Solar cells based on perovskites reach high efficiencies as they convert more than 20 per cent of the incident light directly into usable power. On their search for underlying physical mechanisms, researchers of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now detected strips of nanostructures with alternating directions of polarization Read more…
More than 1.1 billion people worldwide (about 80 per cent population in rural areas including over 230 million in India) do not have access to electricity. Renewable energy (RE) sources-based mini and micro grids (small-scale versions of centralized electric grids) are proving to be one of the biggest rewards for Read more…
Energy is the prime factor for the development of a nation. An enormous amount of energy is extracted, distributed, converted, and consumed in the global society daily. Eighty-five per cent of energy production is dependent on fossil fuels. The resources of the fossil fuels are limited and their use results Read more…
Naturally occurring pigment found in jamun as an inexpensive photosensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) or Gratzel cells have been used to create more efficient solar cells. Scientists at IIT Roorkee have used jamun fruit to create inexpensive and more efficient solar cells. Gratzel cells are thin-film solar cells composed Read more…
History was created as the record low tariffs achieved in the auction concluded in May 2017 for Bhadla Phase-IV Solar Park, Rajasthan has been broken, with an even lower tariff of Rs 2.44 per unit discovered in the auction carried out by the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) Read more…
NTPC has started power generation from India’s largest floating solar power plant at Kayamkulam in Kerala. The 100 kWp floating solar generation plant, largest of its kind in India, was indigenously developed as a part of the ‘Make In India’ initiative, at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (RGCCPP) in Read more…
Dr Arun K Tripathi has taken over the charge as the Director General of the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurugram, on May 18, 2017. He has over three decades of experience in planning, development, and implementation of various renewable energy programmes particularly on biogas development, biomass gasification, solar Read more…
The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre has developed an android app for computing the solar energy potential of a place. Developed at the behest of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the app is considered to be a ‘very useful’ tool for the installation of Read more…
The state’s first grid-connected 30 kW rooftop solar power plant was inaugurated at Raj Bhavan by the Governor of Goa, Smt Mridula Sinha. Grid connectivity ensures that surplus solar power generated by the plant is fed to the power grid, allowing the consumer to sell surplus solar power to the Read more…
Scientists have developed an artificial leaf that absorbs sunlight to generate hydrogen fuel from water, an advance that may provide clean energy for powering eco-friendly cars in the future. The ultra-thin wireless device mimics plant leaves to produce energy using water and sunlight. “It is known that hydrogen generation from Read more…