The Government of India is working on doubling the power generation target from solar energy parks to 40,000 MW in the backdrop of slow offtake of rooftop solar and problems being faced by some project developers. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is keen to set up solar Read more
To save energy consumption, all 17 railway stations on the world heritage Kalka–Shimla rail track will soon have the solar lighting system. The solar power can also be used to light up coaches, helping in saving power and making all stations on the track green in the second phase. It Read more
Conventional box type solar cookers cannot follow the sun properly except during solar noon. Moreover, use of single reflector is not so suitable to boost up the energy collection. Box type cookers with multiple reflectors generally known as solar ovens are equipped with adjustable leg at back for changing the Read more
The launch of the world’s first large-scale tidal energy farm in Scotland has been hailed as a significant moment for the renewable energy sector. A turbine for the MeyGen tidal stream project in the Pentland Firth was unveiled in the Scottish Highlands. The turbine, measuring about 15 m tall (49 Read more
A Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP), announced that her team at UNSW has achieved the highest efficiency rating with the largest perovskite solar cells to date. The 12.1 per cent efficiency rating was for a 16 cm2 perovskite solar cell, the largest single perovskite Read more
Demand-driven production of liquid fuels from regenerative energy sources is a major element of the energy turnaround. Production of synthetic fuels from solar energy and carbon dioxide extracted from air is the objective of the Soletair project started now by Ineratec, a spinoff of the Germany-based Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Read more
Year-wise Innovations and Developments Solar photovoltaic (SPV) cells convert the sun’s energy into electricity. Sunlight is composed of miniscule particles called photons, which radiate energy from the sun. As these hit the silicon atoms of the solar cell, they transfer their energy to loose electrons. Hence, the flow of electrons produces electricity. Read more
The district collectorate in Lucknow has become the first solar-powered collectorate in the state. The 98-lakh solar power plant is capable of supplying enough energy to power all of its 49-strong rooms. With the solar power plant in place, the district collectorate is likely to save more than 15 lakh 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
Viviana Mall in Mumbai has installed one of the largest single-site solar plants in India. The mall, located in Thane, has constructed a 900 kW ampere rooftop solar power plant. The plant will be able to generate about 720 units of electricity per hour, or about 3,033 units in one Read more