NORZAGARAY, PHILIPPINES: In battling the timber poachers who roam the thick Sierra Madre forests near his home, Larry Garaes has found a new ally: solar panels. With solar chargers, the radios he and other forest rangers rely on no longer run out of power on multi-day operations in the mountains, Read more…
KOLKATA: An international team of a journalist and a filmmaker will set sail down the Ganga in a solar-powered boat to bolster public trust in clean energy using environment-friendly transport. An international team of a journalist and a filmmaker will set sail down the Ganga in a solar-powered boat to Read more…
KARNAL: A state government’s project to promote rooftop solar power system has not caught the fancy of city residents. Scores of people have purchased solar panels and other equipment at a high cost. But only a few of them have installed the panels in their houses. In September 2014, the Read more…
MANDI/KULLU: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said power would be provided through solar energy in the Spiti valley in the next four years. On his visit to the valley, local residents accorded a traditional welcome to the minister. The minister also attended a fair at Kye Read more…
CHANDIGARH: Acting on a proposal of the Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST), the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has decided to install solar power plants on the rooftop of all community centres and waterworks in the city. Recently, Santosh Kumar, Director, Science and Technology Department, and CEO, CREST, Read more…
CHANDIGARH: With the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy revising the solar power generation target of the UT from 30 to 100 MW by the end of 2022, the UT Administration has decided to install solar plants alongside Patiala Ki Rao, a seasonal rivulet. The Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Read more…
AMBALA: The Corps Commander of 2 Corps, Lt Gen Alok Kler, inaugurated the Army’s 1 MW solar power plant under the aegis of Headquarters 2 Corps near Top Khana Bazaar in Ambala Cantonment on Monday. The plant was planned under the “go green” initiative of the Indian Army. Garrison Engineer, Read more…
The state government is focusing on generation of solar energy to address chronic power shortage but solar power plants in Dhandhlan, Kaloi and Badsha villages of Jhajjar district that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had announced two years ago are yet to be established. Though one of the villages has Read more…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched the subsidy program for installation of solar rooftop plants by individual residential, institutions and social sector category (as per MNRE guidelines) through Jammu And Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) tender of Grid connected rooftop solar program. In this tender, the MNRE clarifies Read more…
CHANDIGARH: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has claimed to have made a breakthrough in developing technology for utilising solar heat harnessed during the day for heating rooms during the night at extreme altitude. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has claimed to have made a breakthrough in Read more…