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Indian Railways Go Full Solar: Lights, Fans Inside Trains Will Be Now Solar Powered!

July 27, 2018 Anand Gupta

Approximately Rs 3 crore per train can saved in diesel cost, over a period of 25 years with solar energy! Indian Railways has now decided to go full solar. Soon, lights and fans being used inside train coaches shall be run by solar power. This is a huge step for renewable energy sector in India, […]

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SMC to develop ‘green campus’ in 15 of its primary schools in the city

July 27, 2018 Anand Gupta

Surat: Come January-2019, about 15 primary schools run by the Surat Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) Nagar Prathamik Shikshan Samiti will convert into ‘green campus’. This is the first of its kind initiative of the municipal corporation to turn primary schools into green campuses by adopting green initiatives like rooftop solar plants, indoor and outdoor LED lighting, […]

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Delhi University college goes the green way, gets 77kW solar plant

July 26, 2018 Anand Gupta

Move to help cut power bill by 40-50 per cent, with savings of over Rs 5Lakh annually for next 25 years. New Delhi: Delhi University’s Lakshmibai College has gone solar by installing a rooftop solar project on its campus. Taking a major step towards becoming an environment friendly campus, the college has installed solar panels […]

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Faith Technologies and Excellerate Manufacturing Launch Mobile Microgrid Energy Solution

July 26, 2018 Anand Gupta

Faith Technologies, an energy expert and national leader in electrical planning, engineering, design and installation, in partnership with Excellerate Manufacturing, is unveiling a state-of-the-art, clean-energy mobile microgrid at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Faith Technologies is an industry leader in microgrid energy solutions and recently unveiled one of the country’s most comprehensive […]

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Service sector units push rooftop solar in Maharashtra

July 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

MUMBAI: Organisations in the public services sector, including educational institutions, healthcare facilities, sports clubs, ports and airports, courts and prisons and other government establishments, are driving the adoption of rooftop solar solutions in Maharashtra, according to data compiled by Artha Energy Resources. While industries and commercial consumers lead the space with 292 and 128 installations […]

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Railways unveils non-AC coaches with solar panels

July 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

NEW DELHI: Indian Railways on Tuesday unveiled the first non-AC coaches retrofitted with flexible solar photovoltaic panels on its roof to operate fans, lights and mobile charging points. The first set of coaches were inaugurated by Ravindra Gupta, member (rolling stock) of the railway board, as part of an initiative taken by India Railway Organisation […]

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Why tax exemptions for off-grid solar are direct investments in energy access

July 24, 2018 Anand Gupta

Patrick Tonui, GOGLA East Africa Regional Representative: I am the regional representative for GOGLA in East Africa, and like many Kenyans, my family and I live off the electric grid network on a small rural farm. Despite the significant investments in last mile grid extension in the country, we sit right in the middle of an […]

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Rooftop solar power installations cross 1 GW

July 23, 2018 Anand Gupta

Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu hold the top 3 spots NEW DELHI: Rooftop solar installations in India have crossed 1 GW, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s SPIN portal. SPIN is an online application for expediting project approval, reporting submission and monitoring the progress of implementation of rooftop solar projects. According to […]

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ANER hands solar suitcases to vocational training schools

July 21, 2018 Anand Gupta

Solar facilities were made available to beneficiary institutions by the National Renewable Energy Agency (ANER) during a ceremony. A total of eleven solar suitcases for educational use were handed out Thursday to public vocational training institutions as part of the capacity building of residents of schools in Senegal, said the APS. These solar facilities were […]

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Fire damages solar panels at New Delhi station platforms

July 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

NEW DELHI: There was a minor scare at New Delhi railway station recently after a fire broke out on the roof of platforms 9 and 10 of the station, damaging solar panels along with portions of the roof. The incident took place around 1am on July 10, but no casualties were reported. Sources said the […]

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