Forget about breakthroughs in cell technology; improvements in manufacturing processes will themselves drive down solar costs, say Mr Krister Aanesen and Mr Rajat Gupta, experts on the solar industry at
Long hours of power cut in the district since 2008 has turned renewable energy attractive to the industries here. Apart from the investments made in wind mills, the textile and engineering industries have started tapping solar energy too. When power cut duration increased, industries went in for diesel generators.
The Delhi Technological University's students have developed a full-fledged car that is driven on solar energy. The university will flag off the car on September 17. It will participate in the race organized
Japan’s campaign to boost renewable power supplies since the Fukushima nuclear disaster is producing some unlikely winners: vegetable farmers. Makoto Takazawa and his father Yukio earned 1.7 million
BP Solar is closing its U.S. manufacturing facility and will refocus is business on developing solar power projects rather than making panels for them, a company spokesman said on Thursday. The Frederick, Maryland, facility had not been producing solar modules since last year, yet 80 employees remained at the office.
Monrovia — The Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy (LME) and the Rural and Renewable Energy Agency of Liberia (RREA), with support from the World Bank, through the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and
With an objective to tap the potential of new and renewable sources of energy in Bihar, the state cabinet approved Bihar Policy for promotion of New and Renewable Energy Sources -2017 with a target to
Wind and solar PV have become among the cheapest options for meeting power demand in a growing number of countries globally. As these variable renewable energy (VRE) technologies differ from conventional
Most of the companies that have won bids to put up solar power projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission have achieved financial closure. The total capacity of all the projects that have confirmed financial closure exceeds 500 MW, Mr Anil Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN)
Top solar consumer Germany's plans to advance the date of subsidy cuts could spell further trouble for companies such as First Solar and Trina Solar Ltd already weighed by low selling prices, some analysts
AK Jha, director (technical) of state-run generation utility NTPC,on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a 5 MW solar photo-voltaic plant at Village Jhajru near NTPCFaridabad. The project is being
Agency to finance housing schemes for the poor Solar energy will be among the new sectors that will be provided funds by the public-sector Kerala Urban and Rural Development Finance Corporation Ltd (KURDFC), which provides financial support for development programmes of local bodies, KURDFC chairman K. Moideenkoya has said.
Renewable energy upbeat with the rise of Modi, who “knows the industry” The renewable energy industry has welcomed the prospect of a BJP-led NDA Government as it feels that Narendra Modi understands
A green public lighting has commenced in Hoadedhoo, Gaaf Dhaalu atoll which will replace ninety street and harbor lights with LED lights, and power twenty of these with solar energy. The project titled
<p><strong>US charges that India’s National Solar Mission is discriminating against foreign solar companies</strong></p> <p><strong>Hogwash, we say. The US has been dumping subsidised solar power
Name of the Company: Ultimate Sun Systems Private Limited Set up in: May, 2013 Based in: Gurugram, Haryana Founders: B S Yadav and Narender Kumar Funding received: Self-funded but in talks
Capital subsidies for renewable energy, both off-grid and on-grid, have been abandoned in favour of some kind of generation based incentives or other financial instruments like soft loans in the case of off-grid solar in almost all parts of the world. The draft of JNNSM, Phase II continues this conservative approach to funding renewable energy projects, says CSE.
Indian renewable energy companies are among the most poorly rated investment grade companies in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report by ratings agency Fitch. “Most of the issuers are owned
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) May 15th 2014 order issued revising biomass tariff upwards as well as changing Solar PV, Thermal, Hydro and other tariff substantially by revising capital
The state minister rejected the REHAB’s request for fixing the commercial price rate of electricity for developers during construction of buildings The government has decided to withdraw the requirement
