SolarTown Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd (SolarTown) has installed a 41 kW net-metered solar rooftop system at the historic Bombay Presidency Radio Club. The Radio Club is now the first commercial establishment in Mumbai to have a net-metered solar PV system installed on its building. This will enable the Radio Club Read more…
A 100-MW solar project has been commissioned by NTPC Ltd in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. This is the biggest solar project commissioned using domestically manufactured solar cells and modules. The plant is expected to generate nearly 160 million units of energy per year and help offset approximately 110,000 tonnes of CO2 Read more…
France has opened what it claims to be the world’s first solar panel road, in a Normandy village. A 1 km (0.6-mile) route in the small village of Tourouvre-au-Perche covered with 2,800 sq m of electricitygenerating panels, was inaugurated on Thursday by the ecology minister, Ségolène Royal. It cost €5m Read more…
To increase power generation potential of low-capacity wind mills, the government will provide additional interest rate rebate of 0.25 per cent for wind turbine generators of up to 1 MW. The government has come up with the policy to promote optimum utilization of wind energy resources as a large number Read more…
Viviana Mall in Mumbai has installed one of the largest single-site solar plants in India. The mall, located in Thane, has constructed a 900 kW ampere rooftop solar power plant. The plant will be able to generate about 720 units of electricity per hour, or about 3,033 units in one Read more…
A floating solar power plant pilot of 10 kW peak (kWp) has been commissioned at Dhanas lake in Chandigarh amid efforts by the government to develop the Union Territory as a solar city. It has been designed to supply power to fountains at the lake for aeration. The Unique Selling Read more…
The renewable energy venture of one of the leading companies in India has commissioned approximately 1 MW rooftop solar projects for Delhi Technical University (DTU), Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology (NSIT), Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTU), and Shaheed Sukhdev Singh College with (Indraprastha Power Generation Co. Ltd.). Read more…
The district collectorate in Lucknow has become the first solar-powered collectorate in the state. The 98-lakh solar power plant is capable of supplying enough energy to power all of its 49-strong rooms. With the solar power plant in place, the district collectorate is likely to save more than 15 lakh Read more…
Solar cells, popularly known as PV cells, are actually electrical devices which help us to convert solar energy into direct current. When these cells are exposed to sunlight, they absorb protons and after completing the gap between two poles electric current starts to flow. These cells are helpful in controlling the Read more…
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), one of the important invasive aquatic species, commonly covers the surface of rivers and lakes and causes a series of environmental problems due to its rapid growth and high reproducibility in both clear water and wastewater. Thus, it is also considered as a noxious weed as Read more…