Image Source: gwpf.com Mayurbhanj (Odisha): A farmer in Mayurbhanj has built a four-wheeled electric vehicle that runs on a solar-powered battery. Sushil Agarwal from Karanjia subdivision of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district built the car, powered by 850 Watts motor, 100 Ah/ 54 Volts of battery and can run 300 km on Read more…
A solar photovoltaic powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been developed at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in this tech city, an official said on Tuesday. “The zero-emission EV charging station powered by solar cells has been designed and developed at our sustainable transportation lab by the UK-based Read more…
Buckling under pressure from industry and in view of a possible revision in net metering for load up to 10 kilo watt andgross metering above 10 kilo watt by the Union ministry of power and Central Electricity Authority, the Rajasthan EnergyRegulatory Commission (RERC) has deferred implementation of new rooftop solar Read more…
Image Source: Sterling and Wilson. Sterling and Wilson Solar, one of the world’s largest solar EPC solution providers, announced today that it has won a second order worth US$ 121.7 million (INR 890 crore) from an existing client in the Pacific Northwest region of the USA. The company’s US arm Sterling Read more…
The Commissionerate of Transport will be the nodal agency to implement the five-year-long policy. The Transport Department of the Government of Meghalaya has issued the ‘Meghalaya Electric vehicle Policy, 2021’, which aims to see electric vehicles (EV) representing 15% of the state’s overall vehicle mix by 2025. The policy will remain Read more…
the report has particular significance as several “smart cities” have hold renewables, seeing a significant growth in on-site generation of solar PV. Thirteen cities have renewable energy targets or policies in 2020. This covered 67.6 million people. It highlights the visible steps and investments into renewable energy that cities have Read more…
The tariffs for solar power could arise between 25-45 paise per unit (kWh) due to Basic custom duty on imported solar cells and modules, according to a source. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) announcement of the BCD implementation on imported solar cells (25 per cent) and modules Read more…
What is curtailment? Curtailment is a deliberate action under which the offtaker denies to accept the oversupply of solar or wind power due to technical reasons of imbalance in the supply and demand of power in the grid. In the recent years, curtailment has been observed as a major risks Read more…
The power output from a solar plant is directly proportional to the solar radiation it receives on its surface. However, there are various factors which affects the amount of solar irradiance the solar panels receive. One major factor which affects the solar irradiance to reach to the solar cells is Read more…
Successful O&M of a solar plant is dependent on how the electrical system is designed and wiring management is done. There are several joints in a solar plant ranging from PV modules to the inverters to the a SCB and finally the power evacuation system. Wiring management in a solar Read more…