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A research team led by DGIST Professor Jong-Sung Yu’s team at the Department of Energy Science and Engineering has successfully developed a new catalyst synthesis…
Read insight — New Technique for Turning Sunshine and Water into Hydrogen FuelThe Gujarat government has launched a solar power scheme for farmers—Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) enabling them to generate electricity for their captive consumption as well…
Read insight — Gujarat Launches SKY Scheme for Farmers to Generate Solar PowerIndia can surpass the target of attaining 100 GW solar energy by 2022, provided it replaces all traditional water pumps by solar water pumps, said…
Read insight — Solar Water Pumps Can Help India Surpass 100 GW TargetUniversity of British Columbia researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that converts light to energy. Their cell…
Read insight — Bacteria -Powered Solar Cell for Overcast ConditionsResearchers in Ireland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom have shown how long-term weather patterns affect wind and solar renewable energy technologies across Europe. Using 30…
Read insight — Europe can Thrive on Renewable Energy Despite Unpredictable WeatherKisan Urja Suraksha Evam UtthaanvMahabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme Being an agrarian economy, India supports nearly 50% of its population through agricultural activities. The major hindrance in…
Read insight — Solar Pumping in IndiaEnergy advisory and certification body DNV GL has launched a new digital platform for renewable energy power purchase agreements. Instatrust is a global digital marketplace…
Read insight — DNV GL LAUNCHES DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR RENEWABLE PPASThe Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is providing subsidy up to 30% of the benchmark cost of the solar water pumps to the…
Read insight — Electricity to Farmers through Renewable Energy SourcesThe Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) conducted India’s first auction of wind power projects in February 2017 in which tariff of `3.46 was…
Read insight — India’s First ISTS Connected Wind Power Project CommissionedOn December 6, 2018, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a three-day long Khadi Exposition 2018, in Lucknow. At the event…
Read insight — Gandhiji’s Charkha goes Solar