A farmer is building solar-powered ice cream vans to make the industry less reliant on diesel generators. David Baker, of Styles Farm near Minehead, came up with the idea after customers were concerned about the diesel fumes from its regular vans. The solar panels power the freezers, ice-cream makers, and Read more…
A new form of combined solar power generation and storage is being developed for the UK. It couples thin, flexible, lighter solar sheets with energy storage to power buildings or charge vehicles off-grid. The company behind it, Solivus, plans to cover the roofs of large industrial buildings with the solar Read more…
LEED in its Green Building rating system v4.1 has put special emphasis on the development of the neighbourhood location of the project that has to be certified from Green building Certification. The intent to do so is – To avoid development on inappropriate sites. To reduce vehicle distance traveled. To Read more…
Preserving sensitive areas often provides an additional benefit of protecting citizens and property against natural hazards. In order to reduce the environmental impact from the location of a building on site LEED has introduced a credit named Sensitive Land Protection in v4.1. Its intent is also to avoid the environmentally Read more…
To encourage project location in areas with development constraints and promote the health of the surrounding area, LEED has introduced this credit. Total no. of Possible Points – (1-2) Credit Applies to – New Construction (8–16 points), Core & Shell (8–20 points), Schools (8–15 points), Retail (8–16 points), Data Centres Read more…
MANDI/KULLU: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said power would be provided through solar energy in the Spiti valley in the next four years. On his visit to the valley, local residents accorded a traditional welcome to the minister. The minister also attended a fair at Kye Read more…
CHANDIGARH: Acting on a proposal of the Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST), the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has decided to install solar power plants on the rooftop of all community centres and waterworks in the city. Recently, Santosh Kumar, Director, Science and Technology Department, and CEO, CREST, Read more…
CHANDIGARH: With the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy revising the solar power generation target of the UT from 30 to 100 MW by the end of 2022, the UT Administration has decided to install solar plants alongside Patiala Ki Rao, a seasonal rivulet. The Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Read more…
AMBALA: The Corps Commander of 2 Corps, Lt Gen Alok Kler, inaugurated the Army’s 1 MW solar power plant under the aegis of Headquarters 2 Corps near Top Khana Bazaar in Ambala Cantonment on Monday. The plant was planned under the “go green” initiative of the Indian Army. Garrison Engineer, Read more…
The state government is focusing on generation of solar energy to address chronic power shortage but solar power plants in Dhandhlan, Kaloi and Badsha villages of Jhajjar district that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had announced two years ago are yet to be established. Though one of the villages has Read more…