MUMBAI: Faced with land acquisition hassles, the Maharashtra government has finally come up with a policy to let private players set up floating solar plants on water bodies like rivers and dams in the state. In the first phase, six companies, including Tata Power and other smaller players, have won Read more…
JALANDHAR: The Government of India recently announced Zero Investment Solar Policy/ RESCO Policy, where the entire system will be owned by M/s Azure Power Rooftop One Private Limited and Dr BR Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar will consume the electricity generated. A Power Purchase Agreement of 0.998 MW has been signed between Read more…
AMRITSAR: With an aim to provide clean energy to its institutes, the Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) has commissioned a new project to install solar power plants at its constituent schools and colleges. To begin with, six sites have been identified for the installation of solar plants, namely Khalsa College Read more…
BATHINDA: The state’s largest solar plant (33.5 MW), spread over 140 acres, was inaugurated by Union Minister of Food Processing Harsimrat Badal and Minister for New and Renewable Energy Bikram Majithia at Jaga Ram Tirth village today. The project has been commissioned by Welspun Renewables, the country’s largest solar energy Read more…
Hundreds of tenants who agreed to have solar panels fitted to their homes have said they were signed up to 25-year contracts without their knowledge. Solarplicity Energy offered customers in Stoke-on-Trent, in conjunction with the city council, free panels and reduced electricity and gas bills. But tenants said the firm, Read more…
Energy firm Aggreko is shifting towards solar and battery power in its supply of temporary generation to foreign markets and major sporting events. The company has built up a world-leading role in supply of diesel generators to power developing countries. It is also involved in heavy mining and the oil Read more…
A planned 80-hectare solar farm in Dorset would be a “blot on the landscape” and “destroy” wildlife, campaigners claim. Power producer Voltalia has proposed the scheme for Higher Stockbridge Farm in Longburton, near Sherborne. The majority of those who commented on the application object to the 35 megawatt farm, including the CPRE. Read more…
Africa is both the world’s least electrified continent and the most vulnerable to climate change. And as the continent with the world’s fastest growing population, the decisions that African politicians make to boost power supplies could have an impact both locally and globally. The conundrum is how to meet the Read more…
A farmer is building solar-powered ice cream vans to make the industry less reliant on diesel generators. David Baker, of Styles Farm near Minehead, came up with the idea after customers were concerned about the diesel fumes from its regular vans. The solar panels power the freezers, ice-cream makers, and Read more…
A new form of combined solar power generation and storage is being developed for the UK. It couples thin, flexible, lighter solar sheets with energy storage to power buildings or charge vehicles off-grid. The company behind it, Solivus, plans to cover the roofs of large industrial buildings with the solar Read more…