-power-for-18-years/): Aspiration Energy is the only Solar PV (Electricity) Project Developer in India to offer 7 years BOT (@ Rs 7.00 per KWH) at the end of which you will own the system 100% and get free power for the next 18 years. We can use your factory roof top to execute power plants from 200 KWp to 2 MWp, depending on the shadow free space available. Comparison of cash flows and savings – between PPA option available in the market, with our unique 7 year BOT is explained below: (for a sample 200KWp plant) Solar PV System Workings (200 KWp Plant)
- [Few questions; few answers (2) – About Aspiration Energy](https://aspcv.com/few-questions-few-answers-2-about-aspiration-energy/): Continuation of Few question; few answers (1) How financially sustainable is our organisational model? The project cost includes the cost of engineering, erection and commissioning. O&M and AMC charges are billed separately. The Project ROI / Interest costs along with conservative estimates of energy generation are factored in, while calculating the pay-per-unit price quoted to the customer. How scalable are our activities? What is the size of the opportunity in terms of the potential addressable market for our services? Target customers and our figures against external data. All industrial heating applications in the 60-120 Deg Cel are potential target for our solution.  The applications are spread
- [Few questions; few answers (1) – About Aspiration Energy](https://aspcv.com/few-questions-few-answers-1-about-aspiration-energy/): We started our blog a year back during July 2014. When we look back, the year had moments of jubilations, we became a WWF climate solver, won couple of projects that differed from the usual industries we worked on. Great learning curve. We are now 40 posts richer, sharing our thoughts, our views, current trends, setbacks. This is our 40th blog post, with a promise that there will be more blog posts that will strive to create the awareness within the industries to use Solar as their fuel, we present to you our few questions, few answers series. What we might
- [Footprints Event](https://aspcv.com/footprints-event/): SICCI and CIIE together are hosting an event, \”Footprints\”, to celebrate Climate Change Action in Manufacturing Industry on 23rd June, 2015 between 6.30 PM to 8.30 PM.  This event is supported by HSBC and Infuse Ventures. Venue: My Fortune, Cathedral Road Being the first event in the series that are planned to follow, Mr. Bharat Joshi, The honorable British Deputy High Commissioner, Chennai has agreed to inaugurate the Footprints event. Inaugural address – 6.00 – 6.30 PM: By Mr. Bharat Joshi, The honorable British Deputy High Commissioner, Chennai  Mr. Bharat Joshi\’s, varied career has been spent dealing with a full range of HMG
- [Cleanpreneurs event invite](https://aspcv.com/cleanpreneurs-event-invite/): Hi Friends, The much awaited Cleanpreneurs event is quite literally just round the bend, a day before this week ends.  Spend your Friday in a green way.  Please click to view the invite and register for the event. Cleantech SIG in TiE Chennai is organizing this event “Cleanpreneurs” for entrepreneurs on 12th June ’15 at Clarion Hotel, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai. Waiting to meet you at the event. ~Bhoo, CEO, Aspiration Energy
- [Cleanpreneurs – Cleantech SIG, TiE](https://aspcv.com/cleanpreneurs-cleantech-sig-tie/): TiE – The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit, global community who believes in the power of ideas to change the face of entrepreneurship. Spread across 18 countries with 61 chapters, TiE Chennai Mission is to encourage and nurture Entrepreneurship globally, especially the first generation Entrepreneurs. TiE was founded in 1992 at Silicon Valley, by a group of successful entrepreneurs and is currently the world’s largest entrepreneurial organization which helps every aspiring individual to realize their dream of becoming a successful Entrepreneur. TiE Chennai caters to the requirements of people of Chennai and Tamilnadu in growing business through mentoring, networking, education, incubating
- [Cleanpreneurs](https://aspcv.com/cleanpreneurs/): TiE – The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit, global community who believes in the power of ideas to change the face of entrepreneurship. Spread across 18 countries with 61 chapters, TiE Chennai Mission is to encourage and nurture Entrepreneurship globally, especially the first generation Entrepreneurs. TiE was founded in 1992 at Silicon Valley, by a group of successful entrepreneurs and is currently the world’s largest entrepreneurial organization which helps every aspiring individual to realize their dream of becoming a successful Entrepreneur. TiE Chennai caters to the requirements of people of Chennai and Tamilnadu in growing business through mentoring, networking, education, incubating
- [CSP vs CST](https://aspcv.com/csp-vs-cst/): In other words:  Solar Power vs Solar Heat Solar PV for generating electricity using Solar modules has been gaining immense attention worldwide. Small CSP? I do not believe there is an opportunity for small scale CSP.  However, a lot of micro-grids and mini-grids are coming up at rural areas in India with Bio-mass and Solar PV.  Companies like Desi Power, Gram Power, mera gaon power, OMC power,  are all doing good work in this area.  If and when small scale CSP plants become economical, they can play a role.  I am not seeing it any time soon. On the other hand,
- [Small Renewable Projects Eligible For Priority Sector Lending in India](https://aspcv.com/small-renewable-projects-eligible-for-priority-sector-lending-in-india/): The Reserve Bank of India said it will make small renewable energy projects eligible for priority financing. The nation\’s banks will offer loans of up to 150 million Indian rupees ($2.37 million) for purposes such as the purchase of solar-based power generators, biomass-based power generators and windmills, as well as for non conventional energy-based public utilities such as street-lighting and remote village electrification systems. For individual households, the loan limit will be 1 million Indian rupees ($15,800) per borrower. Under the priority lending route, banks must provide 40 percent of the net banking credit to specified sectors, according to the Reserve
- [Solar Thermal Power plant vs Solar Thermal Energy Plant](https://aspcv.com/solar-thermal-power-plant-vs-solar-thermal-energy-plant/): I am asked in many forums about the delays and cost over-runs of solar thermal power plants, and how we have chosen to play in this field. Lets understand the differences: 1. Solar Thermal Power plants deliver electrical power – produce steam using sun, and produce electricity by running a power turbine using the steam. Solar heaters that we deliver directly deliver heated water into process heating systems. The sunshine is converted to heat, and used as heat energy. In Solar Thermal Power, sunshine is collected as heat, and then converted to electricity. 2. The technology that we use (ETC –
- [Green "Power" Market Development Group at Hotel-Hilton](https://aspcv.com/green-power-market-development-group-at-hotel-hilton/): When they named it as Green \”Power\” Market Development Group, I was skeptical.  Solar Energy vs Solar Power – the long standing debate,  came to my mind.  But, they invited me to talk about Solar Heat, and actively listened. Overall, the audience was appreciative of the different direction that we are taking in terms of solar heaters for the industry. Some myths of solar thermal, mistaken with Solar Thermal Plants was raised, and I am happy to dispel them.  My take on  \”Solar Thermal Power vs Solar Thermal Energy\”. ~Bhoo, Aspiration Energy
- [IEA SHC – Task 49 – 7th Expert Meeting](https://aspcv.com/iea-shc-task-49-7th-expert-meeting/): IEA SHC Task 49: Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications The Solar Heat for Industrial Processes – SHIP database has been created in the framework of the IEA Task 49/IV. This online database contains a worldwide overview on existing solar thermal plants which provide thermal energy for production processes for different industry sectors. Each plant description contains a number of information e.g. about the size of the collector field, collector technology or integration point in the production process. The user of the database has the possibility to extract detail information from all identified solar thermal plants and create statistics
- [SHIP – the Noah’s Ark of energy?](https://aspcv.com/ship-the-noahs-ark-of-energy/): SHIP – the Noah’s Ark of energy? Solar Heat for Industrial Process – is now named as SHIP by many consortium around the world, particularly Europe. It is so economical that I feel it is aptly called as SHIP. It is like Noah’s Ark of the energy future! SHIP: Renewed focus in Europe Good to see this project. There is a lot of focus on SHIP – Solar Heat for Industrial Process – here.
- [Better late than never - October 2014 events](https://aspcv.com/better-late-than-never-october-2014-events/): It has been a month since I wrote a blog post.  I noticed that there were few interesting programs I attended during the month of October and November but missed out writing about them. Thought of sharing it now,  it is better to be late than never 🙂 I attended 2 events within a span of 3 days – both focused on our field: The first was a stakeholder Workshop – II on “Vision and Action Plan for development of decentralized solar thermal in India ” on October 14, 2014 in New Delhi.  This was conducted by Shakti Foundation and Greentech knowledge
- [Workshop on Renewable Energy – Solar Thermal Systems, Hosur](https://aspcv.com/workshop-on-renewable-energy-solar-thermal-systems-hosur/): It was a focused gathering of Industry Engineers and few finance persons from the industrial belt of Hosur with an openness to know details on “Renewable Energy – Solar Thermal Systems” on 18th December 2014. The workshop was conducted by Aspiration Energy in association with CSIR – CEERI. Dr. Harish Barshillia, Chief Scientist from National Aerospace Lab, Bangalore talked about various aspects of surface coatings required for Solar Systems for achieving mid and high temperatures. Surface coatings plays an important role in solar systems. He pointed out that in solar thermal systems, high quality absorber coatings are able to absorb upto
- [IGMTP - Germany trip sponsored by German taxpayers](https://aspcv.com/igmtp-germany-trip-sponsored-by-german-taxpayers/): I approached the entire program with skepticism – A Government sponsored program?  1 month?  Will it be useful?  Germany? To think a country is taking such a long term vision of their international trade relations – by taking a bunch of business people from that country and provide free training to them – Awesome! 21 companies were chosen from India for this 2014 IGMTP program.  The interview and selection process with Hanna of GIZ was a revelation of sorts – unbelievable – the questions were centered around – will this company and person benefit from the program.  As unbelievable as it
- [Indo German Manager Training Program, (IGMTP) Germany](https://aspcv.com/indo-german-manager-training-program-igmtp-germany/): I have made it a point to be in a class room for 30 days every year. During my Kellogg MBA days, I was spending 60+ days a year in classroom, with hectic travel, full time work and family. I believe that classroom rekindles the humility, make me rethink question and reconfirm many of my personal and professional values and change some of them. Classroom learning compels you to listen. And focuses your mind to a large extent to what is taught.  Learning can happen in a dance class as much as in design thinking class as much as in leadership
- [High temperature](https://aspcv.com/high-temperature/): New vacuum tube collector that generates heat up to 120 deg C. Very interesting article and technology. Our combined approaches of Integrative concentration™, StayLiquid™ , FlexiFlow™ are already creating temperatures like 110 deg C in our installation in Padi, Chennai. It is doing so at least for 5 hours in a day for a minimum of 250 days in a year! Once we install scaled system of our new innovation in U-tube type ETC collectors, I am positive we can cross 120 deg C. We are hoping that this innovation above can be much lower in cost than what we can
- [Energy Wende](https://aspcv.com/energy-wende/): “Sun and Wind alter global landscape, leaving utilities behind“, says The New York Times. We are just trying to get to Germany with our solar heating innovations. Energy Wende is a great term. In fact BMWi – the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy – is renamed so from “Ministry of Economics and Technology” recently. Shows such a great importance Germany gives for Energy. I am happy that Aspiration Energy is chosen for the 2014 version of the IGMTP – The German-Indian Manager training program.
- [Raise up and bring down!](https://aspcv.com/raise-up-and-bring-down/): The Step-up, Step-down trap… This is the way the most energy systems in the world are built today – Electricity grids take the voltage all the way up to 11 KV (11000V), 33 KV (33000V) and 66 KV (66000V). Your home consumption may be at 230V (India) or 110 V (USA) and so on. But, we use a transformer next to the consumption point and step it down. Same way, many companies run long steam lines or thermic fluid lines that are generated in a central boiler plant – at 150 Deg C to 250 Deg C. This high temperature steam/thermic

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