The Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency (KREDA) has been implementing various renewable energy programmes in Kargil. One of the programmes is the solar thermal scheme. The scheme has been launched especially to accelerate widespread use of solar thermal systems for heating, cooking, and steam generating applications, as well as to Read more
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in association with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, organized a two-day training programme (third in the series) on ‘Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems’ for the State Nodal Agencies, DISCOMs, and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions from May 5–6, 2016 Read more
I n one of the most ambitious rural electrification projects in Africa that has tapped the use of solar energy, the Kenyan government has completed connecting some 4,100 primary schools to power using solar PV systems. The schools have been electrified as part of a determined digital learning programme that Read more
For Lighting up Households in Slums and Rural Areas A low-cost and energy-efficient device has been developed to capture sunlight and light up households, particularly in urban slum or rural areas which lack electricity supply. Micro Solar Dome (MSD) has been developed by the Department of Science and Technology in collaboration Read more
Solar energy as an education subject normally involves physical science and engineering, but sometimes depending on the student category, also economics and social science. It is necessary to introduce solar energy concept from the very early stage of education. For primary level, the courses demonstrate the principle of solar energy Read more
Solar water disinfection has been explored and many types of small and big gadgets have been developed. It is the UV-A ray component that kills bacteria of different types. Although glass is considered to be impervious to the UV rays, but it was confirmed that ordinary soda-lime–silica type (window or Read more
Gujarat Refinery (GR) has successfully commissioned a 400 kW grid-tied solar power plant on the rooftop of South Block Control Room in its premises. The refinery had previously commissioned 250 kW solar power plants for reducing the carbon footprint and moving towards the sustainable operations. With its third solar power Read more
A floating solar power plant pilot of 10 kW peak (kWp) has been commissioned at Dhanas lake in Chandigarh amid efforts by the government to develop the Union Territory as a solar city. It has been designed to supply power to fountains at the lake for aeration. The Unique Selling Read more
France has opened what it claims to be the world’s first solar panel road, in a Normandy village. A 1 km (0.6-mile) route in the small village of Tourouvre-au-Perche covered with 2,800 sq m of electricitygenerating panels, was inaugurated on Thursday by the ecology minister, Ségolène Royal. It cost €5m Read more
SolarTown Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd (SolarTown) has installed a 41 kW net-metered solar rooftop system at the historic Bombay Presidency Radio Club. The Radio Club is now the first commercial establishment in Mumbai to have a net-metered solar PV system installed on its building. This will enable the Radio Club Read more