The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH India on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany have signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the Read more…
Under the new set of rules, all families below the poverty line and cowsheds have been totally exempted from paying property tax, it was decided in the general House meeting of the Dharamshala Municipal Corporation (DMC) on Thursday. Dharamshala: A Read more…
The 2017 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook—produced for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, provides up-to-date, accurate market information about the broad range of industries— energy efficiency, natural gas, and renewable energy—that Read more…
A solar still distills water, using the heat of the Sun to evaporate, cool then collects the water. There are many types of solar still, including large scale concentrated solar stills, and condensation traps (better known as moisture traps amongst survivalists). In a solar still, impure water is contained outside the Read more…
Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are photovoltaic materials that are used to replace conventional building materials in parts of the building envelope, such as the roof, skylights, or facades. They are increasingly being incorporated into the construction of new buildings as a Read more…
India has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 350 million children less than 14 years of age making school education essential for future of the country. However, 221 million people residing in India are still without electricity Read more…
Net metering allows developers to sell electricity to the grid and deduct its value from their bill for the power drawn from the distribution company. The government encourages this system to promote renewable energy, but discoms in several states are Read more…
In Gujarat, the power consumption for agriculture pumpsets is more than 20 per cent of the total consumption, which increases year by year, because the distribution companies (DISCOMs) are releasing approximately 1 lakh connections per year. The issues faced by Read more…
According to its findings, Maharashtra has the highest floating solar potential and can generate 57,891 MW of electricity on 3,173 sq km of water surface area in reservoirs. At present, ground-based installations form 93.1 per cent of India’s grid-connected solar Read more…
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