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Solar

Three Days Training Programme on Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems for Channel Partners, Project Developers, Manufacturers, and New Entrepreneurs

TERI organized a three-day training programme (second in the series) on ‘Grid-connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems’ for channel partners, project developers, manufacturers, and new entrepreneurs from January 11–13, 2016 at TERI RETREAT, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon. The training programme was designed in such a way that it would enable the target Read more…

By firstgreen, 5 years ago

Energy Storage

Solar PV Powered Cold Storage System for Improving Storage Quality and Reducing Wastage of Horticultural Produce

India is the second largest producer of horticultural commodities in the world wherein 88.977 million metric tonnes of fruits and 162.887 million metric tonnes of vegetables were produced during the year 2013–14 (Indian Horticultural database 2014). A large variety of fruits are grown in India, of which mainly banana (33.4%), Read more…

By firstgreen, 5 years ago

Solar

National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE): Leading the Research and Education Programme to Strengthen India’s Solar Mission

Coming as it did a few months after the formal launch of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) in January 2010, the mandate of The National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE) was to provide the research, education, and training backdrop required for achieving the JNNSM targets. Given Read more…

By firstgreen, 5 years ago

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Happy Home Package for Clean Cooking and Lighting

India faces a challenge to ensure availability of reliable and modern forms of energy for all its citizens. Almost 85 per cent of rural households depend on solid fuel for their cooking needs and only 55 per cent of all rural households have access to electricity. However, even after these Read more…

By firstgreen, 5 years ago

FirstGreen Solar Academy

Effective Deployment of Multilateral Low-Cost Debt in India’s Rooftop Solar Market

India’s grid-connected rooftop solar power market is witnessing a surge in activity. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recently approved the budget, allocating Rs 5,000 crore as subsidy support to select consumer segments till 2019–20. Also, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Read more…

By firstgreen, 5 years ago

Solar

INAUGURATION OF INTERIM SECRETARIAT AND FOUNDATION STONE LAYING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE HEADQUARTERS

India moved a step closer to positioning itself as an emerging global powerhouse in solar energy when the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi, and the President of France Mr François Hollande, jointly laid the foundation stone of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Headquarters and inaugurated the interim Secretariat Read more…

By firstgreen, 5 years ago

Green Buildings

THE 7TH GRIHA SUMMIT 2016

The 7th GRIHA Summit was organized from February 16–20, 2016 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The theme of the conference was ‘Cities of the Future’ and it served as a platform for knowledge sharing on sustainability solutions for built environment both at city and building scale. Some of Read more…

By firstgreen, 5 years ago

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Increase in Renewable Energy Use to Boost Global GDP by $1.3 Trillion

A 36 per cent share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by nearly $1.3 trillion, generating millions of jobs and helping countries like India dependent on importing oil and gas, a new study says. Renewable Energy Benefits: Measuring the Read more…

By firstgreen, 5 years ago

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Antigua and Barbuda Solar Power Plant Inaugurated

The Government of Caribbean islands Antigua and Barbuda together with the UK-based clean energy provider PV Energy Limited officially inaugurated the 3 MWp solar power plant at the V C Bird International Airport of Antigua. The sun2live solar plant installation at the V C Bird International Airport, Antigua, developed and Read more…

By firstgreen, 5 years ago

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Renewable Energy Record Achieved at London Array

London Array has set a new record for the amount of clean electricity produced by an offshore wind farm in a single calendar month. December 2015 saw its 175 turbines generate 369,000 MWh of electricity—considerably above target and well above the previous best of 317,000 MWh set last November. The Read more…

By firstgreen, 5 years ago