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Dina Darshini

Dina is LCP Delta’s lead on behind-the-meter solar photovoltaic markets. Prior to that, she spent 10 years within LCP Delta’s consulting team, managing projects for international investors and global technology manufacturers, with a focus on making strategic investment decisions in new energy markets. Her core areas of expertise include distributed power, energy services, technology deployment forecasting, due diligence and competitor analysis.

Dina holds an MSc (Distinction) in Ecological Economics and an MA (First Class Hons) in Economics and Sociology from the University of Edinburgh.

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Solar PV Research Manager

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Webinars

Collective self-consumption: Current market and outlook

- 11th October 2023
September 19 2023
Dina Darshini
Collective Self-Consumption, Energy Sharing & Energy Communities have become buzzwords of the energy transition but what does Collective Self-Consumption really mean? How big is the European market? How will it evolve? How are market players structuring themselves in terms of service provision?   Join LCP Delta’s solar team and SolarPower Europe as they discuss these...
Collective Self-ConsumptionEnergy Sharing TrendsEuropean Energy CommunitiesEuropean Energy Transition
Solar energy and wind power stations
Press Release

Energy crisis drives boom in home solar and battery markets across Europe 

July 12 2023
Dina Darshini
Europe saw a 64% increase in residential solar uptake last year and 83% increase in residential battery installations   Surging growth will continue across both markets in the period to 2030  Significant opportunities for investors and new players to ride this growth wave     12 July 2023 –  Across Europe, over 1.8 million homes installed...
battery storageSolar PV
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News

Energy News Live – UK residential solar PV installations to increase to over 450k a year by 2030

July 12 2023
Dina Darshini
The UK residential solar PV market is set to see significant growth in the coming years. That’s according to a new report by the energy data analytics and consultancy LCP Delta, which estimates that there were 135,000 residential solar PV system installations in the UK last year. Read the full article here.   It was also picked...
energy marketrenewable energysolar powerSolar PV
solar panels on roof
Webinars

Residential solar PV in Europe – a race for scale

- 17th April 2023
March 29 2023
Dina Darshini
This webinar took place on Monday 17th April at 14:00 BST. We discussed: What happened in 2022 with residential solar PV across Europe? How do we see the market evolving towards 2030? Who are the leading innovators in Europe and what business models are likely to succeed?   If you have any issues connecting to...
Solar PV
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News

decentralized energy – Future-proofing gas power

May 24 2021
Dina Darshini
Dina Darshini wrote an article for decentralized energy discussing the evolving role of gas-based technology developers in embracing the potential of hydrogen as the energy sector transitions towards a more carbon-neutral and flexible system. It highlights the efforts of companies like Siemens Energy, Wärtsilä, MAN Energy Solutions, INNIO, and Cummins in incorporating hydrogen capabilities into...
decentralized energyGas-based technologyhydrogenPower generation
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Blog

Gas Engines vs. Gas Turbines – tipping scales

December 11 2017
Dina Darshini
1- 30 MWe gas turbines (especially in CHP mode) will likely continue to have the majority market share in mid-sized and large industrial sites with electricity and high temperature steam / heat needs. However, gas engines (100 kWe – 20 MWe) are increasingly stealing market share across a variety of other end-use sectors. Figure 1:...
Distributed Power
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Blog

Do CHP and gas engine manufacturers need to avoid USA?

November 16 2017
Dina Darshini
  With Nicaragua and Syria committed to joining the Paris Agreement to tackle climate change, USA is now the only country withholding their participation in this global effort. Earlier in the year, President Donald Trump had also signed an executive order to repeal USA’s Clean Power Plan.  This, on the face of it, may seem like...
CHPgas engines
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News

decentralized energy – The enigma of Africa: why distributed power players are so drawn to the region

August 21 2017
Dina Darshini
Dina Darshini from our Distributed Power Service has contributed an article to decentralized energy on The enigma of Africa: why distributed power players are so often drawn to the region. The article highlights the challenges and opportunities for distributed power players in Africa’s energy landscape. It discusses the region’s need for increased power generation capacity...
Africa energy marketdecentralized energyDistributed PowerNatural gas

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