SHIMLA: With the HP State Electricity Regulation Commission (HPSERC) fixing the tariff for solar power, the state government has decided to undertake a survey to identify the specific sites and the exact potential the state has as several investors, including a South African company, have expressed keenness to set up Read more…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to increase the use of clean energy, the Centre on Wednesday decided to scale up by nearly 10-fold the financial assistance for grid connected rooftop and small solar power plants programme to Rs 5,000 crore. In a bid to increase the use of clean energy, Read more…
CHANDIGARH:The Government of India has notified a new subsidy scheme for rooftop solar plants wherein the subsidy amount has been raised from 30 per cent to 40 per cent for rooftop solar plants up to 3 kWp capacity. The Government of India has notified a new subsidy scheme for rooftop Read more…
CHANDIGARH:Chandigarh Renewal Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) has blacklisted a firm for using poor quality material in solar panels installed at various residential houses. Chandigarh Renewal Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) has blacklisted a firm for using poor quality material in solar panels installed Read more…
A solar dryer, developed by scientists at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, is emerging as a cost-effective device to reduce post-harvest losses and enhance the shelf life of agrarian produce. A solar dryer, developed by scientists at Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Read more…
NEW DELHI:New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh said soon (15-20 days) a new scheme would be launched allowing farmers to set up 2 MW solar panels to produce power to be bought by the government. New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh said soon (15-20 days) a new scheme Read more…
JALANDHAR: Just around two months before the general elections, Lok Sabha MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh had offered a ray of hope to residents that power generation in the district would be enhanced with the installation of solar panels at several government buildings in the city, but no development has been Read more…
There is an important distinction between net and gross metering for residential solar systems in India. Currently, however, almost all new systems are installed with a net metering setup. In the past, most states offered a kind of generous tariff incentive for solar energy. The rates paid under these programs Read more…
CHANDIGARH:While the deadline fixed by the Estate Office for installing the solar power project set to expire this month, the Electricity Department has stopped giving its nod for the new applications for the installation of the solar panel, citing the reason that the solar regulation approved by the Joint Electricity Read more…
LONDON: An innovative 3D solar-cell design with a radically different architecture which drives down the costs of cell manufacture may define the future of renewable energy as it potentially reduces optical losses within a device, according to UK scientists. An innovative 3D solar-cell design with a radically different architecture which Read more…