SolarTown Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a pioneer in India’s solar industry specializing in the sale, lease, and installation of solar rooftop systems for residential, commercial, and industrial customers, has announced the installation of a solar rooftop system on a 2,400 square foot multi-level residential property in Hyderabad that is estimated Read more…
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flagged off first prototype pollutionfree electric bus for Members of the Parliament. The bus powered by battery has been manufactured in the lines with Union Government’s flagship ‘Make in India’ campaign. The 15-seater eco-friendly bus is coloured in green and blue. It has Go Green Read more…
Leading air-conditioning firm Blue Star has collaborated with IIT-Madras for developing solar-powered airconditioners (ACs) and indigenizing controls and other parts used in inverter ACs. “We will jointly develop several products. IIT-M has an incubation centre. While we may end up using their facilities, we will also impart some training to Read more…
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved scaling up of the budget for implementing Grid Connected Rooftop systems up to 2019–20 under the National Solar Mission (NSM) from Rs 600 crore to Rs 5,000 crore. The move is aimed at supporting installation of 4,200 MW solar rooftop systems Read more…
Global trands in Renewable Energy investment 2016 data table, $BN Global new investment in Renewable Energy: Developed vs Developing countries, 2004-2015, $BN Source: UNEP, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
The rural people of our country mainly depend on agriculture as India is an agrarian economy. Thus, there exists a huge mass of unemployed youth who are facing constraints to continue their existence. Rural youth can find self-employment opportunity by fabricating low-cost renewable energy technologies and energy efficient devices. It Read more…
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy felicitated 102 awardees at the “CST & Solar Cooker Excellence Awards 2016” organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in New Delhi on April 29, 2016. The awards were given to various Read more…
By September 2016, several government buildings across the country will be solar energy efficient with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) setting up rooftop solar panels on them besides replacing conventional electrical fittings. The environment friendly move will help the CPWD to generate 42.50 MW of solar energy across the Read more…
The Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency (KREDA) has been implementing various renewable energy programmes in Kargil. One of the programmes is the solar thermal scheme. The scheme has been launched especially to accelerate widespread use of solar thermal systems for heating, cooking, and steam generating applications, as well as to Read more…
This success story article highlights the solar community lift irrigation schemes being implemented in the Jashpur district of Chhatisgarh. This project has proved to be a boon for the poor farmers since it has enhanced their productivity at a minimum cost and is serving as a cleaner and greener option Read more…