DOE-887(84) India Solar Resource Data Survey

Survey—Using Solar Resource Data from NREL

Through this survey, we hope to learn about the usefulness of (1) the India solar resource products, (2) planned products and activities, and (3) additional activities aimed at making business decisions in the Indian solar energy sector.

U.S. Solar Energy Trade Missions to India

1. Did you attend the first trade mission in March 2009?

   • Yes/No

If Yes:

1. Did you find new opportunities in the Indian solar energy sector?

• Yes/No

2. Which parts of the first trade mission did you find extremely useful?

1. Strongly agree | 2. Agree | 3. Neither agree nor disagree | 4. Disagree | 5. Strongly disagree

• Government meetings

• One-on-one meetings with Indian companies

• Business networking sessions

• Seminar by Indian experts

• Other_____________ (If other, please list)

2. Would you like to participate in the second trade mission in February 2010?

   • Yes/No

3. What events would you like to be included in the second trade mission? Please check all that apply:

   • Embassy briefings

   • Meetings with government officials

   • Customized one-on-one business meetings

   • Other_____________ (If other, please list)

Solar Resource Assessment Products

4. Are you familiar with the solar resource assessment products that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed for northwest India? (www.nrel.gov/applying_technologies/ra_india.html)

   • Yes/No

If Yes:

5. How did you learn about these products?

   • U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)

   • NREL Web site

   • E-mail from NREL

   • Other_____________ (If other, please list)

6. Are these products useful in making solar business decisions in India?
   1. Strongly agree | 2. Agree | 3. Neither agree nor disagree | 4. Disagree | 5.Strongly disagree
   
   7. What decisions do these products help you make? Please check all that apply:

   • Whether to conduct business in India

   • Where to develop business partnerships

   • How to prioritize market entry strategies

   • Other_____________ (If other, please list)

8. Did you know that hourly model output data for these assessments are available upon request?

• Yes/No

9. Would you like to have access to similar products for the rest of India?
   1. Strongly agree | 2. Agree | 3. Neither agree nor disagree | 4. Disagree | 5. Strongly disagree

9. Would input files for the Solar Advisor Model (SAM), based on these products, be useful in making solar-related business decisions in India?
   1. Strongly agree | 2. Agree | 3. Neither agree nor disagree | 4. Disagree | 1.Strongly disagree

9. What additional information or products would facilitate business development and market deployment decisions in India?

   • Open-ended

Your Company

9. Where is your company located?

   • United States

   • India

   • Other_____________ (If other, please list)

9. Which areas of the solar energy sector does your company represent? Please check all that apply:

   • Developers

   • Utility-based solar power plants

   • Financing of solar projects

   • Private equity players

   • Other_____________ (If other, please list)

9. What solar technology application are you focused on?

   • PV (photovoltaics)

   • CSP (concentrating solar power)

   • Both
     
     
     

Additional Information

9. Would you like to be informed of NREL’s future solar activities in India?

   • Yes/No
     
     
     

If Yes, please provide contact information.

9. Please provide us any additional comments regarding solar activities in India.

   • Open-ended