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…
IREDA has geared itself to spearhead growth of the RE sector envisioned to make a quantum jump and achieve accelerated capacity addition, ‘moving from megawatt to gigawatt’. It has been continuously developing new, innovative, and appropriate financial instruments that caters to the needs of its existing customers and new investors. Read more…
Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, laid the foundation stone for Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan in New Delhi on October 19, 2016. Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary MNRE; Shri P K Pujari, Secretary, Ministry of Power; Shri Balvender Kumar, Secretary, Read more…
The REN21 Renewables 2017 Global Futures Report presents the views of 114 renowned energy experts from around the world, on the feasibility and challenges of achieving a 100 per cent renewable energy future. Their thoughts are grouped into 12 Great Debates ranging from the future of heating and transport, the Read more…