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India will levy a customs duty of 40% on solar modules and 25% on solar cells from April 2022, according to a government document and…
Read insight — India to levy import tax on solar modules, cells from April 2022The global wind market commissioned about 100 gigawatt (GW) of new wind turbines in 2020, up 59 per cent to 96.3 GW as compared to…
Read insight — Global wind industry commissions 100 GW of turbines in 2020: BNEFBritain will invest 95 million pounds ($132 million) in the construction of two new facilities to service a big expansion in offshore wind farms, creating…
Read insight — UK government to invest $132 million in new offshore wind facilitiesAdani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) on Thursday said its Kamuthi solar plant in Tamil Nadu has become water positive. A plant of a company becomes…
Read insight — Adani Green Energy’s Kamuthi solar plant becomes water positiveIn 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…
Read insight — IIT professor develops prototype for easy and safe use of hydrogen fuelSolar installations in the United States are expected to quadruple by 2030 thanks to the extension of a key industry subsidy late last year and…
Read insight — U.S. solar industry predicts installations will quadruple by 2030Italy 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…
Read insight — Upgrading partnership with India: Italy joins International Solar AllianceResearchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed an integrated system that can capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and convert it…
Read insight — INNOVATION: Researchers mimic photosynthesis, convert CO2 into solar fuelResearchers at UC Santa Barbara have just released a study that demonstrates why India should double down on renewables. The study examines electricity and carbon…
Read insight — Study shows why India should increase renewable energy target of 2030The first solar auction after the announcement of the basic customs duty on solar imports fetched a tariff of Rs. 2.20, much to the surprise…
Read insight — Customs duty change: First auction fetches solar bid tariff of Rs 2.20 per unit