Power distribution companies are anxious that the popularisation of rooftop solar power could hit their revenues from the supply of conventional power. This, along with red-tape, are holding back the rise of a sector that has many advantages. Nagpur : In a bid to encourage the use of clean energy, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) […]
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Tesla is hiking the prices on its solar roof tiles for existing customers by as much as 70%
Customers waiting on installations of Tesla’s Solar Roof received were told the price was rising. Electrek reported customers receiving the same email with massive price hikes this weekend. Some customers had signed contracts over a year ago. Customers for Tesla’s Solar Roof product are reporting they’ve suddenly been hit with massive price hikes. The Verge […]
Sunrun’s CEO Is Selling Peace of Mind With Her Rooftop Solar Panels
Residential solar looked like a generational opportunity to Lynn Jurich back when few American homeowners had panel systems. The cost of solar equipment would fall, she surmised, and utility bills would rise. The economic case for going green would become clear. There was little expectation that her company, Sunrun Inc., would capture new customers as […]
Azure Power Sells Non-core Solar Rooftop Portfolio to Radiance Renewables; Transaction Expected to Improve Overall Cost Structure and be Value Accretive
Azure Power Global Limited, a leading solar power producer in India, announced it has signed a binding agreement to sell its non-core solar rooftop portfolio to Radiance Renewables Pvt. Ltd. Azure Power Global Limited, a leading solar power producer in India, announced it has signed a binding agreement to sell its non-core solar rooftop portfolio […]
Meghalaya CM Launches Rooftop Solar Portal
Government of Meghalaya has been driving the solar power initiative in the State with a great thrust in order to improve energy access and reduce the carbon footprints of the State. Keeping in view with the above and our mission of making Meghalaya power surplus, the Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma launched the […]
Sonam Wangchuk, who inspired 3 Idiots’ Phunsukh Wangdu, invents solar-heated military tents for Ladakh cold
In the 2009 film 3 Idiots, actor Aamir Khan dazzled viewers with his unusual inventions even as he navigated college and adult life. But the work of Sonam Wangchuk, the real life man who inspired the reel life characterisation of Phunsukh Wangdu, is no less impressive. Founder director of the Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement […]
Tezpur University Sets A Great Example In Sustainability, Generates 90,000 KW Solar Power
Around the world, there is a growing awareness on the ill-effects of the dependence on non-renewable energy sources and the need for switching to more eco-friendly and renewable sources to generate power. One of the most popular renewable sources to generate power is the sun and around the world, the generation of solar energy has […]
Railway institute to have green campus
Secunderabad : Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management will generate green energy, which will take care of 90% of its power needs. The 14-acre campus in Moula Ali will have solar installations and a water recycling plant. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited conceived and constructed the project at a cost of Rs 85 crore. “Finance and […]
Chandigarh: Solar plants in place but subsidy wait still on
Recently, the Chandigarh Administration had also decided to transfer the subsidy amount directly into the account of the solar power plant company that is installing these plants. But nothing has been done as yet. Indu Mishra, a resident of Sector 19, got solar power plant installed in December 2018 and since then she has been […]
TNWS imparts awareness on usage of solar energy
JAMMU : To impart awareness on using solar energy in place of conventional electricity and other sources of energy, Trikuta Nagar Welfare Society (TNWS), under the leadership of its President, Rajinder P Kakkar organised a workshop ‘Let the Sun pay your electricity bills’ on Monday in its office premises. Akhil Sharma, Project Engineer of First […]