In a path-breaking accomplishment, Dr. Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay of the department of chemical engineering and technology and his team at IIT (BHU) have developed a membrane reformer prototype for producing ultra-pure hydrogen from methanol. The team said it is the first such prototype in India and there are no such Read more
Solar installations in the United States are expected to quadruple by 2030 thanks to the extension of a key industry subsidy late last year and booming demand for carbon-free power, an industry body said on Tuesday. The sector will install 324 gigawatt (GW) of capacity over the next decade, more Read more
Italy on Wednesday joined International Solar Alliance (ISA) upgrading its partnership with India in a year that coincided with G-20 Presidency and co-presidency of COP26 under Italy. Ambassador of Italy to India, Vincenzo de Luca, signed the Italian membership to the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The ISA, whose Secretariat is Read more
Image Source: Sterling and Wilson. Sterling and Wilson Solar, one of the world’s largest solar EPC solution providers, announced today that it has won a second order worth US$ 121.7 million (INR 890 crore) from an existing client in the Pacific Northwest region of the USA. The company’s US arm Sterling Read more
the report has particular significance as several “smart cities” have hold renewables, seeing a significant growth in on-site generation of solar PV. Thirteen cities have renewable energy targets or policies in 2020. This covered 67.6 million people. It highlights the visible steps and investments into renewable energy that cities have Read more
The tariffs for solar power could arise between 25-45 paise per unit (kWh) due to Basic custom duty on imported solar cells and modules, according to a source. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) announcement of the BCD implementation on imported solar cells (25 per cent) and modules Read more
The power output from a solar plant is directly proportional to the solar radiation it receives on its surface. However, there are various factors which affects the amount of solar irradiance the solar panels receive. One major factor which affects the solar irradiance to reach to the solar cells is Read more
Successful O&M of a solar plant is dependent on how the electrical system is designed and wiring management is done. There are several joints in a solar plant ranging from PV modules to the inverters to the a SCB and finally the power evacuation system. Wiring management in a solar Read more
The falling price of energy storage systems and new developments in lithium and technologies have led to re-consideration of PV plus energy storage systems in recent years. The PV plus energy storage system is also important for commercial and industrial clients who may want to have energy storage availability to Read more
Firstgreen is one of the leading solar developer operating in India, Nepal, Middle East, and Kenya. We offer solar lease and power purchase agreements to our commercial and Industrial clients. As you may like to understand the different benefits of a solar lease or PPA, here we describe the offers Read more