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…
MUMBAI: With Maharashtra facing its worst ever drought in more than 40 years, the state government is looking at various conservation methods, including installation of floating solar panels on reservoirs which help reduce evaporation. With Maharashtra facing its worst ever drought in more than 40 years, the state government is Read more…
NEW YORK: PM Narendra Modi formally handed over on Tuesday India’s gift to the United Nations: a $1 million Gandhi Solar Park. Dwarfed by Manhattan’s skyscrapers, the 193 panels, each representing a UN member state, have been installed on the roof of the conference building at the UN headquarters here.With Read more…
PUNE: Savitribai Phule Pune University in collaboration with Skill Council for Green Jobs and Arbutus Consultants will be jointly organizing a short course on solar power. The training programme will start on September 27. This will be a hundred hours course and a certificate will be given after successful completion Read more…
CHANDIGARH: The Union Government has increased the subsidy on installation of solar power plants from 15% to 30%. The Union Government has increased the subsidy on installation of solar power plants from 15% to 30%. Santosh Kumar, Director, Science and Technology Department, Chandigarh Administration, said the decision would help UT Read more…
CHANDIGARH: Solar power plants will now be installed along the canals of the state with solar panels covering them. Solar power plants will now be installed along the canals of the state with solar panels covering them. Solar plants will be installed on Sidhwan and Ghaggar branch canals. Each plant Read more…
CHANDIGARH:In a remarkable achievement in the field of the solar energy, Piyush Goyal, Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, has conferred two national-level awards to Chandigarh in a function held at Vigyan Bhawan on Tuesday. In a remarkable achievement in the field of the solar energy, Piyush Goyal, Read more…
NEW DELHI: The World Bank has announced funding support of $1 billion for expansion of solar power capacity in India. It also signed an agreement with the International Solar Alliance to collaborate on increasing solar energy use across the world. The World Bank on Thursday announced funding support of $1 Read more…