The amount of energy harnessed through solar power is set to increase. Scottish Power said it planned “hybrid technology” by adding solar panels to wind farms. Similar proposals have also been submitted for sites in England. The company said it would also install huge batteries to store electricity at sites Read more
The largest solar panel array in the Channel Islands has come online on the roof of the Guernsey Post headquarters. The energy generated by the array’s 654 panels is expected to exceed 200,000 kW/h per year. This would exceed the annual amount of electricity required to power the post office’s Read more
A decision to give the go ahead to a controversial solar park in Blaenau Gwent has been criticised by councillors. A planning inspector, two councils and Cadw said the 30MW project should be rejected because of its impact on the landscape at Wauntysswg Farm near Tredegar. But Housing and Local Read more
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